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Dats What I'm Talkin About

Missy Elliott

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

27

End

117

Internal

40

Multi

113

Slant

15

Chain

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[Verse 2: R. Kelly]
Now all I wanna✦ do is, baby✦
Is make your dove cry and make your body✦ scream like
(AAHHHHH!)
Bet your bottam✦ dollar
Can make you believe that you can fly (Yea)
Well, one hit of this sex weed
Guaranteed to get you high
Like a mutha✦ for ya (No, baby)✦
You won't even✦ know what day it is
Cause after✦ I come from downtown
Girl I'ma✦ wanna✦ go another round, yea
Until✦ you tell me R Kells please stop
Put it like this
It's like fresh up out the kitchen
The way I got your oven✦ so hot, mama✦
I'ma✦ hit from the back, and the front, then the side, then bounce it up
And down like this
And baby,✦ everyone gonna✦ say you're a pimp
Cause I'ma✦ have ya walking✦ with a limp
[Chorus 2: Missy Elliott]
You make the freak come up out me
Dats what I'm talkin'✦ bout
Go 'head like it's my birthday
Dat-dats✦ what I'm talking✦ bout
You make me say oooaa! 'til I can't speak
Dats what I'm talkin'✦ bout
Baby✦ dat-dats✦ what I'm talking✦ bout
Dat-dats✦ what I'm talking✦ bout
You don't know just what you do, yea
Dats what I'm talkin'✦ bout
When I'm rocking, slow dance with you
Dat-dats✦ what I'm talking✦ bout
Cause you put chills on my arm when we kiss, yea
Dats what I'm talkin'✦ bout
Baby✦ dat-dats✦ what I'm talking✦ bout
Dat-dats✦ what I'm talking✦ bout
[BRIDGE: Missy & R. Kelly]
Sex me, like me
Kiss me, hold me
Touch me, feel me
Do me baby,✦ yea
Cause..
Sex me, like me
Kiss me, hold me
Touch me, feel me
Do me baby,✦ yea
(This is the greatest bridge I ever✦ heard)
ALRIGHT!
Yea, Fo shizzle my nizzle
You sho nuff the dizzle
And that's on the rizzle, ooooo
Boy, you feel me sizzle (Boy you feel me sizzle)
So sweet helped✦ me do almost anything
[Chorus 2] w/ad-libs
[MUSIC FADES]

Technical Breakdown

7.6
Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres4.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm10.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity5.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control6.0

Performance and control

Computed Score7.57

Production

— Missy Elliott, Craig Brockman, Nisan Stewart

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse relies on predictable cultural iconography and pop-music references rather than innovative lyrical construction, functioning effectively as a rhythmic, thematic accompaniment to the production.

B+
7.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
5
Vocabulary
4
Wordplay
6
Delivery
Intertextual allusionsInternal rhyme chainsSexual metaphor sequencing
Rhyme Architecture: A primarily AABB/AABB adjacent structure heavily reliant on terminal rhymes supported by consistent internal assonance.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"make your dove cry"

① A direct reference to the Prince song 'When Doves Cry'.② A hyperbolic metaphor for sexual climax as an emotional/auditory experience.

"fresh up out the kitchen / The way I got your oven so hot"

① Literal reference to culinary heat/cooking.② Metaphor for physical arousal and sexual intensity.

"walking with a limp"

① A physical gait resulting from an injury.② A hyperbolic trope used in hip-hop to denote satisfaction from sexual activity.

Strong rhythmic synchronization with the beat

Effective use of established pop-culture tropes

High internal rhyme density facilitating flow

Relying on tired metaphors (ovens, limps, flying)

Lack of unique narrative voice

Formulaic structure

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