Vultures 2

Sky City

Kanye West

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

27

End

147

Internal

42

Multi

145

Slant

9

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Bridge: Ty Dolla $ign]
Ooh, child, things are gonna✦ get easier✦
Ooh, child, things'll get brighter✦
Ooh, child, things are gonna✦ get easier✦
Ooh, child, things'll get brighter✦
[Chorus: Ty Dolla $ign & Desiigner]
Say it's my year, know it's my year, my year (Oh)
Can we fly, yeah? We can fly, yeah, high, yeah (We can fly, yeah)
Build a city✦ in the sky, yeah, sky, yeah
In the sky, yeah, in the sky, yeah, sky, yeah (Git, git)
We just fly, yeah, we just fly, yeah, fly, yeah (Git, git, fly, yeah)
Build a city✦ in the sky, yeah, sky, yeah
[Verse 2: CyHi]
Yeah, imagine you could visit✦ your ancestors
And all the people that we lost, and you could dance with 'em
We'd probably be more united✦ than Manchester
'Cause my people still dyin' over✦ hand gestures
Keep your enemy✦ close, that's when your man stretch you
Damn, I guess karma✦ can catch you
We gotta✦ forgive our trespassers and transgressors
Mandela said it won't get better✦ if we stand separate✦
'Cause one hand wash the other,✦ both hands wash the face
Wish they had another place we all could stay
If they don't let us in, then we gon' hop the gate
[Verse 3: Kanye West]
Out of the body,✦ uh, jewelry is gaudy,✦ um
Secret✦ society, my spirit✦ is Godly✦
I'm buildin'✦ a buildin'✦ where children can lobby✦
So we can make billions from buildin'✦ a hobby✦
I bought a factory,✦ pickin'✦ the cotton✦
Bought a factory,✦ send 'em to college
He made it already with nothin'✦ to lose
And free attitude✦ with nothin'✦ to prove
We goin' bigger,✦ I got the juice
Playin' them dead to get out the noose
I don't need your point of views
I can't hear you at this altitude✦
And they steady✦ sayin' that I'm rude
I'd be rude if I don't come beat the shit out you
[Bridge: 070 Shake]
And if we die, yeah, then we die, yeah, aw, yeah
We can fly, yeah, we can fly, yeah, aw, yeah
Night, yeah, in the night, yeah, aw, yeah
In the night, in the night
Oh, in the night, serenity all in the city✦
[Verse 4: The-Dream]
I hope I never✦ fall weary✦
Help me levitate✦ my pain
Oh, good Heaven,✦ sing to me, to me
Let me outsoar my faith
Let me outlast the shame
At the same time, don't change a thing, a thing
[Outro: Jeremih]
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh

Technical Breakdown

7.7
Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm9.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity5.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.0

Performance and control

Computed Score7.73

Production

— Ty Dolla $ign, BoogzDaBeast, Timbaland, Team Timbo, Ye, MIKE DEAN, Angel Lopez, Federico Vindver, DRTWRK, damn james!, IRKO, Gabe Shaddow

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

CyHi delivers a high-density, socio-political narrative that utilizes multisyllabic internal rhyme clusters to anchor themes of trauma and reconciliation, though it occasionally sacrifices rhythmic fluidity for thematic density.

B+
7.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
5
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
7
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhymingAssonance-heavy polysyllabic word choicesSociopolitical commentary integrated into narrativeEnjambment-driven flow
Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on a dense, multi-layered internal rhyme scheme using heavy terminal vowel sounds ('-estors', '-ester', '-essors'), creating a continuous, forward-moving cadence that breaks into shorter, punchier declarative statements near the end.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"more united than Manchester"

① A reference to the city of Manchester, UK, implying a global standard of community.② A subtle allusion to the deep-seated rivalries (United vs. City) in the city of Manchester, highlighting the irony that 'United' is in the name while the city is divided.

"my people still dyin' over hand gestures"

① Literal violence resulting from gang-related sign language or affiliation.② A commentary on the superficiality of social signaling and the tragedy of loss over trivial displays of identity.

"one hand wash the other, both hands wash the face"

① Literal cleaning action requiring cooperation.② A metaphor for the necessity of mutual aid and communal effort to improve the collective self-image or standing.

High density of internal rhyming

Effective thematic consistency regarding ancestral legacy and unity

Sophisticated vocabulary choices

Over-reliance on forced multisyllabic word strings that occasionally crowd the beat

Lacks a high-impact, standout metaphorical 'hook' line

Delivery occasionally risks becoming too dense for the sparse production

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