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Wheelz of Steel

Outkast

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

21

End

106

Internal

25

Multi

127

Slant

12

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: André 3000]
Touched✦ by the wheelz of steel
Now, show me how you feel
Touched✦ by the wheelz of steel
Now, show me how you feel
[Verse 2: Big Boi & André 3000]
It took your momma✦ nine months to make it
But it only✦ took a nigga✦ thirty✦ minutes to take it
Cut that crow clean up, I did; but I did so now safely✦
Don't want no AIDS, {*clapping*} no claps, or no rabies✦
Yeah, we take no shit, like, ummm – stopped-up commodes
Got a Collect Call, they done locked up my folks
Low blow – hit me in the left ventricle
We won't be able to ride out 'til two-thousand-four
But not for long, 'cause we got a better✦ sack to serve
Tryna✦ tell ya other✦ people 'fore your rims hit the curb
'Fore you swerve and bust ya forehead, go 'head, go 'head
More head for me, while you ride to the beat
Um – drop, like tears, like For Fears
You know, "Shout, shout; let it all out" – just for my peers
And pupils, who feel like it's time to unwind
Like, December 31st, of nineteen-ninety-nine
[Chorus: André 3000]
Touched✦ by the wheelz of steel
Now, show me how you feel
Touched✦ by the wheelz of steel
Now, show me how you feel
[Bridge: André 3000]
Okay...✦ like this (Yo... yo... yo...)... yes, yes...
One time for my boys doing King shit
Two times,✦ too legit✦ and it don't quit
Three times✦ for my folks in the drop-top
Four times,✦ OutKast✦ and it don't stop
One time for my girls doing Queen thangs
Dead fresh to the T, eatin' chicken wings
Three times✦ for my girls in the beauty✦ shop
Four times,✦ OutKast✦ and it don't stop
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus: André 3000]
Touched✦ by the wheelz of steel
Now, show me how you feel
Touched✦ by the wheelz of steel...

Technical Breakdown

8.3
Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm10.0

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 Score8.30

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse excels in rhythmic pocket manipulation and the juxtaposition of casual Southern slang with rapid-fire internal rhyme density, grounding its performance in the era's mid-tempo G-funk adjacent bounce.

A
7.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
Multi-syllabic end-rhyme chainsPop culture interpolationSimile-heavy narrative pacingInternal rhyme clustering
Rhyme Architecture: The verse utilizes an AABB and AAAA-variant structure, frequently breaking the end-line rhyme for mid-line internal density, particularly seen in the 'head'/'beat'/'tears'/'peers' sequence.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"take no shit, like, ummm – stopped-up commodes"

① A defiant stance refusing to tolerate disrespect from adversaries② A literal plumbing reference where a blocked toilet physically cannot process waste

"go 'head, go 'head / More head for me"

① An instruction for the listener to proceed with their actions② A sexual double entendre referring to receiving oral sex

"drop, like tears, like For Fears"

① A description of the beat or the rhythm dropping in the mix② A cultural reference to the band Tears for Fears and their hit 'Shout'

Exceptional rhythmic cadence that effectively utilizes pauses for emphasis

Cohesive thematic integration of the turn-of-the-millennium anxiety

Strong vocal presence that utilizes breath control to manage long-form multisyllabic phrasing

Occasional reliance on juvenile shock value for punchline impact

Vocabulary breadth is somewhat limited by the repetitive nature of the rhyme scheme

Some metaphors feel slightly forced to meet the rhyme requirement rather than serving the narrative arc

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