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Kendrick Lamar
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
27
End
237
Internal
112
Multi
177
Slant
9
Chain
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[Chorus: Kendrick Lamar]
It's not enough✦ (Ayy)
Few solid✦ niggas✦ left, but it's not enough✦
Few bitches✦ that'll really✦ step, but it's not enough✦
Say you bigger✦ than myself,✦ but it's not enough✦ (Huh)
I get on they ass, yeah, somebody✦ gotta✦ do it
I'll make them niggas✦ mad, yeah, somebody✦ gotta✦ do it
I'll take the G pass, shit, watch a nigga✦ do it
Huh, we survived outside, all from the music,✦ nigga,✦ what?
[Verse 2: Kendrick Lamar]
Hey, turn his TV off
Ain't with my type activities? Then don't you get involved
Hey, what, huh, how many✦ should I send? Send 'em all
Take a risk or take a trip, you know I'm trippin' for my dog
Who you with? Couple sergeants and lieutenants for the get back
This revolution been televised, I fell through with the knick-knacks
Hey, young nigga,✦ get your chili✦ up, yeah, I meant that
Hey, black out if they act out, yeah, I did that
Hey, what's up, though?
I hate a bitch that's hatin'✦ on a bitch and they both hoes
I hate a nigga✦ hatin'✦ on them niggas✦ and they both broke
If you ain't coming✦ for no chili,✦ what you come for?
Nigga✦ feel like he entitled 'cause he knew me since a kid
Bitch, I cut my granny✦ off if she don't see it how I see it, hm
Got a big mouth but he lack big ideas✦
Send him to the moon, that's just how I feel, yellin'✦
[Chorus: Kendrick Lamar]
It's not enough✦ (Ayy)
Few solid✦ niggas✦ left, but it's not enough✦
Few bitches✦ that'll really✦ step, but it's not enough✦
Say you bigger✦ than myself,✦ but it's not enough✦
[Part II]
[Intro: Kendrick Lamar]
Huh
Huh, huh
Hey
Hey (Mustard✦ on the beat, ho)
[Chorus: Kendrick Lamar]
Mustard✦
Niggas✦ actin'✦ bad, but somebody✦ gotta✦ do it
Got my foot up on the gas, but somebody✦ gotta✦ do it
Huh, turn his TV off, turn his TV off
Huh, turn his TV off, turn his TV off
Huh, turn his TV off, turn his TV off
Huh, turn his TV off, turn his TV off
[Verse: Kendrick Lamar]
Ain't no other✦ king in this rap thing, they siblings
Nothing but my children, one shot, they disappearin'
I'm in the city✦ where the flag be gettin'✦ thrown like it was pass interference
Padlock around the building
Crash, pullin'✦ up in unmarked truck just to play freeze tag
With a bone to pick like it was sea bass
So when I made it out, I made about✦ 50K from a show
Tryna✦ show niggas✦ the ropes✦ before✦ they hung from a rope
I'm prophetic, they only✦ talk about✦ it how I get it
Only✦ good for saving✦ face, seen the cosmetics✦
How many✦ heads I gotta✦ take to level✦ my aesthetics?✦
Hurry✦ up and get your muscle up, we out the plyometric
Nigga✦ ran up out of luck soon as I upped the highest metric✦
The city✦ just made it sweet, you could die, I bet it
They mouth get full of deceit,✦ let these cowards tell it
Walk in New Orleans with the etiquette of LA, yellin'✦
[Chorus: Kendrick Lamar]
Mustard✦ (Ah, man)
Niggas✦ actin'✦ bad, but somebody✦ gotta✦ do it
Got my foot up on the gas, but somebody✦ gotta✦ do it
Huh, turn his TV off, turn his TV off
Huh, turn his TV off, turn his TV off
Huh, turn his TV off, turn his TV off
Huh, turn his TV off, turn his TV off
[Outro: Lefty Gunplay]
Shit gets crazy,✦ scary,✦ spooky,✦ hilarious✦
Crazy,✦ scary,✦ spooky,✦ hilarious✦
Shit gets crazy,✦ scary,✦ spooky,✦ hilarious✦
Crazy,✦ scary,✦ spooky,✦ hilarious✦
Shit gets crazy,✦ scary,✦ spooky,✦ hilarious✦
Crazy,✦ scary,✦ spooky,✦ hilarious✦
Shit gets crazy,✦ scary,✦ spooky,✦ hilarious✦
Crazy,✦ scary,✦ spooky,✦ hilarious✦
Technical Breakdown
8.3
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 / Rhythm8.5
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity6.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control8.5
Performance and control
Computed Score8.34
Production
— Sounwave, Jack Antonoff, Mustard, Kamasi Washington, Sean Momberger, Larry JayyBe the first to rate the production
Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Kendrick utilizes aggressive, rhythmic minimalism and sharp, confrontational syntax to project authority and detachment, balancing high-density internal rhyme structures with cold, transactional lyricism.
A
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
8.5
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
8.5
Delivery
Aggressive conversational cadenceStaccato phrasingInternal multi-syllabic linkageEnjambment for rhythmic impact
Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on AAAA and AABB structures built on short, punchy terminal vowels (off/involved/all/dog), allowing Kendrick to manipulate the pocket and keep the flow locked to the beat despite the high density of internal rhyme chains.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Take a risk or take a trip, you know I'm trippin' for my dog"
① Physical travel or a trip to violence/consequence.② Being mentally unstable or erratic on behalf of a loyal friend.
"This revolution been televised, I fell through with the knick-knacks"
① A reference to the Gil Scott-Heron 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised' trope, noting its visibility.② Knick-knacks referring to small items, potentially weapons or tools necessary for his specific involvement.
"get your chili up"
① A slang imperative for accumulating wealth or 'bread'.② A demand for the listener to level up their status/value before challenging his position.
Commanding presence and vocal variation
Rhythmic precision within a minimalist sonic palette
Effective use of slang as a tonal anchor
Vocabulary breadth is limited by the intentional austerity of the street-level narrative
Some punchlines rely on established tropes common in the genre