Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
DMX
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
58
End
180
Internal
65
Multi
190
Slant
24
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: DMX]
Flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood
All my niggas✦ get down like what
Flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood
All my niggas✦ get down like what
Flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood
All my niggas✦ get down like what
Flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood
All my niggas✦ get down like what
[Verse 2: DMX]
I no longer✦ see the shadows that once kept me strong
And I'm starting to get that same feeling✦ that kept me wrong
Can't afford to trust niggas✦ cause niggas✦ lust figures
Plus niggas✦ is scared✦ to bust niggas,✦ rush niggas✦
Dueling✦ with the heat, and ain't killing nothing✦ but time
Fucking✦ with the street, but you ain't feeling✦ nothing✦ but mine
Tired✦ of hearing niggas✦ rhyme that don't say shit
Fuck is on them niggas✦ minds, why don't they quit?
Sucking✦ my dick looking for something✦ new
Let your man hold something✦ with your hold something✦ crew
You know how niggas✦ do, we don't forget✦ shit
If you was there when it's thin, then you there when it's thick
No hitchhikers, fuck that, the Ryde was Ruff
And every✦ nigga✦ that was wit' us, that died was Ruff
A lot of niggas✦ that are wit' us, ain't cried enough
So now when niggas✦ come and get us, we fires✦ em up
[Chorus: DMX]
Flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood
All my niggas✦ get down like what
Flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood
All my niggas✦ get down like what
Flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood
All my niggas✦ get down like what
Flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood
All my niggas✦ get down like what
[Verse 3: DMX & Swizz Beatz]
Motherfuckers, thought that the, X would stop
But I got niggas✦ like, "Yo, who's the next to drop?"
From his camp, get the stamp, grand champ, it's official
Think when you die how many's✦ gon' miss you
Lean over✦ in your casket✦ and kiss you
Send you on your way with a blessing
And pray that another✦ learned a lesson✦
Smith and Wesson✦ ended✦ money's✦ life, now money's✦ wife's✦ a widow✦
(Gave it to him full blast?) Nah dog, just a little
Beside✦ rap I don't talk but make plenty✦ of moves✦
I'll murder,✦ ten of you fools before✦ your men and them choose
You either,✦ win or you lose, and I, love to win
Even✦ if it means I gotta✦ shed blood again✦
Keep the bank account doubling, but don't hate me
Really✦ thought that what you said would either,✦ make me or break me?
Knowin✦ it don't take me long to write
Matter✦ of fact, I think I'll drop another,✦ song tonight
[Chorus: DMX]
Flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood
All my niggas✦ get down like what
Flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood
All my niggas✦ get down like what
Flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood
All my niggas✦ get down like what
Flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood
All my niggas✦ get down like what
Technical Breakdown
8.6
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres6.0
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 Score8.62
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
DMX utilizes percussive cadence and internal rhyme density to transcend simple lyricism, turning the delivery itself into the primary instrument of intensity.
A
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
5
Vocabulary
6
Wordplay
9
Delivery
monosyllabic percussive assaultinternal rhyme chainingrhythmic syncopationcall-and-response dynamics
Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on dense internal clusters (lust figures/bust niggas/rush niggas) followed by consistent terminal rhyme hits, creating a relentless, driving momentum.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Dueling with the heat, and ain't killing nothing but time"
① Carrying a firearm ('heat') as a performance of toughness.② The failure to actually engage in violence, resulting only in the wasting of time.
"The Ryde was Ruff"
① Reference to the Ruff Ryders collective.② A description of the harsh, unforgiving nature of the lifestyle.
"If you was there when it's thin, then you there when it's thick"
① Loyalty through economic hardship and prosperity.② A play on the idiomatic expression 'through thick and thin', reversed for stylistic effect.
Commanding vocal presence that elevates mid-tier wordplay
Expert manipulation of internal rhyme speed
Strong thematic consistency regarding street loyalty
Relatively low vocabulary range
Wordplay is primarily aggressive and literal rather than complexly figurative