The Seventh Seal

You and I

Rakim

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

12

End

108

Internal

34

Multi

144

Slant

6

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: Samuel Christian]
[Verse 2: Rakim]
In each others arms it's like heroin✦ love
That dope fiend forever✦ in love
But it's better✦ than drugs
It's heavy✦ on the heart it's still a risk
But we never✦ fall apart✦ we was built for this
Nothing that we can't sort out, it's brought up
And thought out, erase✦ all doubt go hard and all out
You and my fam fall out most of your family✦ can't stand me
We can't let that cross out our family✦ plans, can we?
We won't get no love from it
Let's just keep it one hunnid✦ 'til we one hunnid✦
Stack grands 'til we grand-parents
Whatever✦ work but let's hope for the best and expect the worst
Cause we'll have good and bad times✦ together✦
But the bad will make the good times✦ that much better✦
So let's absolve it 'til we sprawled out in coffins
And 2012 if the world fall out the orbit
[Chorus: Samuel Christian]
[Verse 3: Rakim]
We go together✦ like criminals and crime
Instrumentals and rhymes✦
Clothes and trends, like real G's and dimes✦
Stone gems and shine, real cream and pies
Chrome rims and rides,✦ like ill teams and grinds
Like identical designs the pinnacle to rise
Like flows and ants, like skill dreams and drive
Home in France like a little trees and vibes✦
Close as kin or like heels, jeans and thighs
Since I was rocking Giseles you was hotter✦ than hell
Now it's me and you like Barack✦ and Michelle
Denzel and Pauletta prevail when all weather
Stand tall while they fail and fall together✦
The pleasure✦ and the pain, the pressure✦ and the hate
Through whatever✦ we together✦ like forever✦ and a day
Checks and dollar signs the love for paper✦
Better✦ yet like father✦ time and mother✦ nature✦
[Chorus: Samuel Christian]
[Outro: Rakim]
I told you from the rip
We gone do what we do, you know what I mean?
It's me and you, you and I
It's the G-O-D

Technical Breakdown

7.6
Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

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 Control8.0

Performance and control

Computed Score7.57

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Rakim utilizes his signature internal rhyme density to bridge the gap between romantic vulnerability and street-coded stoicism, maintaining a high-level rhythmic pocket that elevates relatively straightforward thematic content.

B+
7.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
7.5
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
8
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhymingAssonance-heavy phrasingEnjambment for rhythmic tensionExtended metaphor (criminal/crime parallel)
Rhyme Architecture: Rakim employs a complex AABB/CCDD structure heavily augmented by internal multisyllabic chains (e.g., 'sort out/brought out/thought out') that maintain forward momentum while anchoring the beat.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"keep it one hunnid 'til we one hunnid"

① Maintaining total honesty and authenticity (100) in the relationship.② Staying together until reaching the age of one hundred years old.

"Stack grands 'til we grand-parents"

① Accumulating significant wealth (thousands of dollars/grands).② The literal progression of aging through parenthood to becoming grandparents.

"criminals and crime / Instrumentals and rhymes"

① The symbiotic, inseparable nature of outlaws and their illicit activities.② The symbiotic, inseparable nature of the producer (instrumental) and the lyricist (rhymes) in hip-hop production.

Superior technical command of the pocket

Seamless integration of internal rhymes

Effective use of multi-syllabic end-rhymes ('grand-parents/expect the worst/bad times')

Strong structural coherence between verse and chorus

Occasional reliance on conventional relationship tropes

Limited metaphorical variance beyond the criminal/crime archetype

Vocabulary is functional rather than inventive

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