Supa Dupa Fly

I'm Talkin'

Missy Elliott

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

30

End

155

Internal

85

Multi

179

Slant

8

Chain

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[Verse 2]
I'm calling your cards like Sprint
Can't be me (Oh), can't see me (Oh), I'm low like tint (Oh-oh,✦ oh)
Ladies✦ and gents, dogs, cats, and babies✦
Whoever bit my style I hope you croak from the rabies✦ (Oh, oh, oh-oh,✦ oh)
Swayze, maybe I call your name, ain't that a fucking✦ shame (Oh, oh)
I'm too high for that, I'm great like the dane (Oh-oh,✦ oh)
Mane on main if you decide✦ to put your hands
On my fucking✦ mic (Oh, oh), like the cigarettes I light
You must burn, you better✦ learn from the pro
Who rock shows after✦ shows, when it rains, it pours
I hurt like the cold souls, my style polishes like nails and toes
You know (My style)
[Chorus]
My style of rappin'✦ (It's such a good)
I'm su-su-such✦ a good rapper✦ (I'm such a good, I'm such a good rapper)✦
I give you good and plenty✦ (I give)
My style's✦ the bomb diggy✦ (You know my style)
My style of rappin'✦ (I'm such)
I'm su-su-such✦ a good rapper✦ (I'm such a good rapper)✦
I give you good and plenty✦ (Yeah, yeah)
My style's✦ the bomb diggy✦ (Oh, mmm, mmm, mmm)
[Verse 3]
You beg to be put on like pants
Nigga✦ know who I am
Now you want to sing and dance
You want to shake your stanky✦ ass
Well, I'm sorry✦ Sam, God damn
You ain't family,✦ you hounding✦ me
Pounding✦ me with the same old story,✦ ah, you bore me
Lordy✦ have mercy✦ on all these groupies
Sorry✦ cutie, why you go and shake your bootie?
'Cause there's✦ only✦ one Lil' Kim
The triple beam, the misdemean, nigga✦ queen
Whoomp, we Tag Team
So hot we melt like ice cream
Without the dick riding✦
Dreams of smoking a California blunt
I got the lyrics to make you feel it
Huh, what you want nigga?✦
[Bridge]
I'm talking✦ about✦ my style
(I am the flyest there is, and now)
I'm (Yeah) talking✦ about✦ my style (I'm talking,✦ talking,✦ I'm talking✦ to ya)
(Let me tell you about✦ Missy's style)
[Chorus]
My style of rappin'✦ (Oh, my)
I'm su-su-such✦ a good rapper✦ (See I'm su-su-such✦ a good rapper)✦
I give you good and plenty✦ (Yeah, yeah)
My style's✦ the bomb diggy✦ (You know my style)
My style of rappin'✦ (It's such)
I'm su-su-such✦ a good rapper✦ (I'm such a good)
I give you good and plenty✦ (Good, good, good, good)
My style's✦ the bomb diggy✦
[Outro]
Hey, Timbaland be talkin'✦ more shit
And Lil' Kim be talkin'✦ more-more✦ shit-shit✦
Da Brat be talkin'✦ more-more-more✦ shit-shit✦
Busta✦ Rhymes✦ be talkin'✦ more shit, talkin'✦ more shit
702 talk shit-shit,✦ ah
And Aaliyah talk shit-shit-shit✦
Ginuwine-wine talkin'✦ more-more-more✦ shit-shit✦
And I be talkin'✦ more shit
And Total be talkin'✦ more shit
Maganoo an-and Saint-saint Nick, we be talkin'✦ shit
We be talkin'✦ shit, I-I, I, I, uh-huh✦
And Jimmy✦ talkin'✦ shit too I, I
We out

Technical Breakdown

8.3
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

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 Complexity5.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.5

Performance and control

Computed Score8.31

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Missy Elliott utilizes a highly rhythmic, percussive delivery style that prioritizes cadence and sonic density over complex lyrical abstraction, typical of her mid-2000s peak.

A
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
5
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
8.5
Delivery
Vocal layeringStaccato phrasingInternal rhyme chainsRhythmic elongationCall-and-response vocal ad-libs
Rhyme Architecture: A dense, high-frequency multisyllabic scheme characterized by AABB and ABAB patterns reinforced by pervasive internal assonance.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"I'm calling your cards like Sprint"

① Reference to the mobile carrier Sprint and the act of calling or identifying someone's bluff/hand in cards.② A display of network dominance and ability to intercept or challenge rivals.

"I'm low like tint"

① The literal low visibility/darkness of car window tinting.② A metaphorical assertion of stealth, exclusivity, or maintaining a 'low profile' status.

"You beg to be put on like pants"

① Literal act of pulling on clothing.② A double entendre on the slang 'put on' meaning to be given an opportunity or a spotlight by a superior artist.

Exceptional rhythmic precision and pocket placement

Effective use of ad-libs to create a layered, polyphonic texture

Strong structural coherence across the bars

Unique vocal cadence that acts as a percussive instrument

Vocabulary complexity is low compared to strictly lyrical-focused rappers

Some metaphorical content is relatively straightforward

Reliance on established pop-rap tropes for punchline structures

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