Section.80

A.D.H.D

Kendrick Lamar

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

10

End

160

Internal

53

Multi

118

Slant

3

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: Kendrick Lamar]
Eight doobies✦ to the face, fuck that
Twelve bottles✦ in the case, nigga,✦ fuck that
Two pills and a half-weight,✦ nigga,✦ fuck that
Got a high tolerance✦ when your age don't exist✦
[Post-Chorus: Kendrick Lamar]
Like woah-woah,✦ woah, woah-woah,✦ woah (Don't got a limit,✦ just give me some more with it)
Woah-woah,✦ woah, woah-woah,✦ woah (Don't got a limit,✦ just give me some more with it)
(They always✦ told me ADHD did it)
Woah, woah-woah✦
[Verse 2: Kendrick Lamar]
And then she started✦
And then she started✦ feelin'✦ herself like no one else in this apartment
"Beg your pardon? Oh, I rap, baby,✦ how old are you?"
She say twenty-two, I say twenty-three, "Okay,✦ then we are crack babies,"✦ damn
"Why you say that?" She said, "Where my drink at?"
"I'ma✦ tell you later,✦ just tell your neighbors and the police✦ relax"
I stood up, shut the blind, closed✦ the screen, Jumbotron
Made to the back where she reside,✦ then she said, "Read between the lines,"✦ yep
Hope that I get close enough when the lights turn down
And the fact that she just might open✦ up when the Nuvo✦ start to drown
Her body,✦ and I know the both of us really✦ deep in the mood now
It's nothin'✦ we can do now, somebody walked✦ in with a pound (Woah)
Of that Bay Area✦ kush, she looked✦ at me, then looked✦
At it, then she grabbed it, then she said, "Get it understood"
"You know why we crack babies?✦ Because we born in the '80s
The ADHD crazy"✦
[Chorus: Kendrick Lamar]
Eight doobies✦ to the face, fuck that
Twelve bottles✦ in the case, nigga,✦ fuck that
Two pills and a half-weight,✦ nigga,✦ fuck that
Got a high tolerance✦ when your age don't exist✦
[Post-Chorus: Kendrick Lamar]
Like woah-woah,✦ woah, woah-woah,✦ woah (Don't got a limit,✦ just give me some more with it)
Woah-woah,✦ woah, woah-woah,✦ woah (Don't got a limit,✦ just give me some more with it)
(They always✦ told me ADHD did it)
Woah, woah-woah✦
[Outro: Ab-Soul]
You can have all my shine, I'll give you the light
Double cup, deuce, four, six, just mix it in Sprite
Ecstasy, 'shrooms, blow, 'dro, hoes, whatever you like
You can have all my shine, I'll give you the light
[Produced by Sounwave]

Technical Breakdown

7.1
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres7.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm5.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity5.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.0

Performance and control

Computed Score7.09

Production

— Sounwave

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Kendrick effectively utilizes conversational, stream-of-consciousness narrative techniques to mask deep existential commentary on generational trauma, specifically through the subversion of common party tropes.

B
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
5.5
Cadence / Flow
5
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
8
Delivery
Narrative perspective shiftingConversational cadenceInternal rhyme densityContextual irony
Rhyme Architecture: Kendrick employs a fluid, conversational AABB-adjacent structure heavily supported by internal assonance and multisyllabic rhymes that bridge the gap between dialogue and rhythmic verse.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"we are crack babies"

① The literal, cynical observation of two young people born into the peak of the 80s/90s crack epidemic era.② A sociological diagnosis of his generation's psychological instability, attributed to the social and chemical environment of their upbringing.

"Read between the lines"

① A literal invitation to decipher the hidden intentions or subtle clues in his physical interaction with the woman.② A meta-commentary on the entire song, urging the listener to find the deeper systemic causes beneath the surface-level tales of excess and party life.

Superior internal rhyme density

Effective use of conversational dialogue as a rhythmic device

Strong subtextual commentary on the 'crack baby' generation

Dynamic shift between character perspectives

Heavy reliance on slang-based narrative that may lack accessibility for casual listeners

Cadence patterns are somewhat repetitive due to the song's loop-heavy production

Certain lines prioritize tone over density

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