... And Then There Was X

What These Bitches Want (featuring Sisqó)

DMX

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

28

End

211

Internal

115

Multi

177

Slant

8

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: DMX & SisQó]
What these bitches✦ want from a nigga?✦
What you want? (What you want?)
What these bitches✦ want from a nigga?✦
Really✦ want
What these bitches✦ want from a nigga?✦ (Yeah)
Baby,✦ I keep you up on it (Yeah)
Bling-blingin',✦ all that jewelry,✦ girl, I bought it
What these bitches✦ want from a nigga?✦ (Ayo)
Tell me what you want from me
Baby,✦ tell me what you want from me (So what you want?)
[Verse 2: DMX & SisQó]
There was Brenda,✦ Latisha (Uh), Linda,✦ Felicia (Okay)✦
Dawn, LeShaun, Ines✦ and Alicia✦ (Ooh)
Teresa,✦ Monica,✦ Sharon, Nicki✦ (Uh-huh)✦
Lisa,✦ Veronica, Karen,✦ Vicky✦ (Damn)
Cookie, well, I met her in a ice cream parlor✦ (Right)
Tonya,✦ Diane, Lori,✦ and Carla✦ (Okay)✦
Marina✦ (Uh), Selena✦ (Uh), Katrina✦ (Uh), Sabrina✦ (Uh)
About✦ three Kims (What?), LaToya✦ and Tina✦ (Woo)
Shelley, Bridget, Cathy,✦ Rasheeda (Uh-huh)✦
Kelly,✦ Nicole,✦ Angel, Juanita (Damn)
Stacy,✦ Tracie, Rohna✦ and Ronda✦ (What?)
Donna,✦ Yolanda (What?), Tawana,✦ and Wanda✦ (What?)
Were all treated fairly,✦ but yet and still
Bitches✦ is on some other✦ shit now that I'm fuckin'✦ with Dru Hill (Come on)
But I'ma✦ keep it real (What?), what the fuck you want from a nigga?✦
What the fuck you want from a nigga?✦ (Yeah)
[Chorus: DMX & SisQó]
What these bitches✦ want from a nigga?✦
What you want? (Tell me what you want from me)
What these bitches✦ want from a nigga?✦
Really✦ want
What these bitches✦ want from a nigga?✦ (Yeah)
'Cause I'm keepin'✦ you up on it
Bling-blingin',✦ all that jewelry,✦ girl, I bought it
What these bitches✦ want from a nigga?✦ (Ayo)
Tell me what you want from me
Baby,✦ tell me what you want, oh (What you want)
[Verse 3: DMX & SisQó]
I think about✦ when a nigga✦ didn't have (Yeah)
And a nigga✦ told a joke and the bitches✦ didn't laugh (Yeah)
See, now I do the math, I see if you got this (Uh-huh)✦
And this and this, to some cats, that nigga's the shit (Aight)
And that's all they fuckin'✦ with, but see, these bitches✦ don't know (Uh)
If these bitches✦ ain't for real (Uh-huh),✦ these bitches✦ don't go (Uh)
Knock on the door, no show, I'm 'sleep, tryin' to creep
With your best friend, put it in, dig deep (Ayy, X, let me talk to 'em for a minute,✦ aight)
[Bridge: SisQó & DMX]
Oh, I know, I know it's so hard to be (What these bitches✦ want from a nigga?)✦
A victim of my reality (What these bitches✦ want from a nigga?)✦
Heard you callin'✦ me names,✦ said I was trife (What these bitches✦ want from a nigga?)✦
One thing you gotta✦ know, I'ma✦ be a nigga✦ for life, yeah-yeah
[Chorus: DMX & SisQó]
What these bitches✦ want from a nigga?✦
What you want? (Oh)
What these bitches✦ want from a nigga?✦
Really✦ want
What these bitches✦ want from a nigga?✦
Baby,✦ I keep you up on it
Bling-blingin',✦ all that jewelry,✦ girl, I bought it
What these bitches✦ want from a nigga?✦ (Ayo)
What you want from me?
Baby,✦ tell me what you want from me (So what you want?)
What these bitches✦ want from a nigga?✦ (Oh)
What you want? (Oh)
What these bitches✦ want from a nigga?✦
Really✦ want (Oh no)
What these bitches✦ want from a nigga?✦ (Yes you do, yes you do)
Baby,✦ I keep you up on it (What you want from me)
Bling-blingin',✦ all that jewelry,✦ girl, I bought it
What these bitches✦ want from a nigga?✦ (Ayo)
What you want from me?
Baby,✦ tell me what you want from me (So what you want?)

Technical Breakdown

8.2
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres4.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm9.0

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 Score8.17

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse functions as a rhythmic inventory rather than a lyrical thesis, prioritizing the percussive cadence of proper nouns over complex metaphors. Its success relies entirely on DMX's gravelly, high-intensity delivery and the sheer stamina required to maintain the flow.

A
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
5
Vocabulary
4
Wordplay
9
Delivery
CataloguingStaccato deliveryMultisyllabic rhyming of proper nounsCall-and-response ad-libs
Rhyme Architecture: A highly consistent AAAA sequence focused on feminine endings using the 'ee-uh' and 'ee-ah' sound clusters across 12 consecutive lines.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Cookie, well, I met her in a ice cream parlor"

① A reference to a woman named Cookie.② A playful association between the name 'Cookie' and the setting of an 'ice cream parlor' which suggests a flirtatious or syrupy romantic encounter.

Exceptional rhythmic consistency

Commanding vocal presence that elevates simple lists into high-energy performance

Sophisticated use of ad-libs to anchor the listener between dense clusters of names

Unrelenting flow that avoids stuttering despite the complex syllabic patterns

Minimal thematic development beyond the initial premise

Limited lexical variety focused almost exclusively on proper nouns

Absence of significant wordplay or figurative language

Structure is repetitive to the point of being singular in its approach

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