Stankonia
Xplosion
Outkast
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
26
End
201
Internal
74
Multi
250
Slant
10
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: Witchdoctor]
We just can't be amazed✦
Even✦ if you pull the pin from your hand grenade✦
We just can't be amazed✦
Even✦ if you pull the pin from your hand grenade✦
We just can't be amazed✦
Even✦ if you pull the pin from your hand grenade✦
We just can't be amazed✦
And we some home-made✦ bombs
Finna✦ blow right up in your face
[Verse 2: B-Real]
Look at the way you look at me, I see it on your face
All your hate emanates, but you still hesitate
'Cause you want inside✦ of my head, but don't know how
To brainwash me to be a commercial clown
Fuck that, I see the way you were
See the way you smirk
I'm catching you where you work
God only✦ knows all the trouble that grows
Deep beneath my soul, dealing with you assholes
Can I blast those who point the finger✦ at me?
Who criticize and talk shit so freely?✦
Fuck XXL—you're a size too small
I should hire Eminem, so we can kill you all
Whether you live to talk shit about the real
Then kiss my ass in person how much you love the Hill
I'm the outcast coming✦ to blaze the grass
Outlaw due to my life that's come to pass
Dré, pass me the glass of wine
So I can pour it over✦ my homies'✦ grave and mine
For all those who fallen✦ and answered when God was calling
Jump into✦ my ragtop✦ and get all in
I'm the bomb, planted in your car—why✦ you frozen?✦
Pop the tape in, ignite✦ the explosion
The world is mine, the world is yours, the world is ours
The world is lost, the world is tossed✦
[Chorus: Witchdoctor]
We just can't be amazed✦
Even✦ if you pull the pin from your hand grenade✦
We just can't be amazed✦
Even✦ if you pull the pin from your hand grenade✦
We just can't be amazed✦
Even✦ if you pull the pin from your hand grenade✦
We just can't be amazed✦
And we some home-made✦ bombs
Finna✦ blow right up in your face
[Verse 3: Big Boi]
With a one-two✦ punch, B-Real and André drop they verses✦
Your homeboy Daddy✦ Fat Sax playin' clean-up, so it worsens
People and persons on the opposite teams, oh, yes, its curtains
No bullets burpin',✦ oh, just lyrically twerking, oh
Making✦ a statement when you freestyle and your mind is in a free state
It's kinda✦ hard to execute when you ain't feeling it that day
Jumpin'✦ the gun and rushing your flow
Babbling on the mikie like auctioneer
Got the public's ears fucked✦ up, can't hear
Atlanta, Georgia – where y'all at? (Right here!)
OutKast – this Dirty✦ South to death, the Dungeon Family✦ camp
Got this thang licked✦ like stamps and nine-volt battery end caps
Making✦ that music that make your neck hurt
And the beats that bother✦ your back in my Cadillac
Six woofers and four amps
Low Pro' Vogues✦ on swole, with the carriage lamps
Diamond, tucked✦ velour,✦ pistol in my lap
Come in peace, but then explode like boobie traps
[Chorus: Witchdoctor]
We just can't be amazed✦
Even✦ if you pull the pin from your hand grenade✦
We just can't be amazed✦
Even✦ if you pull the pin from your hand grenade✦
We just can't be amazed✦
Even✦ if you pull the pin from your hand grenade✦
We just can't be amazed✦
And we some home-made✦ bombs
Finna✦ blow right up in your face
[Outro: Debra Killings]
Do-do-do,✦ do, do-do-do✦
Do-do-do,✦ do, do-do-do✦
Do-do-do,✦ do, do-do-do✦
Do-do-do,✦ do, do-do-do✦
Technical Breakdown
7.8
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm8.5
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity6.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control7.0
Performance and control
Computed Score7.77
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
B-Real delivers a high-intensity, confrontational performance that prioritizes aggressive cadence and direct lyrical jabs over complex abstract metaphors, effectively utilizing meta-referential industry critiques to establish a gritty tone.
B+
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
8.5
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
7
Delivery
Internal rhyme chainingDirect addressIndustry meta-critiqueMulti-syllabic end-rhyme strings
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABB and AAAA couplet-based structures, punctuated by dense internal rhymes (e.g., 'face/emanates/hesitate') that create a percussive, high-tempo flow typical of the era.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Fuck XXL—you're a size too small"
① A dismissive jab at the hip-hop magazine XXL as a publication.② A play on clothing sizes where the subject is metaphorically diminished or insignificant compared to the artist's stature.
High-energy, assertive delivery that maintains tension throughout
Effective use of internal rhymes to sustain the cadence
Sharp, punchy industry commentary that fits the adversarial theme
Lyrical content leans heavily into aggressive tropes rather than complex imagery
Vocabulary remains relatively straightforward, lacking deeper layers of abstraction
Final punchline relies on external shock value rather than intricate wordplay