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Kendrick Lamar

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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[Chorus: Kendrick Lamar]

Ain't nobody^✦ prayin' for me

Ain't nobody^✦ prayin'

[Verse 2: Kendrick Lamar]

I feel niggas^✦ been out of pocket

I feel niggas^✦ tappin'^✦ they pockets

I feel like debatin' on who the greatest can stop it

I am legend, I feel like all of y'all is peasants

I feel like all of y'all is desperate

I feel like all it take is a second to feel like

Mike Jordan^✦ whenever holdin'^✦ a real mic

I ain't feelin'^✦ your presence

Feel like I'ma^✦ learn you a lesson^✦

Feel like only^✦ me and the music^✦ though

I feel like your feelin'^✦ ain't mutual^✦

I feel like the enemy^✦ you should know

Feel like the feelin'^✦ of no hope

The feelin'^✦ of bad dope

A quarter ounce manipulated from soap

The feelin',^✦ the feelin'^✦ of false freedom

I'll force-feed 'em the poison^✦ that fill 'em up in the prison^✦

I feel like it's just me

Look, I feel like I can't breathe

Look, I feel like I can't sleep

Look, I feel heartless, often^✦ off this

Feelin'^✦ of fallin',^✦ of fallin'^✦ apart with

Darkest hours, lost it

Fillin'^✦ the void of bein' employed with ballin'^✦

Streets is talkin',^✦ fill in the blanks with coffins

Fill up the banks with dollars

Fill up the graves^✦ with fathers

Fill up the babies^✦ with bullshit

Internet blogs and pulpit, fill 'em with gossip

I feel like this gotta^✦ be the feelin'^✦ where 'Pac was

The feelin'^✦ of an apocalypse happenin'

But nothin'^✦ is awkward, the feelin'^✦ won't prosper

The feelin'^✦ is toxic,^✦ I feel like I'm boxin'^✦ demons

Monsters, false prophets schemin'

Sponsors, industry promises

Niggas,^✦ bitches, honkies, crackers, Compton

Church, religion, token^✦ blacks in bondage

Lawsuit visits,^✦ subpoena served in concert

Fuck your feelings, I mean this for imposters

I can feel it, the phoenix sure to watch us

I can feel it, the dream is more than process

I can put a regime^✦ that forms a Loch Ness

I can feel it, the scream that haunts all logic^✦

I feel like sayin' somethin',^✦ I feel like takin'^✦ somethin'^✦

I feel like skatin'^✦ off, I feel like waitin'^✦ for 'em

Maybe it's too late for 'em

I feel like the whole world want me to pray for 'em

But who the fuck prayin' for me?

[Outro: Kendrick Lamar]

Ain't nobody^✦ prayin' for me

Who prayin' for me?

Ain't nobody^✦ prayin'

Technical Breakdown

7.7

Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres7.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm6.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity7.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.5

Performance and control

Computed Score7.66

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Kendrick utilizes the repetition of 'I feel' as an anchor point to explore existential isolation and paranoia, transforming a rhythmic repetitive motif into a psychological profile of intense distrust.

B+

8.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

6.5

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

7.5

Wordplay

8.5

Delivery

AnaphoraStaccato cadenceInternal rhyme chainsPhonetic mirroring

Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on a high-density AAAA-style anaphoric structure where 'I feel' or 'Feel like' acts as the metrical foundation, punctuated by dense multisyllabic rhymes at the end of every line (pocket/socket/stop it/peasants/desperate/second).

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"I feel niggas been out of pocket / I feel niggas tappin' they pockets"

① The slang definition of being 'out of pocket', meaning acting inappropriately or out of line.② The literal physical checking of one's pockets for a weapon or money, implying impending violence or theft.

"A quarter ounce manipulated from soap"

① The literal street process of cutting drugs with soap to increase volume and deceive the buyer.② A metaphor for the 'false' industry culture where manufactured personas and fake authenticity are sold as premium products.

Masterful use of repetition to build psychological tension

High-level internal rhyme density that maintains a percussive pocket

Strong emotional through-line that justifies the delivery choices

The repetitive nature of the 'I feel' phrase can lead to a slight sense of monotony for the listener despite the lyrical complexity

Some comparisons (e.g., Jordan) are standard genre tropes rather than cutting-edge imagery

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