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Elevators (Me & You)
Outkast
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
39
End
139
Internal
89
Multi
205
Slant
16
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: Big Boi, Sleepy Brown, Debra Killings & Jazzyfatnastees]
Me and you
Your momma✦ and your cousin,✦ too
Rolling✦ down the strip on Vogues✦
Coming✦ up, slammin'✦ Cadillac✦ doors
Me and you
Your momma✦ and your cousin,✦ too
Rolling✦ down the strip on Vogues✦
Coming✦ up, slammin'✦ Cadillac✦ doors
[Verse 3: Big Boi]
(Yeah, check this out one time... uh...)
Back in the day, when I was younger – hunger✦
Looking✦ to fill me belly✦ with that Rallys,✦ bullshit
Pull shit–off, like it was supposed to be pulled✦
Full as a tick, I was stoned✦ like them white boys
Smoking✦ them white girls before✦ them blunts got crunk
Chunky✦ asses,✦ passes✦ getting throwed like Hail Marys✦
And they looking✦ like Halle Berrys✦ – so, so fine
Intertwined, but we ain't sipping wine
We's just chilling, I'm the rabid✦ villain, and I'm so high
Smoking✦ freely,✦ me, Lil' B, Reek, Mone and Shug
And my little brother, James,✦ things changed in the hood
Where I live at, them rats know, "Momma,✦ I want to sing
But, momma,✦ I want to trick (Trick), and momma,✦ I'm sucking dicks, now"
We moving✦ on up in the world like elevators
Me and the crew, we pimps like '82
"Me and You," like Tony!✦ Toni! Tone! (Yeah)
Yeah... like this, East Point and we gone
[Chorus: Big Boi, Sleepy Brown, Debra Killings & Jazzyfatnastees]
Me and you
Your momma✦ and your cousin,✦ too
Rolling✦ down the strip on Vogues✦
Coming✦ up, slammin'✦ Cadillac✦ doors
Me and you
Your momma✦ and your cousin,✦ too
Rolling✦ down the strip on Vogues✦
Coming✦ up, slammin'✦ Cadillac✦ doors
[Verse 4: André 3000]
Got stopped at the mall the other✦ day
Heard a call from the other✦ way ("Aye!")
That I just came from; some nigga✦ was saying somethin'✦
Talking 'bout ("Aye, man...") smoke somethin'✦
"You remember me from school?" "No, not really"✦
But he kept smiling like a clown, facial expression lookin'✦ silly✦
And he kept asking✦ me, "What kinda✦ car you drive?
I know you paid, I know y'all got beaucoup of hoes
From all them songs that y'all done made"
And I replied that I'd been going through the same thing' that he has
True, I've got more fans than the average man
But not enough loot to last me to the end of the week
I live by the beat like you live check-to-check
If it don't move your feet, then I don't eat, so we like neck-to-neck
Yes, we done come a long way like them Slim-ass cigarettes
From Virginia; this ain't gon' stop, so we just gon' continue
[Chorus: Big Boi, Sleepy Brown, Debra Killings & Jazzyfatnastees]
Me and you
Your momma✦ and your cousin,✦ too
Rolling✦ down the strip on Vogues✦
Coming✦ up, slammin'✦ Cadillac✦ doors
Me and you
Your momma✦ and your cousin,✦ too
Rolling✦ down the strip on Vogues✦
Coming✦ up, slammin'✦ Cadillac✦ doors
Me and you
Your momma✦ and your cousin,✦ too
Rolling✦ down the strip on Vogues✦
Coming✦ up, slammin'✦ Cadillac✦ doors
Me and you
Your momma✦ and your cousin,✦ too
Rolling✦ down the strip on Vogues✦
Coming✦ up, slammin'✦ Cadillac✦ doors
Me and you
Technical Breakdown
9.0
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 / Rhythm10.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity7.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control8.5
Performance and control
Computed Score8.96
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Big Boi utilizes a conversational, rhythmic flow that emphasizes regional vernacular and cinematic storytelling, effectively transitioning from nostalgia to gritty realism.
A+
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
8.5
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhyme stringsEnjambment for narrative pacingPhonetic playSouthern vernacular syncopation
Rhyme Architecture: A complex, dense internal rhyme architecture that frequently utilizes slant rhymes and multisyllabic clusters (younger/hunger, Pull shit/full as a tick/white boys) to drive the rhythm forward without breaking the natural cadence of the speech.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Smoking them white girls"
① A colloquial reference to smoking cocaine or high-potency drugs associated with the era.② A literal subversion of the trope of 'smoking' (dating or interacting with) women.
"Passes getting throwed like Hail Marys"
① A reference to throwing football passes, emphasizing the speed and frequency of social interactions.② A metaphor for taking desperate risks or 'prayers' in the context of the street lifestyle.
"Momma, I want to trick"
① In Southern street slang, 'trick' refers to engaging in sex work for money.② A colloquial term for being 'tricked' or fooled by the harsh economic realities of the environment.
Exceptional rhythmic integration of vernacular slang
High density of internal rhyming that mimics the cadence of casual storytelling
Effective tonal shift from nostalgic 'back in the day' to the stark social commentary of the final bars
Certain wordplay sequences lean heavily on slang-based associations that may obscure wider narrative cohesion
The density of internal rhyme occasionally sacrifices extreme semantic clarity in the middle section