Da Real World

Say It

Missy Elliott

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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Multi

255

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[Chorus: Missy Elliott]

Oh, this is ladies'^✦ night (Night)

And our rhymes^✦ is tight (Oh, oh)

Oh, this is ladies'^✦ night (Ladies)^✦

Oh, what a night, oh, what a night (Oh, what a night)

Oh, this is ladies'^✦ night (Yeah)

And the feelin'^✦ is right (Uh-huh)^✦

Oh, this is ladies'^✦ night (Uh-huh)^✦

Oh, what a night, oh, what a night (Woo)

[Verse 3: Left Eye | Missy Elliott]

Uh, never^✦ the one packin'^✦ a gun (Hm)

Got some other^✦ raw chicks for that, lay that ass flat (Uh-huh)^✦

I be the one chokin'^✦ your paragraphs with laughs (Yeah, yeah)

Getcha^✦ back up on the right path (Uh-huh)^✦

Ain't no stoppin' me ladies^✦ from club hoppin',^✦ gets my rock on

From flavors still frozen^✦ at Paradise joint (Hey!)

Booty^✦ shakin'^✦ with the glass in my left one

Right-hand sayin' step-son

To me my girls is fancy^✦ fly bitches^✦

To my niggas^✦ straight snitches^✦ (Hm, hm) and to them other^✦ chicos

Lady^✦ pimp ain't havin'^✦ that shit

If you ain't got the cash to stash, suck my dick, hoes (Hm)

Strictly a bell ringer^✦ (Yeah)

Lay another finger^✦ on this big bad wolf, miss lady^✦ rap singer^✦ (Yeah)

I be the one to blame as the flames^✦ keep risin'^✦ (Ay, yeah)

To the top and it don't stop (Oh, this is...)

[Chorus: Missy Elliott | Da Brat]

Oh, this is ladies'^✦ night (Ladies'^✦ night)

And our rhymes^✦ is tight (And our rhymes^✦ is tight)

Oh, this is ladies'^✦ night (Yeah, yeah)

Oh, what a night, oh, what a night (Hmm)

Oh, this is ladies'^✦ night (Hmm, hmm)

And the feelin'^✦ is right (Oh, yeah)

Oh, this is ladies'^✦ night (Yeah)

Oh, what a night, oh, what a night (Uh, uh, uh, uh, yeah)

[Verse 4: Da Brat | Missy Elliott]

Y'all see how these bogus niggas^✦ try not to notice^✦ the dopest bitches^✦ (Hm)

Approachin' with good intentions but focusin' on they riches^✦ (Yeah, yeah, yeah)

If it's too hot, then get the fuck up out the kitchen! (Ooh, oh)

Niggas'^✦ dicks stay lifted^✦ when they thinkin' of me (Hm, hm)

'Cause the rhythm I kick puzzle 'em like arithmetic (Ooh)

Fillin'^✦ em with sluggers off the nine milli^✦ luger^✦ clip (Oh, ooh)

Bitches^✦ bust, we just keep kickin'^✦ up dust (Ah, yeah)

And you can spread rumors,^✦ shit is makin'^✦ me sicker^✦ than head tumors^✦ (Yeah, ah)

Humor me by huggin'^✦ me, sayin' you lovin'^✦ me (Hm)

Bet ya phony^✦ niggas^✦ be buggin',^✦ I can tell (Hm, hm)

'Cause the thug in me wanna^✦ sell drugs and push keys (Hm, hm)

Need to get me mo' of these VVs and M3s (Hm, hm)

Smoke weed from overseas pimped^✦ out styled^✦ Rollies (Hm)

Fuck the police,^✦ keep my wallet^✦ obese^✦

Who the Windy^✦ City^✦ woman^✦ still comin'^✦ and gunnin'^✦ straight from the Chi? (Haa)

Tonight's the night for all the ladies,^✦ let's get high! (Oh-oh-oh)^✦

[Chorus: Missy Elliott]

Oh, this is ladies'^✦ night (Ladies'^✦ night)

And our rhymes^✦ is tight (And our rhymes^✦ is tight)

Oh, this is ladies'^✦ night (Hey)

Oh, what a night, oh, what a night (Hey)

Oh, this is ladies'^✦ night (Ooh-ooh,^✦ ooh)

And the feelin'^✦ is right (Feelin'^✦ nice)

Oh, this is ladies'^✦ night (Ladies'^✦ night)

Oh, what a night, oh, what a night (Yeah, yeah)

[Interlude: Missy Elliott]

Ayo, Kim, heheheh

You know what I'm sayin'?

I ain't even^✦ gon' leave without sayin' somethin' on this track (Nah, nah, nah)

You ain't gonna^✦ use me to just be singin'^✦ hooks

What I look like?

Patti^✦ LaBelle or somebody, nigga?^✦ (Heheh)^✦

Check it out, uh-huh,^✦ yeah

[Verse 5: Missy Elliott]

Oh, what a night (Ladies)^✦

You should be like Missy^✦ 'stead of bein' like Mike (Night)

I like to ride ponies^✦ instead of ridin'^✦ bikes^✦ (Hey)

Me and Lil' Kim got the rhymes^✦ to incite,^✦ I gotta^✦ catch a flight (Hey, hey-hey)^✦

Eheheh,^✦ around three-ish (Hey-hey-hey-hey)

Niggas^✦ can't see us from Elektra to Undeas^✦ (Ni-Ni-Ni-Nice)

Ah, niggas^✦ wanna^✦ be us (Hey-yeah-yeah-e)

Heh, I'm out (Mmhm), ooh

[Outro: Missy Elliott]

Ladies'^✦ night

Technical Breakdown

8.2

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 Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.0

Performance and control

Computed Score8.23

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse relies on the established persona and assertive vocal delivery of Left Eye to anchor the performance, favoring rhythmic bravado and slang-dense delivery over complex lyrical metaphor.

9.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

Wordplay

Delivery

Internal rhyme stackingRhythmic syncopationPersona-driven deliveryAssonant flow patterns

Rhyme Architecture: The verse utilizes a high-density AABB/CCDD internal rhyme structure, characterized by the repetition of '-ight', '-at', and '-itch' sounds, keeping the momentum high with a focus on cadence over line-end resolution.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"chokin' your paragraphs"

① The physical act of throttling someone's ability to speak or write.② A metaphorical stifling of a rival's lyrical ability through superior performance.

"Right-hand sayin' step-son"

① Refers to a dismissive label for an inferior or subservient male.② A command of superiority placing others in a subordinate familial position relative to the emcee's status.

Exceptional rhythmic placement of internal rhymes

High-energy delivery that fits the club-anthem genre

Strong vocal personality that effectively drives the flow

Literal approach to storytelling limits the potential for complex wordplay

Punchlines rely heavily on profanity-based shock rather than clever subtext

Lack of sustained metaphorical layering throughout the verse

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