Da Real World

Mr. D.J.

Missy Elliott

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

19

End

126

Internal

46

Multi

112

Slant

5

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Verse 2: Missy Elliott]
You say you're a baller✦
'Cause you up in the club, fakin'✦ like you got dough
With your dollars
To my people, spend they money,✦ let me hear you holler✦
We're gon' party✦ like no other✦ party,✦ don't stop 'til the morning
But before✦ I go, this is what I say
[Chorus: Missy Elliott]
"Mr. D.J., spin it one more time
We gonna✦ play it back to back, we gon' rock it two times✦
Move your feet with me, move your hands with me
See how easy✦ it's gon' be for you and me, you see
Mr. D.J., spin it one more time
We gonna✦ play it back to back, we gon' rock it two times✦
Move your feet with me, move your hands with me
See how easy✦ it's gon' be for you..."
[Break: Timbaland distorted]
M-I-S-S-Y✦
Y-S-S-I-M,✦ M-I-S-S-Y✦
M-I-S-S-Y✦
Y-S-S-I-M✦
[Verse 3: Lady Saw]
Yo, Mr. D.J., play that one more time
So me and Missy✦ Elliott✦ can move we waistline, yo
Tell the guy don't come waste we time
'Cause we under✦ the ganja✦ plus the red wine, yo
There's✦ a party✦ over✦ here so say it's phat, ya know
Let go me hand so me can look for man, ya now
You see me face and me know that me red, ya know
Buy all the bar 'cause me friend them rich, ya know
Know, know, uh, what me say? Yo, yo
We'll be dancin'✦ until✦ tomorrow
No other✦ party✦ is slammin' you wan go
Sweatin' and wettin'✦ like me in a mi sauna✦
Fit like me just done a dance with me tae-bo✦
Bo, bo, uh, what me say, me say, yo
Tell the D.J. fi play an no batta✦ stop
Spin it again✦ rewind from the top
Misdemeanor, the Saw, plus the Elliott✦
When we drop ya da'no✦ that's uh road
Block, block, block, ya can't block
Road block, block, a road block
Ya da'no✦ it's all about✦ Missy✦ Elliott✦
Ya wan star ever✦ thing is ever✦ thing, seen?
It's a party,✦ and ya da'no✦ it's all about✦ weight, ya!
Ay, cut!
[Instrumental Outro]

Technical Breakdown

7.1
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres5.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm7.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.0

Performance and control

Computed Score7.10

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse prioritizes rhythmic accessibility and club-focused kinetic energy over dense linguistic complexity, utilizing a repetitive, infectious cadence characteristic of late 90s party rap.

B
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
7
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
5
Wordplay
7
Delivery
Repetitive phrasing for anthemic appealSyncopated bounceCall-and-response structureInternal rhyme clusters
Rhyme Architecture: The rhyme scheme relies heavily on feminine endings and multi-syllabic clusters (baller/dollars/holler) which creates a driving, circular momentum well-suited for a club setting.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"fakin' like you got dough / With your dollars"

① Displaying fake wealth to appear like a 'baller' in the club.② A play on the phonetic similarity between 'baller' and the currency being flaunted, grounding the social critique in material status.

Exceptional rhythmic pocket

High energy vocal projection

Cohesive structural flow

Effective use of repetition to build crowd engagement

Low lexical density

Predictable subject matter

Lack of multi-layered metaphorical depth

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