Year of the Dog... Again
I Run Shit (featuring Big Stan)
DMX
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
65
End
257
Internal
47
Multi
143
Slant
28
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Verse 1: DMX]
I run shit here (What)
Y'all just sit here (What)
Do y'all niggas✦ know what it took for me to get here
I'm gonna✦ stay here, earn my way here
You can fuck around✦ if you want but we don't play here
We get through that, run right through that
That's how we do that, y'all niggas✦ knew that
Two albums✦ in one year three albums✦ in two
Didn't I just fucking✦ tell y'all niggas✦ that's how we do
You wasn't even✦ fucking✦ listening when I just said
What I said, you get that, what I just said
I run shit here fuck y'all niggas✦
Jail what I said I used✦ to duck y'all niggas✦
Motherfucker I'm grown and that's all to it
Y'all leave a child on his own and I'm gonna✦ do it
Fuck I done did it, shit it
You ain't even✦ half way close to being with it forget✦ it
[Chorus: DMX]
I run shit, I run shit here
I run shit, I run shit here
I run shit here, I run shit
I run shit here, I run shit
I run shit, I run shit here
I run shit, I run shit here
I run shit here, I run shit
I run shit here, I run shit
[Verse 2: DMX]
I run shit here, what's my name
Getting'✦ down for real fuck my fame
Played too many✦ games✦ and the games✦ gone catch up with you
Fame niggas✦ make stretcha catch up with you quicka✦
You that nigga✦ oh for real you that nigga✦
Let me show you how we do that nigga✦
See, y'all cats are small cats
And niggas✦ like us aren't gonna✦ believe that
We takin✦ all that fall back
Get down, lay down, sit down
Stay down, head round. Hey now
Does a nigga✦ wanna✦ get a little off his mind
I'm a nigga✦ that will hit a nigga✦ off his time
Go off his spine, brains in the air
Flames✦ to the hair cause the game ain't fair
And I'll take it there fuckin'✦ with the right one baby✦
Got that, we tryin' to light one baby✦
[Chorus: DMX]
I run shit, I run shit here
I run shit, I run shit here
I run shit here, I run shit
I run shit here, I run shit
I run shit, I run shit here
I run shit, I run shit here
I run shit here, I run shit
I run shit here, I run shit
[Verse 3: Big Stan]
I've done shit here
My guns spit here
Y'all might live here but I run shit here
Blood sweats and tears for years just to sit here
Think I'm about to let you niggas✦ get here
Cowards are stupid✦ if you wanna✦ see me prove it
Try and take my position watch a quick a nigga✦ lose it
Make you get all my shit and have you fearing for your life
Every✦ time you see me roll up or ride up on a bike
Dressed in all black with my pistol in your sight
But it will be my man in all white that walks up with a knife
I'm a big boy baby✦ I don't play with you thin niggas✦
Getting✦ my hands dirty✦ when there's✦ beef I send niggas✦
[Chorus: DMX]
I run shit, I run shit here
I run shit, I run shit here
I run shit here, I run shit
I run shit here, I run shit
I run shit, I run shit here
I run shit, I run shit here
I run shit here, I run shit
I run shit here, I run shit
Technical Breakdown
8.3
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 Control9.0
Performance and control
Computed Score8.30
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
DMX prioritizes raw, guttural cadence and rhythmic assertion over complex lyrical architecture, utilizing a cyclical, percussive delivery to establish dominance.
A
7.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
5
Vocabulary
4
Wordplay
9
Delivery
Aggressive syncopationCall-and-response ad-libsRepetitive monorhyme schemesStaccato rhythmic cadence
Rhyme Architecture: The verse utilizes a rigid, repetitive monorhyme scheme centered on the 'here' sound, creating a percussive, hypnotic loop that mirrors the theme of territorial dominance.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Two albums in one year three albums in two"
① A literal statement of DMX's rapid release schedule.② A meta-commentary on his work ethic, asserting his relentless output as a proof of authority.
Exceptional command of rhythmic pocket and pocket-staying
High-intensity delivery that compensates for lyrical simplicity
Effective use of ad-libs as structural percussion
Low lexical density and reliance on basic rhyming
Minimalist wordplay with little room for metaphorical depth
Repetitive narrative structure that prioritizes aggression over storytelling