Vultures 2

Forever

Kanye West

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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[Chorus: Drake]

It may not mean nothin'^✦ to y'all

But understand,^✦ nothin'^✦ was done for me

So I don't plan on stoppin'^✦ at all

I want this shit forever,^✦ mane, 'ever,^✦ mane, 'ever,^✦ mane

I'm shuttin'^✦ shit down in the mall

And tellin'^✦ 'ery^✦ girl she the one for me

And I ain't even^✦ plannin'^✦ to call

I want this shit forever,^✦ mane, 'ever,^✦ mane, 'ever,^✦ mane

[Post-Chorus: Drake]

Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, a—

[Verse 2: Kanye West]

Ayy, ever-ever,^✦ Mr. West is in the buildin'

Ain't no question^✦ who about^✦ to kill 'em

I used^✦ to have hood dreams, big fame, big chains

I stuck my dick inside^✦ this life until^✦ that bitch came

And went hard all fall like the ball teams

Just so I can make it rain all spring

Y'all seen my story,^✦ my glory^✦

I had raped^✦ the game young, you could call it statutory

When a nigga^✦ blow up, they gon' build statues^✦ for me

Old money,^✦ Benjamin Button,^✦ "What?" nothin'^✦

Now it's super^✦ bad chicks givin'^✦ me McLovin

You would think I ran the world like Michelle's husband

You would think these niggas^✦ know me when they really^✦ doesn't

Like they was down with the old me, no you fuckin'^✦ wasn't

Um, you're such a fuckin'^✦ loser^✦

He ain't even^✦ go to class, Bueller

Trade the Grammy^✦ plaques^✦ just to have my granny^✦ back

'Member^✦ she had that bad hip like a fanny^✦ pack?

Chasin'^✦ the stardom will turn you to a maniac

All the way in Hollywood and I can't even^✦ act

They pull they cameras out and, goddamn, he snap

I used^✦ to want this thing forever,^✦ y'all can have it back

[Chorus: Drake]

It may not mean nothin'^✦ to y'all

But understand,^✦ nothin'^✦ was done for me

So I don't plan on stoppin'^✦ at all

I want this shit forever,^✦ mane, 'ever,^✦ mane, 'ever,^✦ mane

I'm shuttin'^✦ shit down in the mall

And tellin'^✦ 'ery^✦ girl she the one for me

And I ain't even^✦ plannin'^✦ to call

I want this shit forever,^✦ mane, 'ever,^✦ mane, 'ever,^✦ mane

[Post-Chorus: Drake]

Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, a—

[Verse 3: Lil Wayne]

Okay,^✦ hello,^✦ it's the Martian,^✦ Space Jam Jordans

I want this shit forever,^✦ wake up and smell the garden^✦

Fresher than the harvest, step up to the target^✦

If I had one guess, then I guess I'm just New Orleans

And I will never^✦ stop like I'm runnin'^✦ from the cops

Hopped^✦ up in my car and told my chauffeur, "To the top"

Life is such a fuckin'^✦ roller^✦ coaster, then it drops

But what should I scream for? This is my theme park

My mind shine even^✦ when my thoughts seem dark

Pistol on my side, you don't wanna^✦ hear that thing talk

Let the king talk, check the price and pay attention^✦

Lil Wayne, that's what they gotta^✦ say or mention^✦

I'm like Nevada^✦ in the middle of the summer^✦

I'm restin'^✦ in the lead, I need a pillow^✦ and a cover^✦

Shh, my foot's sleepin' on the gas

No brake pads, no such thing as last, huh

[Chorus: Drake]

It may not mean nothin'^✦ to y'all

But understand,^✦ nothin'^✦ was done for me

So I don't plan on stoppin'^✦ at all

I want this shit forever,^✦ mane, 'ever,^✦ mane, 'ever,^✦ mane

I'm shuttin'^✦ shit down in the mall

And tellin'^✦ 'ery^✦ girl she the one for me

And I ain't even^✦ plannin'^✦ to call

I want this shit forever,^✦ mane, 'ever,^✦ mane, 'ever,^✦ mane

[Post-Chorus: Drake]

Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, a—

[Verse 4: Eminem]

There they go, packin'^✦ stadiums as Shady^✦ spits his flow

Nuts they go, Macadamian,^✦ they go so ballistic, woah

He can make them look like bozos, he's wonderin' if he should spit this slow

Fuck no, go for broke, his cup just runneth over,^✦ oh no

He ain't had him a buzz like this since the last time that he overdosed

They been waiting patiently for Pinocchio to poke his nose

Back into^✦ the game and they know rap will never^✦ be the same as befo'^✦

Bashin'^✦ in the brains of these hoes and establishin' a name as he goes

The passion^✦ in the flame is ignited, you can't put it out once we light it

This shit is exactly what the fuck that I'm talkin'^✦ about^✦ when we riot

You dealin'^✦ with a few true villains who stand inside^✦ of the booth, truth-spillin'

And spit true feelings until^✦ our tooth fillings come flyin' up out of our mouths, now rewind^✦ it

Payback, motherfucker, for the way that you doubted me, how's it taste?

When I slap the taste outta^✦ your mouths with a bass so loud that it shakes^✦ the place

I'm Hannibal Lecter,^✦ so just in case you're thinkin' of savin'^✦ face

You ain't gonna^✦ have no face to save by the time I'm through with this place, so, Drake

[Chorus: Drake]

It may not mean nothin'^✦ to y'all

But understand,^✦ nothin'^✦ was done for me

So I don't plan on stoppin'^✦ at all

I want this shit forever,^✦ mane, 'ever,^✦ mane, 'ever,^✦ mane

I'm shuttin'^✦ shit down in the mall

And tellin'^✦ 'ery^✦ girl she the one for me

And I ain't even^✦ plannin'^✦ to call

I want this shit forever,^✦ mane, 'ever,^✦ mane, 'ever,^✦ mane

Technical Breakdown

9.0

Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres8.0

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 Control9.0

Performance and control

Computed Score9.03

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Kanye West utilizes aggressive, irreverent shock-value metaphors and high-density internal rhyme structures to assert dominance, effectively using hyperbole to frame his industry status as inevitable and historical.

A+

9.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

Wordplay

Delivery

Multisyllabic internal rhymingStatutory/statue wordplayCultural referentialityAggressive tonal shiftExtended metaphor

Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABBCC with heavy reliance on internal multis (e.g., 'dreams', 'fame', 'chains', 'came') and a consistent AAAA tail-rhyme pattern on the '-ee' vowel sound to maintain momentum through the latter half of the verse.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"I had raped the game young, you could call it statutory"

① Metaphor for dominating the music industry aggressively at a young age.② A play on 'statutory rape', where the legal definition of statutory involves underage participants, connecting to the 'statues' mentioned in the next bar.

"Old money, Benjamin Button, "What?" nothin'"

① Refers to generational, accumulated wealth ('Old Money').② References the film 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button', suggesting he is aging in reverse or becoming more powerful as he matures.

"You would think I ran the world like Michelle's husband"

① A direct comparison to Barack Obama, the most powerful man in the world.② Reframes the status of the President as merely 'Michelle's husband', highlighting West's own grandiosity by diminishing the status of a global leader.

High-impact, memorable punchlines that defined the era's bravado

Exceptional rhythmic integration of internal rhymes

Commanding, confident vocal performance that elevates the lyrical content

Seamless transitions between disparate pop-culture references

Reliance on shock-value imagery that can detract from the narrative coherence

Limited vocabulary breadth compared to more abstract lyrical artists

Some forced rhyme pairings to satisfy the end-rhyme structure

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