It's Dark and Hell Is Hot

The Storm (skit)

DMX

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

15

End

76

Internal

23

Multi

77

Slant

3

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
I'm sayin' though yo, I been hearin'✦ shit about✦ this kid X, man
I think that nigga✦ bullshit,✦ man, word up
Yeah
Been hearin'✦ mad shit about✦ he be robbin'✦ niggas✦ and shit
Yeah, what you know about✦ that?
I'm just sayin' man, what people be sayin'
You know what I'm sayin'?
What people, who?
All types of people
Crack heads or what? Drug addicts?
Naw, naw niggas✦ be sayin' he robbin'✦ niggas✦ and stuff like that
That's, that's wack yo, that's bullshit✦ yo
You rob niggas,✦ what the fuck you talkin'✦ 'bout?
I'm sayin' I, I do mine but he rich
He a rich nigga,✦ he don't need to rob nobody
Come on man, nigga✦
You ain't never✦ rich in this world, the fuck you talkin'✦ 'bout?
You know, I know your pops, he told me
You's a little knucklehead mothafucker
You need to raise, you need to stop
You need to go to the mosque or sumthin'
You need to get your shit together, man
You out here listening to all these niggas✦ on the corner✦
Smokin'✦ blunts and 40's, and all that shit
That shit look cool and all that? That shit ain't cool, man
Y'know✦ what I'm sayin'? Your head-

Technical Breakdown

6.2
Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres2.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm6.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity5.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.0

Performance and control

Computed Score6.24

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse functions primarily as a dramatic dialogue rather than traditional lyrical performance; its strength lies in naturalistic, conversational cadence that establishes DMX's persona through character tension.

C
7.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
6
Cadence / Flow
5
Vocabulary
2
Wordplay
7
Delivery
StichomythiaConversational cadenceCharacter-driven narrative
Rhyme Architecture: The passage utilizes a loose, informal prose-rhyme structure typical of late-90s hip-hop skits. Rhymes are accidental and utilitarian rather than intentional, serving the realism of the street-level conversation.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"You ain't never rich in this world"

① Financial insolvency; one never has enough money.② Existential/Moral poverty; the idea that in a dangerous environment, material wealth does not grant safety or status.

Excellent use of rhythmic realism and natural speech patterns.

Effective building of dramatic tension.

High level of vocal characterization.

Lack of complex poetic devices or metaphors.

Performance is designed as a skit, limiting the scope for lyrical technicality.

Rhyme density is incidental rather than engineered.

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