Undisputed

I'm Back

DMX

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

17

End

69

Internal

14

Multi

89

Slant

6

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Hook]
"To hold you" (uh, uh, uh, uh, let 'em know!)
"I'm back! To hold you" (uh, uh, uh, uh, let 'em know!)
"I'm back! To hold you" (uh, uh, uh, then give it to me like!)
"Yeahhhhhhh, yeah-yeah"✦
"I'm back!"
[Verse 2]
Scratch you to death, I'm a go getter✦
The rounds going, download more to Twitter
Slugs big as my finger✦ collect 4 on your vest
And we'll still be able to play connect 4 on your chest
Or I could hit 'em in the mouth and make this bastard taste
Nothing but lead, told you I'm a basket✦ case
You call me acid face
I spit lava, you better✦ off smacking your father,✦ don't bother✦
We're career✦ criminals; we rob niggas✦
Double R for life, we mob niggas✦
Bitch niggas✦ do what you do -- suck a dick
Fucking faggot,✦ you've been off some sucker✦ shit
Back up in your face "up in your grill"
Getting back up in that lab with a license to kill
Tell your mans and them to chill, if they don't want what you got
They thought they was fuckin with a gangsta but you not!
[Hook]
"I'm back! To hold you" (uh, uh, uh, uh, let 'em know!)
"I'm back! To hold you" (uh, uh, uh, uh, let 'em know!)
"I'm back! To hold you" (uh, uh, uh, then give it to me like!)
"Yeahhhhhhh, yeah-yeah"✦
"I'm back!"

Technical Breakdown

7.5
Multisyllabic Rhymes6.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres5.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm8.0

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 Score7.48

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse relies on DMX's iconic, visceral delivery and rhythmic intensity to compensate for relatively straightforward, aggressive lyrical content.

B+
6.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
8
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
5
Wordplay
8
Delivery
Aggressive cadenceInternal rhyme stackingPercussive vocal deliveryDirect address
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABB and AAAA couplet-based structures with dense internal rhyme placements designed to sustain momentum through high-energy phonetic clusters.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"collect 4 on your vest / play connect 4 on your chest"

① The physical act of leaving four bullet holes on a protective vest.② A play on the board game 'Connect 4', suggesting the bullet placement creates a pattern on the victim's chest.

Exceptional rhythmic conviction and energy

Highly effective use of phonetic repetition to drive the beat

Strong command of the 'gangsta' persona

Lack of depth in thematic material

Heavy reliance on dated or hyperbolic tropes

Limited use of complex linguistic devices beyond surface-level aggression

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