Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
Dogs for Life
DMX
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
46
End
279
Internal
87
Multi
253
Slant
13
Chain
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[Verse 1]
Now who I am is who I'll be until✦ I die
Either✦ accept it or don't fuck with it, but if we gon' be dogs then you stuck with it!
Let me go my way but walk with me
See what I see, watch me then talk with me
Share my pain, make it a little easier✦ to deal with it (Aight)
'Cause despite all the fame, you, I'm a keep it real with it (True)!
Rob and steal wit' - dog nigga✦ what
Ride till we die, on till it's up
Love is love and I enjoy✦ the love
But when it's conflict then it destroys the love
You can't toy with love, niggas✦ take it to the heart
You ain't gon' find too many✦ niggas✦ willing to bark in the dark (come on)
Keep your head from the start, don't fuck it up now
Later✦ on it hit like, "Fuck it up how?"
You my dog and I die for you, let's keep it like that
Give me unconditional love and I give it right back (For real)
[Chorus]
I will rob and steal with you, dog nigga✦ what
Ride 'till we die, on 'till it's up
Thick like blood, where's✦ my dogs?
Uh, there's✦ my dogs
I will rob and steal with you, dog nigga✦ what
Ride 'till we die, on 'til it's up
Thick like blood, where's✦ my dogs?
Uh, there's✦ my dogs
[Verse 2]
Most niggas✦ make movies,✦ but niggas✦ like us make it happen✦
The shit we used✦ to do never✦ thought we would make it rappin'✦
But now we here, at the same place at the same time
And got jokes✦ 'cause now niggas✦ get it with the same rhyme
Yeah niggas✦ is living✦ comfortable 'cause life is all good
But one thing we must remember is that life is all hood
And the casket's✦ all wood and we all take it there one day (Shit)
Shit today✦ is Sunday✦ we both can be there on Monday✦
Life is funny✦ like that (What?) bugged✦ the fuck out
Sometimes✦ I take it to the church, sometimes✦ I thug the fuck out
Niggas✦ get drugged the fuck out they boots, violatin' family✦ rules✦
Motherfucker,✦ stay in your shoes!
Now see what you need to do is chill, shorty✦
'Body✦ please come and get him before✦ I kill shorty✦
I will do for my niggas✦ as they would do for me
Bust a faggot✦ like you for free, wanna✦ see?
Come on!
[Chorus]
I will rob and steal with you, dog nigga✦ what
Ride 'till we die, on 'til it's up
Thick like blood, where's✦ my dogs?
Uh, there's✦ my dogs
I will rob and steal with you, dog nigga✦ what
Ride 'til we die, on 'til it's up
Thick like blood, where's✦ my dogs
Uh, there's✦ my dogs
[Verse 3]
I'm always surrounded by dogs, for the love (Uh-huh)✦
Only✦ niggas✦ I fuck with is thugs, nigga,✦ what?
Blood in blood out, vatos✦ locos✦ homes✦
There's✦ no chocos,✦ homes,✦ when we smoke them chromes
And how we broke them bones✦ while the last niggas✦ is ass niggas✦
The skimask niggas✦ to trash niggas✦ they ass niggas✦ pussy✦
And half you cats can't even✦ flow (Uh)
And when I hear y'all niggas✦ around my head, well you know (Uh-huh)✦
But that's a whole 'nother✦ issuse,✦ right now we own this
We keep spittin' like this, how the fuck we gon' miss?
'Cause the camp is strong, and the stamp is strong
Double R (Love, love, love, love!), motherfucker,✦ keep the caskets✦ flowing (What!)
You done got yourself, caught up in some shit you can't handle
And you know I can't stand you, your man too
This one time I'ma✦ let a dog be a dog
But I'ma✦ see you in the ring and when it's on, then it's on
[Chorus]
I will rob and steal with you, dog nigga✦ what
Ride 'til we die, on 'til it's up
Thick like blood, where's✦ my dogs?
Uh, there's✦ my dogs
I will rob and steal with you, dog nigga✦ what
Ride 'til we die, on 'til it's up
Thick like blood, where's✦ my dogs
Uh, there's✦ my dogs
[Outro]
Dog nigga✦ what? Uh
On 'til it's up, uh
Where's✦ my dog?, uh
Uh, uh there's✦ my dog - Uh, uh there's✦ my dogs
Technical Breakdown
8.6
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 / Rhythm10.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity6.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control9.0
Performance and control
Computed Score8.62
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
DMX utilizes raw, percussive cadence and authentic emotional projection to transcend simple rhyme structures, prioritizing visceral impact over complex metaphorical layering.
A
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
5
Wordplay
9
Delivery
Aggressive conversational ad-libbingInternal rhyme clustersMonosyllabic rhythmic repetitionStaccato delivery
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABB and AAAA couplet-based structures with high density internal rhyme placements that emphasize the 'dog' persona's guttural intensity.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"willing to bark in the dark"
① The literal act of dogs barking in the night (animalistic loyalty/aggression).② Metaphorical willingness to engage in conflict or dangerous criminal activity where others would retreat due to fear (the dark).
"Thick like blood"
① Refers to the consistency of biological blood, implying a familial bond between associates.② Refers to the concept of 'blood being thicker than water,' denoting unbreakable loyalty among the 'dogs'.
Commanding vocal presence that elevates simple syntax
Exceptional rhythmic pocket maintenance
Consistent thematic coherence
Strong emotional urgency
Limited metaphorical complexity
High reliance on repetitive vernacular rather than linguistic innovation
Basic punchline construction