Ye

Yikes

Kanye West

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

18

End

94

Internal

41

Multi

120

Slant

9

Chain

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[Verse 2]
Ayy, hospital bed a hundred✦ bands, fuck a watch
Hundred✦ grand'll make your best friends turn to opps
I hear y'all bringin' my name up a lot
Guess I just turned✦ the clout game up a notch
See, y'all really✦ shocked, but I'm really✦ not
You know how many✦ girls I took to the titty✦ shop?
If she get the ass with it, that's a 50 pop
I still bring the bad bitches✦ in the city✦ out
Uh, just a different type of leader✦
We could be in North Korea,✦ I could smoke with Wiz Khalifa, uh
Told my wife I've never✦ seen her
After✦ I hit it, bye, Felicia, that's the way that I'ma✦ leave it up
[Chorus]
Shit could get menacin',✦ frightenin',✦ find help
See, this is why all the bitches✦ fuck with Ye!
Fuck what they talkin'✦ 'bout!
Sometimes,✦ I scare myself,✦ myself✦
They take me on meds, off meds, ask yourself
Shit could get menacin',✦ frightenin',✦ find help
Ask your homegirl right now, "Look, you had a shot at Ye?"
Sometimes,✦ I scare myself,✦ myself✦
You'd drop everything!
[Verse 3]
Tweakin',✦ tweakin'✦ off that 2C-B, huh
This is why your bitches✦ fuck with me, huh
Smash, she gon' end up on TV, huh
Last thing that you ever✦ wanna✦ see, huh
I can feel the spirits all around me
I think Prince and Mike was tryna✦ warn me
They know I got demons all on me
Devil been tryna✦ make an army✦
They been strategizin' to harm me
They don't know they dealin'✦ with a zombie
Niggas been tryna✦ test my Gandhi
Just because I'm dressed like Abercrombie
[Outro]
You see? You see?
That's what I'm talkin'✦ 'bout!
That's why I fuck with Ye!
See, that's my third per—
That's my bipolar shit, nigga,✦ what?
That's my superpower, nigga,✦ ain't no disability
I'm a superhero!✦ I'm a superhero!✦
Agh!

Technical Breakdown

8.2
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

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 Complexity7.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.5

Performance and control

Computed Score8.17

Production

— Kanye West, Mike Dean, Pi'erre Bourne, Apex Martin

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse functions as a masterclass in modern rhythmic bravado, prioritizing aggressive, percussive delivery over complex linguistic density, while utilizing self-aware pop-culture pivots to maintain a dominant persona.

A
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
Assonance-driven internal rhyme chainsConversational cadence shiftsPop-culture referential ironyPunctuation-heavy rhythmic phrasing
Rhyme Architecture: Uses a highly consistent AAAA scheme within couplets, anchored by long 'o' and 'a' vowel sounds, creating a relentless, singular melodic pulse.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Hundred grand'll make your best friends turn to opps"

① A literal observation regarding how money causes betrayal among peers.② A reflection of his own isolation due to his perceived extreme level of success.

"Told my wife I've never seen her / After I hit it, bye, Felicia"

① A callback to the film 'Friday' dismissive catchphrase.② An ironic detachment where he deconstructs his own public marital persona through flippant, nihilistic humor.

Exceptional rhythmic integration where the beat and vocal performance operate as a unified percussive instrument.

High-energy delivery that creates an aura of instability consistent with the track's theme.

Effective use of conversational asides to build persona.

Vocabulary remains largely surface-level to prioritize rhythmic flow.

Metaphorical depth is occasionally sacrificed for punchline-oriented accessibility.

Repetitive sentence structures in the latter half of the verse.

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