Year of the Dog... Again

We in Here (featuring Swizz Beatz)

DMX

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

16

End

104

Internal

45

Multi

150

Slant

7

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Hook]
[Verse 2: DMX]
We don't bark no more, we bite
Motherfucker from the heart, we can get this war on tonight
Ain't nuttin✦ but a thang cause the camp gets busy✦
Fuckin'✦ wit' the 'Line? It's a rizzy✦
Shit ain't the same, cats done changed the game
Fuck it, all y'all niggas✦ is lame, what's my motherfuckin' name?
(Come on) Twenty✦ million✦ records sold
While y'all niggas✦ is strugglin' to go gold!
Come on papi!✦ Can't none of y'all niggas✦ stop me
Yahmean? Y'all niggas✦ is sloppy✦
What would the game be without me? Nada!✦
Cats talk about✦ a whole lotta,✦ Prada✦
Gucci✦ and Escada,✦ Louis Vuitton
Come on, what up with what's really✦ goin' on?
"What's hood?" Cats ain't killin'✦ nuttin✦ but a few minutes
I'm about✦ to bury✦ a box wit'chu✦ in it
So if you got's the whip, you better✦ get on
Cause if I pull up on, it won't be for Grey Poupon✦
[Hook]
[Verse 3: DMX]
Cats playin' games, so I'm goin' raw
Run up in that fuckin'✦ building, kick down the door
Y'all don't want no fuckin'✦ problems wit' X
Y'all don't wanna✦ see them four-legged beasts
Wit' them collars on their necks
Wit' them niggas✦ downstairs wit' the tech, you know the rest
Fuck it, blow it y'all niggas,✦ bitch I take respect
Dog's shit hot, that's why y'all cowards froze me quick
I pop up, catch niggas✦ on some cozy✦ shit
With Chinese slippers and silk scarves on
Nigga✦ out here tryin' to get his bark on, wonder✦ why the dog gone
I couldn't take it, deface✦ it, that nigga✦ make shit
That's somethin' that'll have a nigga✦ wanna✦ break shit
And for the record, what you gonna✦ do to fill up my spot?
I ain't gon' front, that Pon De Replay✦ shit was kinda✦ hot
Not! How you gon' jack Will Smith for a beat?
It's like tryna✦ jack me for the street, it ain't happenin'
[Hook]
[Swizz Beatz]
WE IN HERE!
WE IN HERE!
WE IN HERE!
WE IN HERE!WE✦ IN HERE! {*explosion*}✦

Technical Breakdown

8.0
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres5.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm8.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity7.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control9.0

Performance and control

Computed Score8.04

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

DMX leverages his signature aggressive, bark-heavy delivery to maintain high-impact energy that compensates for relatively straightforward lyrical content.

A
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
8
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
5
Wordplay
9
Delivery
Aggressive prosodyMultisyllabic internal rhyme chainsHyperbolic assertionDirect audience address
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABB and AAAA couplets characterized by aggressive, staccato delivery and frequent internal rhymes that anchor the rhythmic pocket.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"it won't be for Grey Poupon"

① A reference to the luxury mustard brand, often used as a signifier of elite status and wealth in rap lyrics.② A pivot to violence; implying that while others pull up to ask for a condiment, he is pulling up to execute a threat, negating the expected 'polite' or 'luxurious' outcome.

"I'm about to bury a box wit'chu in it"

① A literal death threat implying the burial of a coffin containing the opponent.② A play on the metaphor of 'the box' in rap culture (often referring to records or status), suggesting he is ending their career/relevance.

Exceptional command of vocal presence and intensity

Strong rhythmic consistency that forces the listener to lock into the beat

Effective use of building tension through conversational, confrontational syntax

Wordplay is primarily superficial and relies on bravado rather than layered lyrical complexity

Reliance on established rap tropes (materialism, street credibility) rather than narrative depth

Limited variation in thematic content

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