Damn

GOD.

Kendrick Lamar

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

16

End

88

Internal

26

Multi

103

Slant

12

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Verse 2]
Fuck is you talkin'✦ to?
Ayy, do you know who you talkin'✦ to?
Slide on you like fallen✦ drapes
God toss full of carnivals
I kill 'em with kindness
Or I kill 'em with diamonds
Or I put up like fifteen hundred
Get yo' ass killed✦ by the finest
Everything✦ in life is a gamble
Nothin'✦ in life I can't handle
Seen it all, done it all, felt pain more
For the cause, I done put blood on sword
Everything✦ I do is to embrace y'all
Everything✦ I write is a damn eight ball
Everything✦ I touch is a damn gold mine
Everything✦ I say is from an angel✦
[Bridge]
I don't rush shit, fuck shit, always your shit, my shit
Cannonballs to ignite✦ shit, morning to the night shift
I'm on, I ain't sorry✦ for it
Asked✦ for a piece of mind, you charged me for it
I wanna✦ see sometimes✦ if you ignore✦ it
I'm in the streets sometimes✦ and can't afford✦ it
I got a bad habit,✦ levitatin', duckin'✦ haters
Oh my! My heart is rich, my heart is famous
[Chorus]
This what God feel like
Huh, he-yeah (This what God feel like)
Laughin' to the bank like, "A-ha!"✦
(This what God feel like)
Huh, he-yeah (This what God feel like)
Flex on swole like, "A-ha!"✦
(This what God feel like)
Huh, he-yeah (This what God feel like)
You feel some type of way, then a-ha!✦
(This what God feel like)
Huh, he-yeah (This what God feel like, a-ha-ha,✦ a-ha-ha)✦
This what God feel like

Technical Breakdown

8.2
Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres5.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm10.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.5

Performance and control

Computed Score8.15

Production

— Bēkon, Cardo, DJ Dahi, Mike Hector, Ricci Riera, Sounwave, Teddy Walton, Yung Exclusive, Anthony Tiffith

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse prioritizes melodic cadence and high-energy vocal inflection over dense lyrical intricacy, functioning as a rhythmic centerpiece rather than a narrative expansion.

A
7.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
5
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
AnaphoraInternal rhythmic syncopationVocal layeringEnd-stopped lines
Rhyme Architecture: Kendrick utilizes an AAAA/BBBB cluster pattern in the first half, relying heavily on feminine rhymes and consonant repetition to drive momentum.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Everything I write is a damn eight ball"

① A reference to the magic 8-ball, implying his writing holds prophetic or random, fortune-telling truth.② A street slang reference to an eighth of an ounce of narcotics, implying his product (lyrics) is addictive or illicitly potent.

"I kill 'em with kindness / Or I kill 'em with diamonds"

① A play on the idiom 'kill them with kindness,' suggesting a peaceful resolution.② An ironic subversion where he equates kindness with the cold, hard, and destructive nature of 'diamonds' (his status/wealth).

Exceptional use of phonics to create a 'bouncing' internal rhythm

Strong command of vocal dynamics that elevates simpler lyrical content

Effective use of the 'Everything I...' anaphora to build thematic scale

Lacks the conceptual depth associated with the artist's high-tier work

Wordplay remains largely surface-level, lacking complex multi-layered metaphors

Repetitive sentence structures occasionally lead to predictable outcomes

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