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Time and Space

Missy Elliott

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

37

End

71

Internal

37

Multi

172

Slant

16

Chain

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[hook]
I’m a beast
I’m a beast at stuff I’m a beast
I’m a beast every✦ day I’m a beast
I’m a beast x6
[verse 2]
I trash a mash-up
Trannies✦ trash talk, I’ll trash you
Let me call you a dump truck
Higher✦ than a kite
If you’re tired✦
Drink and drive, pay the fine
Blame it on me
When you lose your life
Pedal✦ to the metal✦
Lilly✦ petals for who died
Mourn your fallen✦ friend
Slap the bitch that tell a lie
Doomed✦ to resume✦
With the lunacy✦ alright
Do it all again✦
Post-mortem amplify
I drive better✦ when im drunk
Better✦ dash cam it
In sheer crass panic
Bull dykes snacking
They’re Obese✦ planets
Oh these hamlets
To be or not to be
Gi-gantic
Lose a foot to diabetes
It’s my fetish,✦ habit
Action bronson, biggie
Joe and rick ross get it
Khaled,✦ Timbaland
And missy✦ elliott get it
Clarkson kelly,✦ matthew perry-I’m a beast
[hook]
I’m a beast
I’m a beast at stuff I’m a beast
I’m a beast every✦ day I’m a beast
I’m a beast x6
[verse 3: Rocco Naes]
All I really✦ want is time and space
And more than just, 1 life to waste
Shitting bricks doing country
Shows with sally✦ mae
Fucking✦ blake shelton
Make his wife to rim my A
And britney spears beats me up
With the umbrella of rihanna
See I be mowin’✦ ‘m down
Bringing back hoedowns
From the low down
From the grave zombies✦ of late
I smoke weed with ‘m
But all they really✦ wants is ace of base
Reference older✦ than space
Call the referee
Red card my train of thought
Censor me the fuck you mean
Insane✦ in the stain called✦ my brain
Melody,✦ in the rain, set ablaze✦
Adele,✦ a perc for my pain, I’m unstable
I’m not a horse neigh I’m drained
I give it every✦ fucking✦ thing
What I’m paid stays the same
Wish somebody made guidelines✦
To get up off the sidelines✦
Cus it’s a cold world
But my heat is the bright side
[hook] x2
I’m a beast
I’m a beast at stuff I’m a beast
I’m a beast every✦ day I’m a beast
I’m a beast x6

Technical Breakdown

8.2
Multisyllabic Rhymes6.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes7.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres5.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm10.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity8.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.0

Performance and control

Computed Score8.22

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Missy Elliott utilizes a syncopated, staccato delivery style that creates a rhythmic propulsion, effectively masking the simplistic, repetitive nature of the wordplay through sheer phonetic intensity and cadence shifts.

A
6.5
Multisyllabic
7.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
8
Vocabulary
5.5
Wordplay
8
Delivery
Staccato flowInternal rhyme chainsRepetitive phonetic framingDynamic cadence variation
Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on a dense AAAA/BBBB internal structure, utilizing heavily stressed terminal vowels (trash, mash, dash, crash) to maintain momentum.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Lilly petals for who died"

① The literal placement of flowers at a funeral or gravesite.② A juxtaposition of delicate nature (petals) against the harsh reality of violent death implied in the previous bars.

"Post-mortem amplify"

① Increasing volume or intensity after a death has occurred.② The act of 'amplifying' or magnifying the legacy of the deceased through the 'lunacy' or chaotic lifestyle mentioned.

Superior breath control and rhythmic pocket management

High-energy vocal projection that enhances the repetitive rhyme structures

Effective use of assonance to link disparate line endings

Lyricism leans heavily on shock-value content over depth

Conceptual coherence is sacrificed for phonetic alignment

Limited metaphorical complexity beyond immediate literal imagery

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