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Make a Move

DMX

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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[Chorus]

I gots to make a move and make it soon, uh

I gots to take a block and make it boom

I take the car and hit it with this boom

Now come on, let's get that money^✦

I gots to make a move and make it soon, uh

I gots to take a block and make it boom

I take the car and hit it with this boom

Now come on, let's get that money^✦

[Verse 2]

I gots to make a move and make it soon

Gots to take a block and make it boom

We comin'^✦ through, so make some room

Found somethin'^✦ that could be somethin'^✦ if I pump it up

This kid Black is the only^✦ thing that could fuck it up

The purple top thirty-five smalls is ringin'^✦ bells

But I'ma^✦ crush him with the black 40 double-L's

I send two niggas^✦ back up top, and come back

We chop up rock, by midnight, we open^✦ up shop

It's four in the morning, we on the block creepin'^✦

Killin'^✦ the cash, while yo' ass is sleepin'^✦

Look here, I'm what they call a true hustler

'Cause, nigga,^✦ if I ain't know you since I was like six

Then I don't trust ya

And we'll bust ya over^✦ somethin^✦ petty^✦ like two dollars

Put somethin^✦ hot up in that ass and watch you holla^✦ (Ah)

You think I'm here for the ho flow? I want the dough flow

And fuck the po-po,^✦ nigga^✦ keep a .44

[Chorus]

I gots to make a move and make it soon, uh

I gots to take a block and make it boom

I take the car and hit it with this boom

Now come on, let's get that money^✦

I gots to make a move and make it soon, uh

I gots to take a block and make it boom

I take the car and hit it with this boom

Now come on, let's get that money^✦

[Verse 3]

I spend my money^✦ on niggas,^✦ 'cause niggas^✦ get me rich

And a bitch ain't doin' shit but suckin'^✦ my dick

Niggas^✦ is family^✦ now, and we stand strong

Thirty^✦ niggas^✦ over^✦ six blocks, makin'^✦ the cash long

Shit is good, because niggas^✦ gettin'^✦ what they been wantin'^✦

And we see the same shit, other^✦ New York niggas^✦ frontin'

Stick up kids huntin',^✦ but I ain't got no love for 'em

I keep the burner^✦ and the duster^✦ with the glove for 'em

Them motherfuckin' knockers come at us and chop us

And I know they really^✦ tryin' to stop us and wanna^✦ drop us

So we pump from the alley,^✦ and the last house we use as a cash house

It's holdin'^✦ 'em strong, it's a stash house

I got runners that work for twelve hour shifts

And when them niggas^✦ keep they count correct, I don't riff

But I ain't tryin to hear that nigga^✦ took your pack shit

Ain't tryin to hear jack shit, you fucking black bitch

I ain't a greedy^✦ nigga,^✦ all I want is a five year run

If I don't make it, then fuck it, let me die near a gun

Got bitches to transport without an escort

I'm makin^✦ moves from D.C. up to Westport

Local police^✦ ain't a problem, 'cause they don't even^✦ stress us

It be them ATF niggas^✦ that have you under^✦ pressure

Just so you know, ain't gon' never^✦ put my Glock down (Why, nigga?)^✦

'Cause I'm a hustlin' motherfucker, and I'm holdin'^✦ my block down

[Chorus]

I gots to make a move and make it soon, uh

I gots to take a block and make it boom

I take the car and hit it with this boom

Now come on, let's get that money^✦

I gots to make a move and make it soon, uh

I gots to take a block and make it boom

I take the car and hit it with this boom

Now come on, let's get that money^✦

Technical Breakdown

8.5

Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres4.5

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 Control9.2

Performance and control

Computed Score8.51

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

DMX prioritizes percussive urgency and rhythmic consistency over complex lyrical architecture, utilizing a 'staccato-as-percussion' delivery style that commands the track through intensity rather than complex figurative language.

7.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

4.5

Wordplay

9.2

Delivery

Aggressive staccato cadencingEnd-rhyme repetition for hypnotic effectConsonant heavy alliterationIn-pocket rhythmic consistency

Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AAAA mono-rhyme clusters focusing on 'oom' and 'up/uck' sounds, establishing a high-energy, repetitive pulse that forces the listener to focus on the grit of the delivery.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Killin' the cash"

① Generating significant revenue aggressively.② A metaphor for the swift and total consumption or depletion of funds.

"make it boom"

① An onomatopoeia for explosive sound or gunfire.② A slang reference to a significant increase in drug sales or profit volume.

Exceptional command of cadence and vocal dynamics

High-energy conviction that elevates simple lyrical structures

Effective use of repetition to build anticipation

Rhythmic precision that locks tightly onto the beat

Limited metaphorical depth and vocabulary variety

Relies on repetitive end-rhymes which can border on simplistic

Lacks complex wordplay or multi-layered entendre

Relies on street archetypes that provide little narrative novelty

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