Undisputed

Slippin' Again

DMX

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

19

End

103

Internal

69

Multi

135

Slant

6

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Hook]
Slippin'✦ and fallin'✦
This time it got a nigga✦ callin'✦
Up to the Lord where I'm crawlin'✦
On my knees 'cause I'm tired✦ of slippin'✦ and fallin'✦
Slippin'✦ and fallin'✦
This time it got a nigga✦ callin'✦
Up to the Lord where I'm crawlin'✦
On my knees 'cause I'm tired✦ of slippin'✦ and fallin'✦
[Verse 2]
If y'all only✦ knew
What my life was like, and what I'm goin' through
Maybe you'd think before✦ you talk (okay?!)✦
You better✦ crawl before✦ you walk (come on!)
You think havin'✦ money✦ is the answer?✦
Money✦ ain't nothin'✦ but another form of cancer✦
All you could do is watch me die
You don't wanna✦ watch me cry, so watch me fly!
What you gon' do is watch me fly
Do my thing on that big stage in the sky
Lord, please, hold me down
'Cause now everybody wanna✦ know me now
[Hook]
Slippin'✦ and fallin'✦
This time it got a nigga✦ callin'✦
Up to the Lord where I'm crawlin'✦
On my knees 'cause I'm tired✦ of slippin'✦ and fallin'✦
Slippin'✦ and fallin'✦
This time it got a nigga✦ callin'✦
Up to the Lord where I'm crawlin'✦
On my knees 'cause I'm tired✦ of slippin'✦ and fallin'✦
[Verse 3]
Please help me, which way do I go?
Life's✦ a book, which page do I show?
'Cause I know, can't show 'em all
Even though I slipped and fell I won't fall
Get it? Okay,✦ you don't
Some of y'all will but most of y'all won't
I'mma✦ keep livin'✦ life bein' the man
That God made me 'cause I know only✦ He can save me
[Hook]
Slippin'✦ and fallin'✦
This time it got a nigga✦ callin'✦
Up to the Lord where I'm crawlin'✦
On my knees 'cause I'm tired✦ of slippin'✦ and fallin'✦
Slippin'✦ and fallin'✦
This time it got a nigga✦ callin'✦
Up to the Lord where I'm crawlin'✦
On my knees 'cause I'm tired✦ of slippin'✦ and fallin'✦
[Outro]
(Shouting)
I wish, I wish, ah I wish you knew!
I wish you fucking knew!
(Singing)
*humming* maAHmmaAHH
You love me
I don't wanna✦ fall
I won't fall
I don't wanna✦ fall
Please help me
I don't wanna✦ fall
Ahh-ahh

Technical Breakdown

7.9
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes8.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm7.5

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 Score7.92

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse relies less on complex linguistic gymnastics and more on raw, visceral delivery that anchors the rhyme scheme in spiritual desperation, elevating simple metaphors through sheer performance intensity.

B+
9.5
Multisyllabic
8.5
Internal Rhymes
7.5
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
9
Delivery
AABB rhyme schemeInternal rhyme couplingDirect address to the listenerDynamic cadence shiftsMetaphorical juxtaposition
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABB couplets with consistent end-rhymes (knew/through, talk/walk, answer/cancer, die/cry/fly), utilizing internal rhythmic anchors to bridge the transitions between long and short lines.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Money ain't nothin' but another form of cancer"

① A literal comparison of money's destructive potential to a physical illness.② A suggestion that the pursuit of wealth spreads through a person's character like malignant cells, consuming their original self.

"You better crawl before you walk"

① A literal reference to the developmental stages of a child.② An idiom warning the listener to understand the hardships of DMX's reality before critiquing his path or choices.

"watch me die / you don't wanna watch me cry, so watch me fly"

① A progression of states: physical death, emotional vulnerability, and success.② A shift in perspective from the audience as vultures (watching his downfall) to the audience as witnesses to his ultimate transcendence.

Unmatched vocal urgency and authenticity

Effective use of the 'crawl/walk' aphorism to ground the narrative

Rhythmic consistency that prioritizes the pocket over complexity

Coherent thematic progression from suffering to spiritual appeal

Vocabulary remains functional rather than expansive

Reliance on established rap tropes regarding fame and money

Simplicity of wordplay might be seen as limited compared to lyrical-miracle contemporaries of the era

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