Taste of Chocolate

Dance with Me

Big Daddy Kane

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

15

End

117

Internal

95

Multi

225

Slant

7

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Verse 2]
Guns are bein' bought over✦ the counter like candy✦
Comin'✦ in handy✦ for chumps to act manly✦
Once before✦ they were only✦ for the law
But no more for sure, lookin'✦ at a L.A. gun war
Even✦ in Brooklyn, lives✦ are bein' tooken✦
The Bronx is dyin' while the rocks are steady✦ cookin'✦
Capsule✦ after✦ capsule,✦ settin'✦ up a trap
To destroy all our kind without a hassle
I couldn't kill my brother, about✦ a color
Or cocaine, not even✦ over✦ a rope chain
In this world I'm considered✦ a rap rebel✦
To correct those who dance with the devil✦
[Chorus]
"Dance with the Devil"✦
"Dance dance with the Devil"✦
"Dance with the Devil"✦
"Dance dance with the Devil"✦
"Dance with the Devil"✦
"Dance dance with the Devil"✦
"Dance with the Devil"✦
"Dance dance with the Devil"✦
[Verse 3]
There's✦ no survival✦
Bodies✦ come in D.O.A, Dead On Arrival✦
Every✦ time someone ships in artillery✦
Begins the game wonderin' who will the killer✦ be
There's✦ no war, so the Navy✦ must wanna✦ see
Drugs and guns shift into✦ our country
So we can shoot each other✦ and sell each other✦ death
And imprison all the other✦ ones✦ left
So it's time to start to rise
We can't be uncivilized, we gotta✦ realize
That bein' the baddest doesn't matter✦ when your life is had
So let Michael Jackson be Bad
No time to devastate,✦ we gotta✦ elevate✦
To a higher✦ level..✦ than dancin'✦ with the devil✦
[Chorus]
"Dance with the Devil"✦
"Dance dance with the Devil"✦
This is the dance with the Devil!✦
"Dance with the Devil"✦
"Dance dance with the Devil"✦
"Dance with the Devil"✦
"Dance dance with the Devil"✦
"Dance with the Devil"✦
"Dance dance with the Devil"✦
"Dance with the Devil"✦
"Dance dance with the Devil"✦
[Verse 5]
Lookin'✦ at the fall of our new generation✦
Makes✦ me wonder✦ about✦ the Emancipation✦ Proclamation✦
We're considered✦ to be free, but did slavery✦ devour✦
When we're still slaves✦ to mental death and power✦
Misled✦ and unknowin', people are goin'
More and more beneath, instead of growin'✦
Express Yourself was said by N.W.A
So stop givin'✦ trouble a play
Because those who chose to oppose✦ never✦ rose they all froze
At 32 degrees to enemies
That already tricked em and made em fall victim
Mmmmm, mmmmm, mmmmm, just look at them
What we need is peace and love and more love
But I don't see none of the above✦
So one for the bass and two for the treble
(Come on y'all) Don't "dance with the Devil"✦
[Chorus]
"Dance with the Devil"✦
"Dance dance with the Devil"✦
"Dance with the Devil"✦
"Dance dance with the Devil"✦
"Dance with the Devil"✦
"Dance dance with the Devil"✦
"Dance with the Devil"✦
"Dance dance with the Devil"✦
"Dance with the Devil"✦
"Dance dance with the Devil"..✦

Technical Breakdown

7.5
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes8.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm7.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.5

Performance and control

Computed Score7.55

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Big Daddy Kane utilizes high-density internal rhyming and rhythmic cadence to anchor a socially conscious narrative, shifting from his traditional braggadocio to a commentary on urban decay and violence.

B+
9.5
Multisyllabic
8.5
Internal Rhymes
7.5
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
AABB rhyme scheme variationsMultisyllabic internal rhymingSocial commentarySyncopated rhythmic delivery
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly end-rhymed couplets (AABB) heavily saturated with internal multisyllabic clusters that break the meter mid-line to maintain momentum.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"lives are bein' tooken"

① A colloquial/slang contraction emphasizing the state of being taken or killed.② A linguistic play on the word 'taken' that serves to rhyme internally with 'Brooklyn' and 'cookin'.

"dance with the devil"

① Literal engagement in violent or criminal behavior.② A moral or societal metaphor for succumbing to the temptations of the street life and self-destruction.

High level of technical internal rhyme density

Consistent command of the pocket despite the gravity of the subject matter

Effective use of narrative pacing to shift from observation to personal moral stance

Some forced slant rhymes to accommodate the rhyme scheme

Limited metaphorical complexity compared to the artist's lyrical peak

The moral transition feels somewhat abrupt within the structural flow

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