Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Crumblin' Erb
Outkast
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
31
End
213
Internal
118
Multi
226
Slant
9
Chain
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[Verse 2: Big Boi]
So check me out, see
Once in a while, when niggas✦ be trying to test me, I gets frisky✦
Grab a pint of golden✦ whiskey
Then they swing but, shit, they missed✦ me, huh
I'm getting nice with them things because I do like that
You heard me on the radio✦ and, yes, my man, I'm true to that
I run my lyrics✦ the way y'all wanna✦ hear 'em
And shoot my dice against the bricks the way I wanna✦ flicks 'em
Nigga,✦ so ring around✦ the roses,✦ diamonds around✦ my neck from flexing
But I'm running niggas✦ over✦ like a ninety-four Lexus, test it
Ten millimeters, count 'em, nigga,✦ fuck a nine
See, I added✦ a millimeter for y'all niggas✦ doing crimes✦
And drive-bys, kiss your ass bye-bye, sayonara, suckers✦
I flipped the script and turned✦ the page, ain't scared✦ of you motherfuckers✦
Be popping✦ shots like them hoes be popping✦ coochies✦
And I still be spreading✦ bullets like them freaks be spreading✦ cooties✦
So look here niggas,✦ I'm hunting Red October
I said my shit and ran my lyrics✦ and now my verse is over✦
[Chorus: Sleepy Brown]
There's✦ only✦ so much time left in this crazy✦ world
I'm just crumblin'✦ herb, I'm just crumblin'✦ herb
Niggas✦ killing✦ niggas✦ they don't understand✦ (That's the master✦ plan)
I'm just crumblin'✦ herb, I'm just crumblin'✦ herb
[Verse 3: Big Boi]
Woo, Big Boi
Got a Tampa✦ Nugget✦ blunt box, it's empty✦
That's where the herb be dropping,✦ it's simply✦ marvelous, time is ticking
But some of that time when I be laying vocals in the Dungeon
Sugar✦ Bear and Mone be smoking ounces✦ like it ain't nothing✦
It ain't shit to take another✦ hit, so hit it
Of the cannabis sativa,✦ weed, reefer,✦ yeah, smoke shit
It's all day, every✦ day 'til they label me deceased
So fire up another✦ one and smoke out and fuck the world, peace
[Verse 4: André 3000]
We is gonna✦ smoke out until✦ we choke out
Like some merry✦ men, cowards, I be buryin'
Coming✦ around✦ my shop with that, see, nigga,✦ you gets nothing✦
Just like DJ do the cutting, I be having✦ your posse ducking
Nothing✦ but king shit, I am asking,✦ sucker,✦ can you hang?
That player with the pepper✦ throwing salt off in your game
Sprinkle, sprinkle, motherfucker, don't be crying on me
That southern cess be in my chest until✦ I'm chillin' in peace, yeah
[Chorus: Sleepy Brown]
There's✦ only✦ so much time left in this crazy✦ world
I'm just crumblin'✦ herb, I'm just crumblin'✦ herb
Niggas✦ killing✦ niggas✦ they don't understand✦ (That's the master✦ plan)
I'm just crumblin'✦ herb, I'm just crumblin'✦ herb
[Interlude: Big Boi]
Ah, shit now
Coming✦ in like two fat hoes sitting off on Corn Flakes✦
Dropping✦ these things like French fries in hot grease
Big Gipp, Goodie Mob, P.A., OutKast
The J-O-I, just to let y'all niggas✦ know
Forever pimping, never✦ slipping, that's how it is
That's how it's gon' be, that's how it was in the past
That's how it's gon' be in the futures, nigga✦
It's all day, every✦ day, so what you wanna✦ do with it?
Bring that shit on, know what I'm saying? Yeah
[Chorus: Sleepy Brown]
There's✦ only✦ so much time left in this crazy✦ world
I'm just crumblin'✦ herb, I'm just crumblin'✦ herb
Niggas✦ killing✦ niggas✦ they don't understand✦ (That's the master✦ plan)
I'm just crumblin'✦ herb, I'm just crumblin'✦ herb
There's✦ only✦ so much time left in this crazy✦ world
I'm just crumblin'✦ herb, I'm just crumblin'✦ herb
Niggas✦ killing✦ niggas✦ they don't understand✦ (That's the master✦ plan)
I'm just crumblin'✦ herb, I'm just crumblin'✦ herb
There's✦ only✦ so much time left in this crazy✦ world
I'm just crumblin'✦ herb, I'm just crumblin'✦ herb
Technical Breakdown
8.5
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 / Rhythm9.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity7.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control8.0
Performance and control
Computed Score8.50
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Big Boi displays a sophisticated blend of Southern colloquialism and sharp, tactical lyricism, effectively utilizing aggressive internal rhyme schemes to mirror the kinetic energy of his delivery while maintaining a grounded, street-centric narrative.
A
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
8
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhymingDynamic cadence shiftsPop-culture referential ironyNumerical wordplayEnjambment-driven flow
Rhyme Architecture: The verse employs a dense, multi-syllabic AABB/CCDD structure heavily augmented by internal rhyme clusters (e.g., 'frisky/whiskey/missed me') that force the tempo and create a percussive, syncopated delivery typical of high-tier 1994 Southern hip-hop.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Ten millimeters, count 'em, nigga, fuck a nine / See, I added a millimeter for y'all niggas doing crimes"
① A literal reference to upgrading a firearm caliber from 9mm to 10mm.② A meta-commentary on 'adding' a measurement to signify superior lyrical and physical capacity over peers who stick to standard conventions.
"I'm hunting Red October"
① A reference to the film 'The Hunt for Red October', implying a stealthy, high-stakes tactical mission.② The metaphorical pursuit of a specific target (success or rival) characterized by the tension and 'submarine' style secrecy of the source material.
Superior breath control and rhythmic placement
Authentic, high-energy delivery that serves the bounce
Innovative use of numerical puns for street credibility
Strong character voice and consistent persona
Occasional reliance on standard genre tropes regarding violence
Some metaphors prioritize flow over complex layering