Stankonia
B.O.B.
Outkast
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
28
End
197
Internal
186
Multi
132
Slant
12
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: André 3000 & Morris Brown College Gospel Choir]
Don't pull the thang out, unless✦ you plan to bang
Bombs over✦ Baghdad,✦ yeah! (Yeah, ha, ha, yeah)
Don't even✦ bang unless✦ you plan to hit something✦
Bombs over✦ Baghdad,✦ yeah! (Yeah, oh-ah)✦
Don't pull the thang out, unless✦ you plan to bang
Bombs over✦ Baghdad,✦ yeah! (Ha, ha, ha, yeah)
Don't even✦ bang unless✦ you plan to hit something✦
Bombs over✦ Baghdad,✦ yeah!
[Verse 2: Big Boi]
Uno,✦ dos, tres, it's on
Did you ever✦ think a pimp rock a microphone?✦
Like that there, boy, and will still stay street
Big things happen✦ every✦ time we meet
Like a track team, crack fiend dyin' to geek
OutKast✦ bumpin'✦ up and down the street
Slant back Cadillac, 'bout five niggas deep
75 MC's freestylin' to the beat
'Cause we get crunk, stay drunk, at the club
Shoulda✦ bought an ounce, but you copped✦ a dub
Shoulda✦ held back, but you throwed a punch
'Posed✦ to meet your girl but you packed✦ a lunch
No D to the U to the G for you
Got a son on the way by the name of Bamboo✦
Got a little baby✦ girl, four-year—Jordan
Never✦ turned✦ my back on my kids, for them
Should've hit it, quit it, rag-top✦
Before✦ you re-up, get a laptop✦
Make a business for yourself, boy, set some goals
Make a fat diamond out of dusty✦ coal
Record number✦ four, but we on a roll
Hold up, slow up, stop, "Control"
Like Janet,✦ Planet,✦ Stankonia's on ya
Moving like Floyd, comin'✦ straight to Florida
Lock all your windows, then block the corridors
Pullin'✦ off my belt 'cause a whipping's in order✦
Like a three-piece fish 'fore I cut your daughter
Yo quiero✦ Taco✦ Bell, then I hit the border✦
Pitty-pat rappers tryna✦ get to five
I'm a microphone✦ fiend tryin' to stay alive✦
When you come to ATL, boy, you better✦ not hide
'Cause the Dungeon Family✦ gon' ride, ha-ha!✦
[Chorus: André 3000 & Morris Brown College Gospel Choir]
Don't pull the thang out, unless✦ you plan to bang
Bombs over✦ Baghdad,✦ yeah! (Ah, yeah)
Don't even✦ bang unless✦ you plan to hit something✦
Bombs over✦ Baghdad,✦ yeah! (Ah, yeah)
Don't pull the thang out, unless✦ you plan to bang
Bombs over✦ Baghdad,✦ yeah! (Y'all over,✦ yeah)
Don't even✦ bang unless✦ you plan to hit something✦
Bombs over✦ Baghdad,✦ yeah!
[Break: Morris Brown College Gospel Choir]
Bombs over✦ Baghdad,✦ yeah!
Bombs over✦ Baghdad,✦ yeah!
Bombs over✦ Baghdad,✦ yeah!
Bombs over✦ Baghdad,✦ yeah!
[Bridge: André 3000, Big Boi]
André
B-I-G
B-O-I
Bob, bob, bob, bob
OutKast✦
South of Georgia
[Outro: André 3000 & Morris Brown College Gospel Choir]
Bob your head, rag-top✦
Bob your head, rag-top✦
Bob your head, rag-top✦
Bob your head, rag-top✦
Bob your head, rag-top✦
Bob your head, rag-top✦
Bob your head, rag-top✦
Bob your head, rag-top✦
Bob your head, rag-top✦
Bob your head, rag-top✦
Bob your head, rag-top✦
Bob your head, rag-top✦
Bob your head, rag-top✦
Bob your head, rag-top✦
Bob your head, rag-top✦
Bob your head, rag-top✦ (One, two, one, two, three, let's go!)
Power✦ music,✦ electric✦ revival✦
Power✦ music,✦ electric✦ revival✦
Power✦ music,✦ electric✦ revival✦
Power✦ music,✦ electric✦ revival✦
Power✦ music,✦ electric✦ revival✦
Power✦ music,✦ electric✦ revival✦
Power✦ music,✦ electric✦ revival✦
Power✦ music,✦ electric✦ revival✦
Power✦ music,✦ electric✦ revival✦
Power✦ music,✦ electric✦ revival✦
Power✦ music,✦ electric✦ revival✦
Power✦ music,✦ electric✦ revival✦
Power✦ music,✦ electric✦ revival✦
Power✦ music,✦ electric✦ revival✦
Power✦ music,✦ electric✦ revival✦
Power✦ music,✦ electric✦ revival✦
Power✦ music,✦ electric✦ revival✦
Power✦ music,✦ electric✦ revival✦
Power✦ music,✦ electric✦ revival✦
Power✦ music,✦ electric✦ revival✦
Power✦ music,✦ electric✦ revival✦
Power✦ music,✦ electric✦ revival✦
Power✦ music,✦ electric✦ revival✦
Technical Breakdown
9.0
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 / Rhythm9.8
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity5.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control9.8
Performance and control
Computed Score9.00
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Big Boi executes a high-speed, percussive delivery that prioritizes rhythmic pocket-locking and internal rhyme density over abstract metaphors, perfectly aligning with the song's frenetic drum-and-bass-influenced tempo.
A+
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9.8
Cadence / Flow
5
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
9.8
Delivery
Staccato cadenceMultisyllabic internal rhymingPoly-rhythmic syncopationList-based imageryPhonetic mirroring
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABB coupled with heavy internal multisyllabic chains (crunk/drunk, track team/crack fiend) that bridge across line breaks, creating a non-stop percussive loop.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Did you ever think a pimp rock a microphone?"
① A question regarding the unlikely visual of a 'pimp' persona performing as a rapper.② A challenge to the listener's expectations of street-culture archetypes crossing over into mainstream performance art.
"Shoulda bought an ounce, but you copped a dub"
① A financial critique of someone settling for a small amount of narcotics rather than a full unit.② A broader metaphorical lesson on lacking ambition or 'short-changing' one's own potential in a high-stakes environment.
Unrivaled breath control and rhythmic consistency
Dynamic cadence shifts that mimic the intensity of the beat
Effective use of colloquial narrative to ground the hyper-kinetic energy
Relies heavily on rhythmic pocket rather than dense literary wordplay
Vocabulary usage is utilitarian and functional rather than expansive