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(Verse2: André3000)

Now suzy^✦ skrew had a partna^✦ named^✦ sasha^✦ (sasha),^✦ thumper^✦ (thumper)^✦

I remember her number^✦ like the summer^✦

When her and suzy^✦ yeah they threw a slumber - - party^✦

But you can not call it that cause it was slummer

Well it was more like spend the night

Three in the morning yawnin^✦ dancin^✦ under^✦ street lights

We chillin like a villain and a nigga^✦ feelin^✦ right

In the middle of the ghetto^✦ on the curb, but in spite

All of the bullshit we on our back starin^✦ at the stars above^✦

(aww man) talkin^✦ bout what we gonna^✦ be when we grow up

I said what you wanna^✦ be, she said, alive^✦ (hmm)

It made me think for a minute,^✦ then looked^✦ in her eyes

I coulda^✦ died, time went on, i got grown

Rhyme got strong, mind got blown, i came back home

To find lil sasha^✦ was gone

Her mamma^✦ said she with a nigga^✦ that be treatin her wrong

I kept on singin^✦ my song and hopin^✦ at a show

That i would one day see her standin in the front row

But two weeks later^✦ she got found in the back of a school

With a needle in her arm, baby^✦ two months due, sasha^✦ thumper^✦

(Chorus: OutKast^✦ & Slick Rick)

Its like that now, you better^✦ go on

And get, the hump, up out your back now

Yes... (uncle ricky!!)^✦

Its about^✦ four, or five, cats

Off in my llac now

Yes... (could you tell a story?)^✦

We just, shoot, game in the

Form of story^✦ rap now (yeah)

(pleeeeeease?) uh-huh^✦

Its like that now, its like that now

Herrrrre we go...

(Verse3: Slick Rick)

Throwing things, yelling in a mad high pitch

Here we go again^✦ with this psychopath bitch

The neighbors will hear you, you misfit^✦

Can't disagree with the bitch without this shit

The price we pay to fuck women^✦

The most pretty^✦ bitch got the psycho^✦ shit within^✦ them

Stuck up, as soon as i pop up

But see me with the next she wanna^✦ tear the fucking club up

Check her pants, and number^✦ confirming

Learned more and more theyre just shifty^✦ dumb vermins

And you know, probably get cussed^✦ if i backslip miss

While she busy^✦ trying to justify who cheated first

Rick what would i want

With this small chain wearin^✦ muh-fucka trying to front?

I oughta^✦ cut her off, let another sooth me

But i dont know, ordinary bitch dont move me

I mean, i tried to fall in love with a bittie

But straight up, just be with the bitch out of pity^✦

So although i know, pretty^✦ bitch shady^✦

Here i go, trying to change a hoe into^✦ a lady^✦

Knahmean?

(Outro:^✦ OutKast^✦ & Slick Rick)

Its like that now, you better^✦ go on

And get, the hump, up out your back now

Yes

Its about^✦ four, or five, cats

Off in my llac now

Yes

We just, shoot, game in the

Form of story^✦ rap now (yeah)

Uh-huh^✦

Its like that now, its like that now

Its like that now, you better^✦ go on

And get, the hump, up out your back now

Yes

Its about^✦ four, or five, cats

Off in my llac now

Yes

We just, shoot, game in the

Form of story^✦ rap now (yeah)

Uh-huh^✦

Its like that now, its like that now

Its like that now, you better^✦ go on

And get, the hump, up out your back now

Yes

Its about^✦ four, or five, cats

Off in my llac now

Yes

We just, shoot, game in the

Form of story^✦ rap now ...

Technical Breakdown

8.9

Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres7.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm10.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity7.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control9.0

Performance and control

Computed Score8.88

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

André 3000 utilizes a narrative-driven structure to juxtapose youthful innocence against the stark reality of systemic decay, using colloquial phonetics and internal rhyme density to build emotional gravity.

A+

7.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

7.5

Wordplay

Delivery

Conversational cadence shiftingPhonetic manipulation (slummer)Narrative arc compressionMultisyllabic internal rhyming (sasha/thumper/summer/slumber)Enjambment for emotional pacing

Rhyme Architecture: Complex, fluid rhyme scheme that prioritizes internal rhyme clusters and mid-line assonance over traditional AABB patterns, allowing the narrative to dictate the flow rather than the rhyme forcing the structure.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"threw a slumber - - party / But you can not call it that cause it was slummer"

① A phonetic alteration of 'slumber party' to rhyme with 'sasha/thumper/summer'.② A pejorative/descriptive term implying a more impoverished, gritty, or 'slum-like' reality than a traditional slumber party.

"I said what you wanna be, she said, alive"

① A child's innocent aspiration regarding their future profession.② A harrowing commentary on the survival rate of the environment, where existence itself is the primary goal.

Masterful emotional pacing that builds intimacy before delivering a harsh climax

Exceptional rhythmic variation that mirrors the shift from childhood wonder to adult trauma

Authentic, grounded storytelling that feels like a lived-in memory

Vocabulary choices are intentionally grounded and colloquial, lacking the abstract complexity seen in his later work

The rhyme density occasionally feels slightly crowded in the 'slummer' section, though it serves the narrative

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