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We Run This

Missy Elliott

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

24

End

193

Internal

37

Multi

192

Slant

6

Chain

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[Chorus]
We run this (Run this)
We run this (Run this)
We run this, oh, oh, oh
It don't matter✦ where you're from, it's where you're at
And if you came to freek-a-leek,✦ better✦ bring your hats, nigga✦
East Coast, West Coast
Down South, represent✦ your coast
Yeah, we run it, and yeah, we run it
Y'all don't want it 'cause my coast run it
Oh, we run this shit
Uh, we run this shit (Wicked)✦
[Verse 2]
Wanna✦ pull my hair, break my back
For the right money,✦ might sit in your 'Llac
Back to back, you can't even✦ keep track
It's a fact the freaks love to get slapped
Suck my toes, I need a backrub
I don't come to do it, I just wanna✦ be touched
Look at how y'all makin'✦ me blush
I'm enough to go around, so people, don't push (Don't push)
When I run that tush in the bush
Don't my diamonds look real good?
And they shine so hard that he glitters✦
So many✦ carats,✦ they look like critters✦ (Come on)
And we can do it all night
Take a flashlight to see up in my windpipe (Uh)
I like to keep a nigga✦ hype
I wanna✦ know, can you handle my mic? (Oh)
[Chorus]
We run this (Run this)
We run this (Run this)
We run this, oh, oh, oh
It don't matter✦ where you're from, it's where you're at
And if you came to freek-a-leek,✦ better✦ bring your hats, nigga✦
East Coast, West Coast
Down South, represent✦ your coast
Yeah, we run it, and yeah, we run it
Y'all don't want it 'cause my coast run it
Oh, we run this shit
Uh, we run this shit
[Verse 3]
Any✦ hustlers in the party,✦ y'all? Hell yeah
If you's a pimp, let me see you party✦ hard, hell yeah
Oh, strippers, take your clothes off, hell yeah
Y'all superstars, y'all don't need no bodyguards, hell yeah
****, I bogart✦
A lot of rappers fakin'✦ way too hard
Pull up at the club in a rental✦ car
Where them freaks at? the freaks at the bar
Where the hard drinks are
Don't start
You don't want beef, don't take it that far with a superstar
I got my foot on the clutch, see me bounce my butt
Misdemeanor too much and I don't give a fuck (Uh-huh)
[Chorus]
We run this (Run this)
We run this (Run this)
We run this, oh, oh, oh
It don't matter✦ where you're from, it's where you're at
And if you came to freek-a-leek,✦ better✦ bring your hats, nigga✦
We run this (Run this)
We run this (Run this)
We run this, oh, oh, oh
Represent✦ your coast and act like you know
Know how to act 'fore you step your two feet in the door
[Outro]
Volume✦ Two, holler✦
Wicked✦
This shit is sick
Big shoutout to Mobb Deep
G-Unit✦

Technical Breakdown

7.5
Multisyllabic Rhymes6.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres5.5

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 Control8.5

Performance and control

Computed Score7.48

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse relies on rhythmic momentum and persona-driven cadence rather than dense lyrical complexity, using high-energy phonetic repetition to compensate for straightforward thematic content.

B+
6.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
7.5
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
5.5
Wordplay
8.5
Delivery
AABB rhyme structurerhythmic internal syncopationrepetition as a rhythmic anchorconsonance-heavy phonetic mapping
Rhyme Architecture: The verse utilizes a predominantly AABB/AABCC pattern that prioritizes terminal sonic consistency, allowing for rapid-fire delivery that fits the bounce-heavy production style of the era.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"When I run that tush in the bush"

① A literal reference to movement and physical presence.② A playful, sexually suggestive euphemism meant to maintain the song's 'freak' aesthetic.

"And they shine so hard that he glitters"

① Physical property of light reflecting off diamonds.② A metaphorical suggestion that her wealth or presence is so overwhelming it 'rubs off' on or affects the observer.

Superior breath control and pacing

High-confidence delivery that sells the persona

Effective use of the 'bounce' rhythm consistent with Missy Elliott's aesthetic

Strong integration of vocal ad-libs to emphasize the rhyme pocket

Lyrical content is largely colloquial and lacks thematic depth

Wordplay is functional rather than inventive

Limited exploration of complex literary devices beyond internal rhyme

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