Year of the Dog... Again

Life Be My Song

DMX

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

34

End

160

Internal

63

Multi

168

Slant

20

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Hook]
I'm gonna✦ go hard whether✦ I'm right or wrong
Till the dead and gone, it's on!
What ya'll really✦ want?!
Bring it on
I'mma✦ let life be my song
I'm gonna✦ go hard whether✦ I'm right or wrong
Till the dead and gone, it's on!
What ya'll really✦ want?!
Bring it on
I'mma✦ let life be my song
[Verse 2]
To live is to suffer✦ and I'm living✦ it up
Face everyday chin up, I ain't giving✦ it up
Cause if I ain't giving✦ a fuck, then who will?!
So I hope for the best, knowing that its all uphill✦
Sometimes✦ I wonder✦ what's lifes about✦
Sometimes✦ I wonder✦ why I take the wrong route
Then turn around and go out
And no doubt, the fate in mine is blind
So whatever, fuck it, I'mma✦ roll out
We all go through the motions✦
We get different notions✦
We each have our own ocean✦
That we can either✦ drown in or float
Like the vessels✦ that we are
Vessels✦ that would carry✦ many✦ far
Dont know what to say, when you talking✦
Dont know who you gone see, when you walking✦
If you dont know how much of what you do is dirt
Three things you dont know gonna✦ get you hurt
Nigga✦
[Hook]
I'm gonna✦ go hard whether✦ I'm right or wrong
Till the dead and gone, it's on!
What ya'll really✦ want?!
Bring it on
I'mma✦ let life be my song
I'm gonna✦ go hard whether✦ I'm right or wrong
Till the dead and gone, it's on!
What ya'll really✦ want?!
Bring it on
I'mma✦ let life be my song
I'm gonna✦ go hard whether✦ I'm right or wrong
Till the dead and gone, it's on!
What ya'll really✦ want?!
Bring it on
I'mma✦ let life be my song
I'm gonna✦ go hard whether✦ I'm right or wrong
Till the dead and gone, it's on!
What ya'll really✦ want?!
Bring it on
I'mma✦ let life be my song
I'm gonna✦ go hard whether✦ I'm right or wrong
Till the dead and gone, it's on!
What ya'll really✦ want?!
Bring it on
I'mma✦ let life be my song
I'm gonna✦ go hard whether✦ I'm right or wrong
Till the dead and gone, it's on!
What ya'll really✦ want?!
Bring it on
I'mma✦ let life be my song
I'm gonna✦ go hard whether✦ I'm right or wrong
Till the dead and gone, it's on!
What ya'll really✦ want?!
Bring it on
I'mma✦ let life be my song
I'm gonna✦ go hard whether✦ I'm right or wrong
Till the dead and gone, it's on!
What ya'll really✦ want?!
Bring it on
I'mma✦ let life be my song

Technical Breakdown

8.5
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

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 Control9.5

Performance and control

Computed Score8.53

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

DMX prioritizes raw emotional projection and rhythmic urgency over complex lyrical puzzles, resulting in a visceral delivery that compensates for standard-tier wordplay.

A
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
5
Vocabulary
4
Wordplay
9.5
Delivery
Assonance-heavy internal rhymingRhythmic cadence shiftingCall-and-response vocal layeringStaccato delivery
Rhyme Architecture: A-A-B-B structure relying heavily on mono-rhyme and multi-syllabic end-rhymes (up/up, will/hill, out/out/out), creating a cyclical, driving rhythm.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"living it up"

① The literal act of surviving and enduring daily struggles.② The idiomatic expression meaning to enjoy life or party, creating a sardonic contrast to the preceding mention of suffering.

"the fate in mine is blind"

① My personal fate or destiny is unpredictable/unseen.② A play on 'fate is blind' as a philosophical concept, asserting that his own internal agency has become blinded by the circumstances of his life.

Commanding vocal presence and intensity

Consistent rhythmic pocket and flow

Relatable existential themes

Effective use of repetition to build tension

Literal lyrical content with limited wordplay

Repetitive phrasing

Minimal metaphorical density

Lack of complex entendres

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