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Intro/Go to the Floor

Missy Elliott

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[Intro]

Hard-working^✦

The star of the show

Misdemeanor here

Hard-working^✦

The star of the show

Mr. Mos' on the beats

Hard-working^✦

The star of the show

Two-thousand eternity

Hard-working^✦

The star of the show

I'm the star of the show

Let the show begin^✦

This is a Missy^✦ Elliott^✦ exclusive

Set it off

[Verse 1]

Mama^✦ say, mama^✦ sah, mama,^✦ can you do this? (Woo)

Talkin'^✦ like you baddest when you just new to this (Woo)

Every^✦ time I come out, y'all be like, "Who that is?" (Woah)

Be more like Ashanti and be unfoolish

You don't really^✦ want to bring it with me (Yeah)

You wear Dada,^✦ I sport the Fendi^✦

My Lamborghini against your Benzi^✦

Dirty^✦ diamonds in your ring, see mines,^✦ cling-cling-cling (Ooh)

Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-da-ding-ding

I used^✦ to get so high, they called^✦ me Ming Lee (Woo)

Spiked^✦ up my hair to look like Don King (King)

Haters^✦ keep on hatin'^✦ 'cause them don't worry^✦ we (Ooh)

Them don't worry^✦ we or me, or Timothy

In my SE, slim down my body^✦ (Ayy)

Bang, bang to the boogie, ooh-wee

Playa keep on playin', watch me do my duty^✦ (Woah)

[Chorus]

Go to the floor (Then tell me what you want)

Grab me a drink (Now what you gon' do?)

I came to shake, shake my booty^✦ down, down to the beat (Woo)

Stand on the chairs (And dance like who?)

Dance like the freaks (Now what you came to do?)

I came to shake, shake my booty^✦ down, hype the party^✦ (Set it off)

[Verse 2]

I'm underrated,^✦ glad I made it, independent, operated^✦

I never^✦ hesitated,^✦ haters^✦ keep me motivated^✦ (Up)

The beat is penetrated,^✦ I'll let Timmy^✦ regulate it

And we laid it in the shade, drink a glass of lemonade and (Woah)

Damn, I'm faded^✦

Ain't no other^✦ way to say it, ain't that complicated^✦ (Uh)

Ain't no other^✦ chicks gon' ever^✦ make me feel like invaded (Up)

I keep droppin' hits like water^✦ breakin', two centimeters and I'm dialatin' (Woo)

Radio^✦ impatient,^✦ pause, come on, check my translation^✦

From my observation,^✦ my fans is real patient^✦

They don't wanna^✦ hear the lies, so stop fakin'^✦ (Woo)

You're greasy^✦ like bacon,^✦ keep my stomach achin'^✦ (Uh)

If you wanna^✦ battle, let there be no more delayin'

I hope you did some prayin' 'cause when I come swayin'

Pop, shh-pop, pop, pop, yeah (Yeah)

Sometimes^✦ I flow, sometimes^✦ quick

You was on the verge of kissin'^✦ ass, so slick (So slick)

I be on the verge of makin'^✦ hits after^✦ hits

This the kind of shit that tell yo' mammy^✦ don't forget^✦ (Woo)

[Chorus]

Go to the floor (Then tell me what you want)

Grab me a drink (Now what you gon' do?)

I came to shake, shake my booty^✦ down, down to the beat (Woo)

Stand on the chairs (And dance like who?)

Dance like the freaks (Now what you came to do?)

I came to shake, shake my booty^✦ down, hype the party,^✦ oh

[Bridge]

Everybody, move your body,^✦ now do it (Uh)

Here's^✦ somethin' (Chill) that's gonna^✦ make you move and groove (New Missy^✦ Elliott,^✦ y'all)

Hey DJ, keep playin' that song all night, on and on, and on (On and on, and on, and on, uh)

There's^✦ the niggas over^✦ there, bitches right here (Woo)

Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah, yeah (Uh)

All night long, I hope you all came prepared (Uh)

It's five o'clock and we ain't goin' nowhere

Ah, yeah, oh, ooh, wee (Wee)

And will the guy the cash choose me? (Woo, ah, yeah)

Baby,^✦ I got a man I ain't seen lately^✦ (Go down to the floor)

[Chorus]

Go to the floor (Then tell me what you want)

Grab me a drink (Now what you gon' do?)

I came to shake, shake my booty^✦ down, down to the beat (Woo)

Stand on the chairs (And dance like who?)

Dance like the freaks (Now what you came to do?)

I came to shake, shake my booty^✦ down, hype the party^✦

Technical Breakdown

8.7

Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm10.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control9.0

Performance and control

Computed Score8.72

Production

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Missy Elliott utilizes phonetic playfulness and rhythmic swagger over complex lexical density, establishing a dominant persona through cadence manipulation.

8.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

Wordplay

Delivery

Interrogative cadenceCall-and-response structurePhonetic mirroringBrand-name juxtaposition

Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on AAAA rhyme schemes using slant rhymes and multi-syllabic endings (e.g., this/this/is/ish) combined with internal syncopated rhythms.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"unfoolish"

① A reference to the Ashanti song 'Foolish' which was a cultural touchstone at the time.② A literal descriptor meaning the subject is not easily deceived or manipulated.

"My Lamborghini against your Benzi"

① A literal comparison of luxury vehicle ownership.② A status-based metaphor for the disparity in artistic and financial success between the artist and her rival.

Exceptional rhythmic placement of rhymes

High-energy performance dynamics

Effective use of vocal ad-libs to fill rhythmic pockets

Relies on surface-level braggadocio rather than lyrical density

Wordplay is occasionally eclipsed by the primary focus on cadence

Intro/Go to the Floor

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