My Name Is My Name

Nosetalgia

Pusha T

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

9

End

117

Internal

48

Multi

128

Slant

2

Chain

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[Interlude]
You better✦ change what comes✦ out your speaker✦
You better✦ change, ch-ch-change
Dee-dee-dee-dah, dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dah-dee-day, ayy (What is it?)
[Verse 2: Kendrick Lamar]
You wanna✦ see a dead body?✦
Instrumentals from my mama's✦ Christmas party✦
Trouble's on my mind
I still smell crime, my little brother cryin'
Smokers repeatedly buying my Sega✦ Genesis
Either✦ that or my auntie was stealin' it
Hit the pipe and start feelin'✦ it
Ooh-wee, cut me some slack, weed never✦ did that
This was different, jeez louise, please help me relax
Quantum physics could never✦ show you the world I was in
When I was ten, back when nine ounces✦ had got you ten
And nine times✦ out of ten, niggas✦ don't pay attention✦
And when it's tension✦ in the air, nines✦ come with extensions
My daddy✦ turned✦ a quarter-piece to a four and a half
Took an L, started sellin'✦ soap fiends bubble bath
Broke his nails misusin' his pinky✦ to treat his nose
Shirt buttoned open,✦ taco✦ meat laying on his gold
I said, "Daddy,✦ one day, I'ma✦ get you right with thirty-six zips
One thousand grams of cocaine, then your name will be rich
Now you can rock it up or sell it soft as leather interior
Drop some ice cubes✦ in it, Deebo✦ on perimeter"
He said, "Son, how come you think you'll be my connect?"
I said, "Pops, your ass is washed✦ up, with all due respect"
He said, "Well, nigga,✦ then show me how it all makes✦ sense"
Go figure,✦ motherfucker, every✦ verse is a brick
Your son dope, nigga✦
Now reap what you sowed,✦ nigga✦ (Please reap what you sowed,✦ nigga)✦
I was born in '87, my granddaddy a legend
Now the same shit that y'all was smokin'✦ is my profession,✦ let's get it
[Outro]
You better✦ change what comes✦ out your speaker✦
You better✦ change, ch-change, ch-change, ch-change
You better✦ change what comes✦ out your speaker✦
Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-They must be on the dick of who?
Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-They must be on the dick of who?

Technical Breakdown

7.8
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres9.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm5.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity7.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control9.0

Performance and control

Computed Score7.75

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Kendrick Lamar utilizes complex numerical wordplay and anecdotal trauma to bridge the gap between childhood innocence and the desensitization of the crack epidemic.

B+
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
5.5
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
9.5
Wordplay
9
Delivery
numerical layeringanaphoric expansioninternal multisyllabic rhyme chainsnarrative arc constructiontemporal juxtaposition
Rhyme Architecture: Kendrick employs a dense, multi-layered internal rhyme scheme using vowel-heavy assonance (e.g., 'ten/ten/ten', 'nine/nine/nine') to anchor his storytelling, punctuated by jagged, conversational line endings that mimic erratic childhood memory.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"back when nine ounces had got you ten"

① The prison sentencing guidelines of the era (mandatory minimums) for possessing nine ounces of crack cocaine were ten years.② The mathematical conversion rate in the drug trade where nine ounces of product yields a specific financial or weight-based return (10).

"nines come with extensions"

① Reference to 9mm handguns equipped with extended magazines.② A continuation of the numerical wordplay, implying that the 'nines' (the situations involving drugs/violence) inevitably lead to longer prison 'extensions' (sentences).

"thirty-six zips"

① Thirty-six ounces (zips) of product.② A kilo of cocaine, which is exactly 36 ounces (the 'thirty-six' represents the goal of moving weight, a significant milestone in street distribution).

Expert integration of childhood trauma with drug trade mathematics

Exceptional use of repetition for rhythmic and thematic emphasis

Seamless transition from internal childhood domestic scenes to external criminal reality

The 'nine/ten/thirty-six' numerical progression provides a rigid structure for narrative growth

The density of the narrative requires multiple listens to fully appreciate the layering of the numerical double entendres

Some listeners may find the shift from the interlude's manic energy to the verse's grounded tone slightly jarring

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