Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

The Rooster

Outkast

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

44

End

157

Internal

36

Multi

149

Slant

25

Chain

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[Verse 2]
Round two, a single parent, what is Big to do?
Throw a party?✦ Not hardly;✦ I'm tryin' to stay up outta✦ that womb
Or that p-u-s-s, puss, I said puss
Luther✦ Vandross couldn't make a home out of this house that we smooshed
Smashed, pushed✦ to the limit, smash and turned✦ it timid✦
If anyone✦ was suffering, the house was feeling wicked✦
The cat got sold, the dog got old, the food got cold
Both of our tempers were on swole
For the most, most part, you fuss, fight, fart
You build it up to break it down and now take it from the start
Repeatedly leading a path that only✦ ends in a clash
Of two stubborn minds, grown folks blind to the signs
[Chorus]
Throw your neck out
Throw your back out
Throw your neck out
Throw your back out
Throw your neck out
Throw your back out
Throw your neck out
Throw your back out
[Verse 3]
K-O, knocked out by technicality
The love has kissed✦ the canvas, now the whole family✦ is mad at me
My daughter don't want me at her PTA meetings
And then my son, he can't talk, when I change him he's peeing
I think he's pissed,✦ I can't dismiss the matter✦ of the fact
Because he saw me and you argue, now the energy's coming✦ back
Set an example, a positive pattern, keep life on track
But I'm married to the music and committed to the wax
[Bridge]
Tapes,✦ CDs, baby,✦ please
You make me wanna✦ scream
You're on my team starting✦ first string so why are we arguing?✦ (Wax)
Tapes,✦ CDs, baby,✦ please
You make me wanna✦ scream
You're on my team starting✦ first string so why are we arguing?✦
Throw your fuckin'—✦
[Chorus]
Throw your neck out
Throw your back out
Throw your neck out
Throw your back out
Throw your neck out
Throw your back out
Throw your neck out
Throw your back out
[Bridge]
Tapes,✦ CDs, baby,✦ please
You make me wanna✦ scream
You're on my team starting✦ first string so why are we arguing?✦ (Wax)
Tapes,✦ CDs, baby,✦ please
You make me wanna✦ scream
You're on my team starting✦ first string so why are we arguing?✦
[Chorus]
Throw your neck out
Throw your back out
Throw your neck out
Throw your back out
Throw your neck out
Throw your back out
Throw your neck out
Throw your back out

Technical Breakdown

8.4
Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres7.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm10.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity5.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.0

Performance and control

Computed Score8.37

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse utilizes rhythmic instability and dense internal assonance to mirror the chaotic dissolution of a domestic relationship, relying more on visceral delivery than complex wordplay.

A
7.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
5
Vocabulary
7
Wordplay
8
Delivery
multisyllabic internal rhymingrhythmic syncopationlexical repetition for percussive effectenjambment reflecting emotional fracture
Rhyme Architecture: The scheme utilizes a loose, conversational flow that pivots between dense multi-syllabic clusters ('smooshed/pushed/smashed/timid/wicked') and rhythmic, punchy monorhymes, creating a tension-and-release structure.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Luther Vandross couldn't make a home out of this house that we smooshed"

① Reference to the soulful, romantic balladry of Luther Vandross being unable to mend the relationship.② A juxtaposition of Vandross's smooth vocal aesthetic against the 'smooshed' (violent/messy) nature of the crumbling household.

"K-O, knocked out by technicality"

① Literal reference to the fight imagery used throughout the verse.② A reflection on the relationship ending not due to a single 'blow' but via 'technicality'—the cumulative failure of minor daily disagreements.

Exceptional rhythmic control that mirrors the subject matter's instability

Highly expressive, character-driven delivery

Strong structural arc from domestic tension to cyclical burnout

Occasional reliance on lower-register colloquialisms which border on filler

Limited use of complex metaphorical layering compared to the group's more conceptual tracks

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