Stankonia

Gangsta Shit

Outkast

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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[Chorus: Big Boi]

Do you really^✦ wanna^✦ know about^✦ some gangsta^✦ shit?

OutKast,^✦ Goodie Mob, and the Dungeon^✦ clique

Do you really^✦ wanna^✦ know about^✦ some gangsta^✦ shit?

Dirty^✦ South, nigga,^✦ we straight gangsta^✦ pimps

[Verse 2: C-Bone & Big Boi]

Dope boys in the trap like to stack the dough

When beef come around,^✦ can't let it go

When my funds turn legit,^✦ I'ma^✦ let you know,

Ridin'^✦ rims real good down Old National, it's trappable—^✦

Two bed, Jacuzzi bath, it's natural—

Puttin'^✦ cheese in ya stash, un-taxable—^✦

Futhermuckers get mad, steady^✦ watching^✦ myself,^✦ got eyes in my back

Don't take no slack when you managing the trap, if you work out, gotta^✦ get it right back

I trap by day, boy, rap by night,

C-Bone in this bitch, College Park trump tight

[Chorus: Big Boi]

Do you really^✦ wanna^✦ know about^✦ some gangsta^✦ shit?

OutKast,^✦ Goodie Mob, and the Dungeon^✦ clique

Do you really^✦ wanna^✦ know about^✦ some gangsta^✦ shit?

Dirty^✦ South, nigga,^✦ we straight gangsta^✦ pimps

[Verse 3: T-Mo Goodie]

I'm pimp tight, give a fuck, niggas^✦ know what's up

It's T-Mo and OutKast,^✦ in the back of my truck

We gotta^✦ simple little problem that we got to solve

It like it ain't about^✦ the money,^✦ we got to handle the job

No colors or rags, just guns and masks

We not scared^✦ to blast and dip off fast

With the Dungeon^✦ clique, just pulled^✦ a lick

Now what you really^✦ wanna^✦ know about^✦ some gangsta^✦ shit?

[Chorus: Big Boi]

Do you really^✦ wanna^✦ know about^✦ some gangsta^✦ shit?

OutKast,^✦ Goodie Mob, and the Dungeon^✦ clique

Do you really^✦ wanna^✦ know about^✦ some gangsta^✦ shit?

Dirty^✦ South nigga^✦ we straight gangsta^✦ pimps

[Verse 4: Slimm Calhoun]

Back on the scene, a sack of green, sitting on chrome and rubber^✦ bands

Paint looking like Candyland, it's Slimm, the southpaw triggerman

Flippin'^✦ work and whippin'^✦ weight, rock up, roll, and get the papes^✦

Chop them hoes and then you skate, back to the block wit' the deflate

Grams the O's, slabes^✦ to whole one's^✦ da flake

A young nigga^✦ holdin',^✦ big face foldin'^✦

Pimps are known for catching^✦ runaways

A good hustler's known to keep his gun away^✦

First nigga^✦ run up and try to jack mine –

First nigga^✦ fuck up to get flat-lined

Pack still, stainless^✦ Coupe and Verts brainless^✦

Y'all don't wanna^✦ fuck wit' me, the trunk be bangin'^✦

Off the chain, danglin', y'all know that I'm from CP

(When do ya shoot, boy? Shot don’t reverse

Send to the downtown, send for the nurse)

[Chorus: Big Boi]

Do you really^✦ wanna^✦ know about^✦ some gangsta^✦ shit?

OutKast,^✦ Goodie Mob, and the Dungeon^✦ clique

Do you really^✦ wanna^✦ know about^✦ some gangsta^✦ shit?

Dirty^✦ South, nigga,^✦ we straight gangsta^✦ pimps

[Verse 5: André 3000]

OutKast^✦ with a K, yeah, them niggas^✦ are hard

Harder^✦ than a nigga^✦ tryna^✦ impress God

We'll pull your whole deck, fuck pulling your card

And still take my guitar and take a walk in the park

And play the sweetest melody^✦ the street ever^✦ heard

Now bitches sucking on my nouns and I'm eating^✦ their verbs

Get full, and niggas,^✦ niggas,^✦ pop, pop, lock, lock to the, to the beat, beat as if pitbulls went out of style

Made a vow to myself^✦ – if it's for the wealth, I'll stop

Well, put it like this – it's like me selling some dope because my girlfriend wants to shop

Wrong reason,^✦ whatever the season,^✦ hey winter,^✦ spring, summer,^✦ or fall

I dont stall, slow drag wit' your brain against the wall

Yeah, nigga,^✦ naw, we lean to the side, don't fall

All y'all fuckboys tuck toys inside^✦ your pants

Just to pull it out, point it at the ground, and make a nigga^✦ wanna^✦ dance

Now what that be for? You're on that reefer^✦

And on that 2Pac, in front of them ooh-wops

Trying to show out, that's the ho route

Talking^✦ loud, talking^✦ 'bout, "That's gangsta^✦ shit"

Technical Breakdown

8.5

Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres5.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm10.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity7.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.5

Performance and control

Computed Score8.51

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse excels in rhythmic pocket placement and regional pride, utilizing a rapid-fire cadence that creates a natural, conversational flow characteristic of the mid-90s Southern aesthetic, though it prioritizes vibe and persona over complex lyrical layering.

9.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

5.5

Wordplay

7.5

Delivery

Assonant chain linkingInternal rhyme clustersRegional colloquialism as rhythmic anchorMulti-syllabic rhyme scheme on 'trappable/natural/un-taxable'

Rhyme Architecture: The verse utilizes an AAAA rhyme structure for the setup lines (dough/go/know), followed by a dense, rhythmic triplet-based scheme using '-able' rhyme sounds (trappable/natural/un-taxable), ending in a transition to internal couplets.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"I trap by day, boy, rap by night"

① Literal description of balancing illegal drug trade activities (trapping) with musical aspirations.② A dual-identity narrative reflecting the struggle of transitioning from street-level survival to artistic expression.

"Puttin' cheese in ya stash, un-taxable"

① Literal act of storing illicit drug money in a hidden location.② Using slang 'cheese' to represent wealth that exists outside of the government's tax jurisdiction.

Excellent rhythmic syncopation

Authentic regional persona projection

Cohesive flow and breath control

Limited metaphorical depth

Reliance on genre-standard tropes

Lacks the high-concept intellectual wordplay characteristic of later OutKast work

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