Da Real World

Oh Yeah

Missy Elliott

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

21

End

134

Internal

120

Multi

165

Slant

12

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
Missy✦ Elliott✦
I teach you what you want (oh yeah)
The things you need to know (oh yeah)
Come in and shut the door (yeah)
Lets get this party✦ goin (uh huh)
Baby✦ let me show you, how you can satisfy✦ a girl needs (oh yeah, c'mon, c'mon)
In the mornin,✦ in the evenin✦
In the nighttime,✦ gotta✦ have it
It's a feelin✦ I can't fight it
You got me speakin✦ another✦ language✦
(Bo, Habibbi,✦ Nishtage'a✦ - Bo, Habibbi,✦ Nishtage'a)✦
It's official✦ raise your glasses✦
Cause this party✦ gonna✦ go to Damascus✦
Wyclef✦ Jean
Yeah, she said her dad's in the Army✦ and he's the number✦ one sniper✦
And if he ever✦ found out, he'd have me swimmin with the fishes✦ in the water✦
Now I'ma✦ say somethin crazy✦ girl, I love you
I know we meetin✦ for the first time in the club, but this feels like a deja✦ vu
I teach you what you want (oh yeah)
The things you need to know (oh yeah)
Come in and shut the door (yeah)
Lets get this party✦ goin (uh huh)
Baby✦ let me show you, how you can satisfy✦ a girl needs (oh yeah, c'mon, c'mon)
In the mornin,✦ in the evenin✦
In the nighttime,✦ gotta✦ have it
It's a feelin✦ I can't fight it
You got me speakin✦ another✦ language✦
(Bo, Habibbi,✦ Nishtage'a✦ - Bo, Habibbi,✦ Nishtage'a)✦
It's official✦ raise your glasses✦
Cause this party✦ gonna✦ go to Damascus✦
Monday,✦ Tuesday,✦ Wednesday,✦ Thursday✦
Friday,✦ Saturday,✦ Sunday,✦ gotta✦ have it
Monday,✦ Tuesday,✦ Wednesday,✦ Thursday✦
Friday,✦ Saturday,✦ Sunday,✦ gotta✦ have it
Missy✦ Elliott✦
W-Y to the Clef (c'mon)
Boy I keep it realer✦ than the titties on my chest (yeah)
"Milk does your body✦ good," come on take a sip
Like, it taste good don't it
You's a fine dreadlock, come on get
How many✦ times✦ Missy✦ crushed the very✦ best?
How many✦ bombs on my summer,✦ Funk Flex? (uh)
As many✦ times✦ as Teddy✦ Reilly✦ said "yep, yep"
Did you get it?
I stays on your mind like a fitted✦ (uh)
Like diddy✦ it make you walk for cheesecakes to the city?✦ (woo)
Rough chick, dirty✦ jeans, ain't nothin'✦ pretty✦ (uh)
Me and Clef steppin' to the mic to get busy✦ (c'mon)
In the mornin,✦ in the evenin✦
In the nighttime,✦ gotta✦ have it
It's a feelin✦ I can't fight it
You got me speakin✦ another✦ language✦
(Bo, Habibbi,✦ Nishtage'a✦ - Bo, Habibbi,✦ Nishtage'a)✦
It's official✦ raise your glasses✦
Cause this party✦ gonna✦ go to Damascus✦
Missy✦ Elliott✦
(uh oh) Yeah, hey yo Clef
(uh oh) Uh oh
Wyclef✦ Jean
What's up Missy✦ (uh oh)
You know I love ya girl (oh)
What's up Missy✦
Let's go (uh)
I got the guitar✦ soundin' like a sitar✦
Holy,✦ holy,✦ Jerry✦ Wonder✦ I need some security
Call police✦ (fades✦ out)

Technical Breakdown

8.7
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres5.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm10.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity8.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.0

Performance and control

Computed Score8.68

Production

— Missy Elliott, Kelvin “K.B.” Bradshaw, Lloyd “Spec” Turner

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse relies on high-energy, infectious cadence and rhythmic syncopation rather than complex lyrical subtext, effectively prioritizing the club-ready aesthetic of the era.

A
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
8
Vocabulary
5
Wordplay
8
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhymingPhonetic play with foreign languagesCall-and-response structuresRhythmic syncopation
Rhyme Architecture: The verse utilizes an AABB and AAAA-style rhyme scheme built on high-density internal rhymes and end-rhymes (e.g., know/door/goin; mornin/evenin/nighttime), punctuated by vocalized ad-libs that act as rhythmic percussion.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"go to Damascus"

① A geographic reference to the Syrian capital② A phonetic forced rhyme used to maintain the flow after 'official' and 'glasses'

"swimmin with the fishes"

① A literal description of being killed by a sniper parent② A classic pop-culture idiom for being murdered by organized crime

Exceptional rhythmic placement and cadence

High level of vocal energy and charismatic presence

Cohesive structural build that fits the club-anthem genre

Limited depth in metaphor and lyrical double entendres

The use of multilingual phrases (Bo, Habibbi, Nishtage'a) serves more for rhythmic texture than actual linguistic wordplay

The narrative thread in the guest verse (Wyclef) feels disjointed from the established theme of Missy’s opening

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