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Myintrotoletuknow

Outkast

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

12

End

97

Internal

39

Multi

130

Slant

4

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Verse 2: André 3000]
Time is slippin', slowly✦ but surely✦
Niggas✦ I used✦ to hang with wants to act like they don't know me
Come and listen✦ to my story,✦ I gots a lot of shit up on my mind
I wipe the boo-boo✦ from my brain, then I finish up my rhyme
Take a number,✦ I caught you in a slumber
I hit you for a lick, I'm in the slammer for the summer✦
But now it is the fall, I'm havin'✦ a ball, makin'✦ my nickel sacks crawl
'Til my niggas✦ got to servin'✦ when they beep and when they call
I got the Peter,✦ Paul, and plus that Mary✦ Jane
I'm rollin'✦ reefer✦ out of a Regal,✦ how could I refrain
From bein' rough, from bein' tough, from bein' dangerous?
I'm hangin'✦ with the P.A. niggas,✦ ain't no changin' us
See, you can try, if you try, if you don't, you don't
If you wanna✦ battle, it's either✦ that you will or you won't
See, that rap shit is really✦ just like sellin'✦ smoke
If you got some fire shit, your niggas✦ gonna✦ always toke
Dope is not what I be slingin'✦ on this track
Niggas✦ don't comprehend that it be deeper✦ than Cadillacs
You know that, right? You bite, you fucked✦ up
You won't be gettin'✦ away✦ this time, I'm real as hell, so what's up?
I rip shit with pimp shit, I'm slingin'✦ it from the South
Talk bad about✦ the A-town,✦ I'll bust you in your fuckin'✦ mouth
Fuckin'✦ true that, so true that
Smoke one, yeah
[Chorus: André 3000]
If you smoke a dime, yeah (Like that for the A-Town)✦
Say I'll smoke a dime (This is my intro,✦ just to let you know)
If you smoke a dime (Yeah, yeah, like that)
Say I'll smoke a dime (Yeah)

Technical Breakdown

7.7
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres7.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm7.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.0

Performance and control

Computed Score7.66

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

André 3000 utilizes early Southern gothic storytelling tropes combined with fluid internal rhyming, establishing a distinctive 'Player' persona that relies more on rhythmic confidence and identity-building than complex lyrical abstraction.

B+
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
7
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
7
Wordplay
8
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhymingStaccato cadence variationColloquial cadence manipulationPersonification of the 'South' identity
Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on a loose, aggressive AABB and AAAA mono-rhyme structure, heavily utilizing internal multisyllabic clusters to maintain momentum between end rhymes, typical of early mid-90s Southern flows.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"I got the Peter, Paul, and plus that Mary Jane"

① Reference to the folk music group Peter, Paul and Mary.② Slang for a combination of narcotics/recreational substances (Mary Jane being marijuana).

"rap shit is really just like sellin' smoke / If you got some fire shit, your niggas gonna always toke"

① The literal comparison of producing high-quality rap lyrics to selling high-quality drugs.② The metaphorical suggestion that 'fire' (high-quality) content naturally attracts a consumer base ('toke').

"I wipe the boo-boo from my brain"

① A dismissive, rhythmic way of saying clearing out intrusive thoughts or mental clutter.② Infantilizing the 'crap' or 'shit' mentioned in the previous bar for comedic effect.

Exceptional rhythmic elasticity within the pocket

Strong establishment of regional identity

Natural and conversational flow patterns

High density of internal rhymes that drive the narrative

Metaphorical content is occasionally derivative of generic street-rap tropes of the era

Some punchlines lack depth and rely on blunt threats

Vocabulary choices remain anchored to 1994 genre conventions

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