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squabble up
Kendrick Lamar
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
15
End
117
Internal
22
Multi
125
Slant
8
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: Kendrick Lamar]
I feel good, get the fuck out my face
Look good, but she don't got no taste
I walk in, walked✦ out with the safe
Mando,✦ let me know what the play
[Post-Chorus: Kendrick Lamar]
Squabble up, squabble up
Squabble up, squabble up
Squabble up (Mm, mm), squabble up (Mm, mm)
Squabble up (Mm, mm), squabble up
[Bridge: Kendrick Lamar]
Hol' up (Hol' up)
Where you from? (Where you from?)
Bye, bitch (Bye, bitch)
I'm finna✦ go dumb (Finna✦ go dumb)
Sideways✦ (Sideways)✦
Bunk skunk (Bunk skunk)
Fever✦ (Fever)✦
I'm on one (I'm on one)
[Verse 3: Kendrick Lamar]
Thunk, thunk, thunk, thunk, thunk, baby✦ rockin'✦ it
Quid pro quo, what you want? 'Cause I'm watchin' it
Work on the floor, let me know if you clockin' it
Brodie won't go, but I know that he poppin'✦ it
It was wolf tickets on sale 'til I silenced it
Pipe down, young, these some whole other✦ politics
Bitch with him and some bitch in him, that's a lot of bitch
Don't hit him, he got kids with him, my apologies
Ghetto✦ child, it was Blacky✦ Milds with the Smirnoff
Yeehaw,✦ we outside,✦ whoadie 'bout to kill him off
Blaps on blaps, it's a fact, this a brick of raw
Tell me why the fuck you niggas✦ rap if it's fictional?
Tell me why the fuck you niggas✦ fed if you criminal?
"Ayy, Dot, can I get a drop?" I'm like, "Nigga,✦ nah"
Ace boon coon from the Westside✦ to Senegal
It's a full moon, let the wolves out, I been a dog (Ah)
[Chorus: Kendrick Lamar]
I feel good, get the fuck out my face
Look good, but she don't got no taste
I walk in, walked✦ out with the safe
Mando,✦ let me know what the play
[Post-Chorus: Kendrick Lamar]
Squabble up, squabble up
Squabble up, squabble up
Squabble up (Mm, mm), squabble up (Mm, mm)
Squabble up (Mm, mm), squabble up
Technical Breakdown
7.6
Multisyllabic Rhymes6.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres6.0
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm8.5
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity6.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control7.5
Performance and control
Computed Score7.63
Production
— Kendrick Lamar, Sounwave, Jack Antonoff, Scott Bridgeway, M-TechBe the first to rate the production
Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
The verse relies on rhythmic repetition and percussive phonetics rather than complex lyrical density, effectively using the minimalist structure to create a hypnotic, aggressive cadence.
B+
6.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
8.5
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
6
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
Staccato deliveryOnomatopoeic phrasingInternal rhyme chainsRepetitive motifing
Rhyme Architecture: The verse utilizes a recurring AAAA rhyme scheme centered on the '-ockin' it' suffix, creating a relentless, locked-in rhythmic loop.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Quid pro quo"
① The legal/Latin term for 'something for something' (transactional exchange).② A dismissive challenge to an opponent asking what they intend to trade or offer in a confrontation.
"Brodie won't go, but I know that he poppin' it"
① A reference to a peer hesitant to take action or leave a location.② A description of the peer actively bragging or 'popping' their mouth/trash-talking despite their inaction.
High rhythmic consistency
Effective use of vocal percussion
Strong pocket management
Lower lyrical density compared to typical Kendrick output
Reliance on repetition over narrative progression