Grand Champ

We Go Hard (featuring Cam'ron)

DMX

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

38

End

145

Internal

51

Multi

175

Slant

20

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: DMX]
Uhh, we go hard!
Never✦ mind what a nigga✦ say - we go hard!
We gon' play how we wanna✦ play - we go hard!
Man we do this shit all day - we go hard!
Motherfucker!✦ Uhh, we go hard!
Never✦ mind what a nigga✦ say - we go hard!
We gon' play how we wanna✦ play - we go hard!
Bitch, we do this shit all day - we go hard!
Motherfucker!✦
[Verse 2: Cam'Ron]
Yo, I leave jail smoothly, jump in the pale hooptie
Fuck the dick-suckin-ass-lickin' male groupies
Diplomats, you look at alliance,✦ you shook in defiance✦
I'm cookin'✦ up coke, lookin✦ for clients
I got the AK, SK, 40 cal
Scope red on your head still 40 thou' (40 thousand)
Worse than foul Nerf turf burstin blaow
Give the church my child, ask to nurture thou
Cause I've seen the hearses now
But if this was Gilligan's Island, Thurston Howell,✦ wow
Look at his kicks, they worth a thou'
Isn't it sad, do what I say or wish that you had
Your Mrs get grabbed,✦ stabbed✦ up, you piss in a bag
Or worse than that, zipped✦ in a bag
Broke to fractions, a division of math
From, Hollywood, shittin' on Shaft, we go hard
Killa✦ Killa✦ Killa,✦ Killa✦ uh uhh
[Interlude: DMX]
KILLA!✦
X, Killer✦ Cam, Dark Man X, once again✦ - PULL IT!
Uhh, uhh, uhh, uhh, UHHHHHHH!
[Verse 3: DMX & Cam'Ron]
I just love how it's goin, Cam, X flowin'✦
GET AT 'EM DAWG I'm already knowin'✦
Step lightly around✦ dawg (YEA!) I might be hittin'✦ town dawg (YEA)
You really✦ tryin' to get down dawg?
Only✦ thing I can do with pussy✦ is fuck it
And I would tell you to suck my dick but you might suck it
See y'all niggas✦ the cat type (WHAT?)
You still a baby✦ get your ass wiped✦ (WHAT?)
Must I take a nigga's✦ last stripe? (c'mon!)
Youse a bitch, now more bitch than a bitch
Still a bitch fuckin'✦ bitch, you been a bitch
Know how we do, run up, in a bitch
Peep the crib, run up, in it quick (yea!)
Everything breathin' stops; only✦ thing my niggas✦ is leavin'✦
Is shots, you done got a nigga✦ hot
Let me catch you on the block, bitch-ass niggas✦ is cowards
Done fucked✦ around✦ and dropped the soap in the shower✦ (C'MON!)
[Chorus: DMX]
Uhh, we go hard!
Never✦ mind what a nigga✦ say - we go hard!
We gon' play how we wanna✦ play - we go hard!
Man we do this shit all day - we go hard!
Motherfucker!✦ Uhh, we go hard!
Never✦ mind what a nigga✦ say - we go hard!
We gon' play how we wanna✦ play - we go hard!
Bitch, we do this shit all day - we go hard!
Motherfucker!✦

Technical Breakdown

8.5
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 Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.0

Performance and control

Computed Score8.48

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Cam'ron delivers a rhythmically dense, aggressive performance that prioritizes phonetic complexity and bravado over deep conceptual abstraction, characteristic of his early 2000s technical style.

A
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
6
Wordplay
8
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhymingAssonant chain linkingAggressive cadencePop-culture intertextuality
Rhyme Architecture: Highly intricate AAAA-style multisyllabic end-rhymes (hooptie/groupies/defiance/clients) interjected with rapid-fire internal slant rhymes that maintain a high-energy, percussive flow.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Scope red on your head still 40 thou'"

① Reference to the laser sight of a firearm aimed at a target.② A financial play indicating the cost of the contract or the value of the act ($40,000).

"If this was Gilligan's Island, Thurston Howell, wow"

① A pop culture reference to the wealthy character Thurston Howell III to imply the high status of his lifestyle.② A forced rhyme setup used to bridge the phonetic shift into the subsequent 'thou' rhyme block.

Excellent breath control and rhythmic intensity

Strong technical execution of multi-syllable rhyme chains

Consistent, aggressive delivery characteristic of the era's peak commercial sound

Lyrical content leans heavily on tropes common to early 2000s street rap

Some forced rhyme choices to accommodate the dense phonetic structure

Limited metaphorical depth outside of surface-level threats

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