This Is Not a Test!
Don't Be Cruel
Missy Elliott
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
49
End
209
Internal
62
Multi
179
Slant
13
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Break: Missy Elliott]
Now, now, now wait a minute✦ y'all
This is for all the fly, sexy✦ people
So when I say get out on the floor
Go to the floor, dance I said
[Bridge: Beenie Man]
Gala✦
(Yea)
Run to me one and only✦ bed
(Yea)
Run man, run get ya rag
(Yea)
Girls if ya holla✦ give me head
Call 9-1-1 cuz one more dead now
(Yea)
Run to me one and only✦ bed
(Yea)
Run man, run get ya rag
(Yea)
[?] every✦ last said
Call 9-1-1 cuz one more dead now
[Verse 3: Beenie Man]
Drop dem shings and let's get busy✦ girl
Hold on tight and don't get dizzy✦ girl
Sorry✦ for ya dizzy,✦ got me on I be fizzy✦ or a kizzy✦
Just woke up in my bedroom wizzy✦
While ya on break let yo kitty✦ air
Like magic✦ song at 3rd, like a pier
Girl you bout to explode ya frontier
Cuz I got my doctorate as, a poonany engineer
See ya know ya can hardly✦ walk
Early✦ heard I came here wit cha
Don't be mockin,✦ ya not ordering✦ me chalk
You got to learn a lesson,✦ not a walk in the park, yo
Let's show'em✦ how to punk dem out
Max'em✦ out like me credit✦ card
I'm talkin✦ bout don't take me a fraud
Burn you a [?]
[Bridge: Beenie Man]
Gala✦
(Yea)
Run to me one and only✦ bed
(Yea)
Run man, run get ya rag
(Yea)
Girls if ya holla✦ give me head
Call 9-1-1 cuz one more dead now
(Yea)
Run to me one and only✦ bed
(Yea)
Run man, run get ya rag
(Yea)
[?] every✦ last said
Call 9-1-1 cuz one more dead now
[Hook: Missy Elliott]
Yo baby✦ pop, yeah you, come and give me a kiss
Betta✦ make it fast, or else I'm gonna✦ get pissed✦
Don't you hear the music✦ pumpin'✦ hard, like I wish you would
Now push it (awww), push it, push it real good
[Toyz skit: Missy, Sache, Antonio]
Lemme run up in this Pleasure✦ World, get me some toys
Throw on this ball-cap too so these mothafuckers won't know who I am (*Whistles*)
This Sache, welcome to Pleasure✦ World, may I help you find somethin'?
Um, yeah, I was wondering✦ if you carried the tidal✦ waves, butterfly bullets, rabbits, jawa✦ G-spot and megablasters?✦
Well we got all the rest of that stuff, but the megablasters,✦ we are clean out of megablasters.✦ Heather Hunter✦ just came in here and bought the last ten, don't ask me what she doin' with ten of em but she came in here and bought the last ten. Mmhm
Oh, damn, ten, okay✦
Yeah...
Uh, well lemme get uh...
Ah wha-wha-wha, hol-up. You Missy✦ Elliott?✦ Cuz you look just like Missy✦ Elliott✦
Nah, nah
Are you Missy✦ Elliott?✦
Nah, chill, chill
Nah, y'all got them same teeth, same lips, same hoop earrings, you Missy✦ Elliott✦ ain't ya? (Shh, shh)
I ain't gon tell nobody✦ you in here girl, Antonio, don't this look like Missy✦ Elliott?✦ Come here! (Oh, god)
Dang, that's Missy✦ Elliott,✦ oh shit!
I told ya, I told ya, ahh Can I get yo autograph? Aw come on take a picture✦ by the time ware (Aw, man)
Come on, come on!
Cheese
Yeah, look thanks for shopping at Pleasure✦ World and don't forget✦ your bag of Toyz
Technical Breakdown
7.8
Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres3.0
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 Score7.82
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Beenie Man utilizes traditional dancehall vocal percussion and rapid-fire patois delivery to prioritize rhythmic momentum over lyrical complexity, effectively serving the track's club-oriented energy.
B+
7.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
3
Wordplay
7
Delivery
Vocal percussive ad-libsPatois-inflected rhythmic cadenceEnd-rhyme repetitionCyclical flow structure
Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on simple A-A end-rhyme couplets (busy/dizzy) that anchor the rhythmic pattern, consistent with early 2000s dancehall-fusion requirements.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Drop dem shings and let's get busy"
① Physical act of stopping activity to dance.② Euphemism for sexual engagement within the context of the club environment.
High rhythmic efficiency
Strong command of dancehall vocal texture
Effective integration with Missy Elliott's production aesthetic
Lack of complex wordplay or metaphor
Predictable rhyme structures
Limited semantic range beyond club tropes