ATLiens

Ova Da Wudz

Outkast

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

20

End

112

Internal

51

Multi

132

Slant

6

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: Witchdoctor]
Power,✦ power,✦ I come, gimme some
The deadly✦ voice over✦ drums, we from, ATL
Put tha SWATS SWATS on yo' car
Let's travel✦ far, tha Southern✦ star shines✦
Power,✦ power,✦ I come, gimme some
The deadly✦ voice over✦ drums, we from, ATL
Put tha SWATS SWATS on yo' car
Let's travel✦ far, tha Southern✦ star shines✦
[Verse 2: André 3000]
Everybody wanna✦ get signed,✦ but (I'm here to tell you)
Record companies✦ act like pimps
Getting paid off what we made, when we the ones✦ that's fly like blimps
But ain't no Goodyear, I tell it like it is, so I'm like, "look here"
Just willing to get what I deserve, my kids do have a mother✦
And a little house, with a dog in the backyard going "woof-woof"
Who knows what I must face when I leave this recording booth?
Poof, back in the real world where birds fly
From Miami,✦ by way of Cuba,✦ to whoever wants to get that high
There's✦ clouds of clowns, seas of G's
Pro-jects, packed✦ with playas meditating on their knees
Just to make them ends meet, like ground beef, you won't believe
The shit that niggas✦ attempt 'cause they got other✦ mouths to feed
Besides they own
[Chorus: Witchdoctor]
Power,✦ power,✦ I come, gimme some
The deadly✦ voice over✦ drums, we from, ATL
Put tha SWATS SWATS on yo' car
Let's travel✦ far, tha Southern✦ star shines✦
Power,✦ power,✦ I come, gimme some
The deadly✦ voice over✦ drums, we from, ATL
Put tha SWATS SWATS on yo' car
Let's travel✦ far, tha Southern✦ star shines✦
[Verse 3: Big Boi]
Yeah, uh
"It's some hoes in this house," damn right
I'm thinking about✦ the way you skull me
Girls be–sucking✦ me dry like deserts, Mojave,✦ Gobi,✦
Hotties✦ and honeydips
Liking✦ the way you do me, screw me and make my money✦ flip
Shaking that ass for daddy,✦ putting this gas off in my Cadi-llac
Back, don't ever✦ snap, packing the gats and pimping whores✦
Hors d'oeuvres, swerve, hit the curb, because I'm reckless (Uh)
Back in the days when I was broke, I'd snatch your fucking✦ necklace
You ol' pussy-ass nigga...✦ (Yeah) yeah

Technical Breakdown

8.4
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 / Rhythm8.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity8.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.5

Performance and control

Computed Score8.38

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

André 3000 effectively balances industry critique with grounded, hyper-realistic socio-economic observation using rhythmic, conversational cadence to ground surrealist imagery.

A
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
8
Cadence / Flow
8
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
8.5
Delivery
multisyllabic internal rhyme clustersconversational breaking of the fourth wallrhythmic syncopationsubversive industry critique
Rhyme Architecture: A complex mix of AABB and AAAA end-rhyme structures underpinned by heavy, frequent internal rhyme strings (e.g., 'pimps/blimps/Goodyear/look here').
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"fly like blimps"

① Physical elevation and grandiosity inherent to the hip-hop ego② A direct comparison to the physical size and weight of a blimp, subverting the 'fly' status symbol

"make them ends meet, like ground beef"

① Meeting financial obligations ('making ends meet')② A literal comparison to grinding meat to make a uniform product, emphasizing the dehumanizing labor of poverty

Superior rhythmic pocket that feels both frantic and controlled

Strong juxtaposition between the 'recording booth' artifice and 'real world' survival

Excellent use of conversational asides to build persona

Occasional filler-heavy reliance on colloquialisms to complete rhyme sets

Punchline density is slightly lower compared to the peak of the Dungeon Family era

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