Undisputed

Ya'll Don't Really Know

DMX

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

30

End

174

Internal

52

Multi

122

Slant

10

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Hook:DMX]
Ya'll don't really✦ know, they don't really✦ know (Yeah!)
Ya'll don't really✦ know, they don't really✦ know (Yeah!)
Ya'll don't really✦ know, they don't really✦ know (Yeah!)
Ya'll don't really✦ know, they don't really✦ know
[Verse 2: Busta Rhymes]
See, know-it-all rinky-dink Mr. Softy✦ Rapper,✦ I'm here to kill it!
I reinstate the boom POW! I make you niggas✦ feel IT!
And most these niggas✦ fear it and pop it off and blam it
And how we smash it out like you watching Animal✦
Planet✦ (What?!)
Now let us unload✦ the bricks off, niggas✦ is pissed✦ off
The stage too crowded to throw the bitch off
I'm about✦ to turn the switch off
To the goons at hand, pick em
And then (Brrrrt Ohh) stick em (Hahaha!),✦ stick 'em! (Woah)
You better✦ chuck in your shine and prime grime
And niggas✦ is back, we kill em in black, now feel us one time
See how we got 'em following suit, forming one line
Until✦ we force these niggas✦ to scatter soon as I bust mine
Bust Rhymes,✦ constantly fulfilling✦ em with heat
Like an oil spill in the street
See how we killing✦ em
Peep at how we drill em in the head with a caseload
And bang em (They don't really✦ know)
Hang 'em!
[Hook: DMX]
Ya'll don't really✦ know, they don't really✦ know (Yeah!)
Ya'll don't really✦ know, they don't really✦ know (Yeah!)
Ya'll don't really✦ know, they don't really✦ know (Yeah!)
Ya'll don't really✦ know, they don't really✦ know
[Verse 3: DMX]
Beasts on the track like Wolverine
I'm a pit bull but get wolves✦ on them Team
It ain't what it seems, don't get it twisted
Ima✦ let you know just in case ya'll missed✦ it
Got me fucked✦ up, if you thought that I fell off
Now niggas✦ want to ride dick get the hell off
Come on Chulo,✦ we both know you culo✦
I know, you know that your the one who knows
Beef it for real, nigga,✦ I sleep with the steal
I keep my shit real, I keep shit still
Ain't nothing change but the date and the year
Niggas✦ make threats yet they wait for a year (Come on!)
[Hook: DMX]
Ya'll don't really✦ know, they don't really✦ know (Yeah!)
Ya'll don't really✦ know, they don't really✦ know (Yeah!)
Ya'll don't really✦ know, they don't really✦ know (Yeah!)
Ya'll don't really✦ know, they don't really✦ know

Technical Breakdown

8.6
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm9.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control9.5

Performance and control

Computed Score8.55

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Busta Rhymes utilizes a high-octane, percussive delivery to elevate relatively straightforward lyrical content, compensating for lower lexical complexity with rhythmic mastery and aggressive stage presence.

A
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
9.5
Delivery
Aggressive percussive flowOnomatopoeic vocal deliveryInternal rhyme clustersDynamic volume shifts
Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on dense, multisyllabic end-rhymes (kill it/feel it/blam it) transitioned into tight internal rhyme chains (pissed off/switch off/stick em) that mimic the rapid-fire nature of the subjects mentioned.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"smash it out like you watching Animal Planet"

① Physical violence or intensity displayed on stage② A reference to the nature shows on the network known for predator-prey violence, mapping the rapper's dominance to a natural law

"Bust Rhymes, constantly fulfilling em with heat"

① Lyrical output or aggression provided by the rapper② A literal reference to the heat produced by an oil spill fire, reinforcing the 'destruction' theme

Exceptional command of rhythmic pocket

High-energy vocal delivery providing necessary intensity

Effective use of sound effects as extensions of rhyme

Consistent thematic coherence

Limited vocabulary breadth

Occasional reliance on generic battle-rap tropes

Lower-density of complex metaphor

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