Yeezus

I'm In It

Kanye West

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

16

End

131

Internal

25

Multi

160

Slant

7

Chain

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[Chorus: Kanye West & Justin Vernon]
That's right, I'm in it (Should've known how to fall)
I'm in it (Steppin' on cracks on the floor)
That right (8 a.m., boy, set your tone)
That's right, I'm in it (Well, you need to fight for your own)
That's right, I'm in it (Then don't let me at your table)
I'm in it (If you just gonna✦ lay with me)
That's right, uh (Just jokes✦ at the end of your little fables)✦
(I'll be gone long, grab that ass, shed your clothes)✦
[Verse 3: Kanye West]
Uh, picked✦ up where we left off
Uh, I need you home when I get off
Uh, you know I need that wet mouth
Uh, I know you need that reptile✦
Uh, she cut from a different✦ textile✦
Uh, she love different✦ kinds of sex now
Uh, black girl sippin'✦ white wine
Put my fist in her like a civil✦ rights sign
And grabbed it with a slight grind
And held it 'til the right time
Then she came like, "Ah"
[Chorus: Assassin, Kanye West, & Justin Vernon]
That's why I'm in it and I can't get out
That's all dem can do, say wah?
That's why I'm in it and I can't get out
That's all dem can do
We deal with action✦ ting
'Cause a badman✦ ting a-dat✦ man do
That's right, I'm in it
I'll be gone long, grab that ass, shed your clothes✦
[Bridge: Justin Vernon]
Say you long for me, for you
Lay it off with all your rules✦
Star fucker✦
Star fucker✦
Star fucker✦
Who, where?
[Verse 4: Kanye West]
Time to take it too far now, uh
Michael Douglas out the car now, uh
Got the kids-and-the-wife✦ life, uh
But can't wake up from the nightlife,✦ uh
I'm so scared✦ of my demons, uh
I go to sleep with a nightlight, uh
My mind move like a Tron bike, uh
Pop a wheelie on the Zeitgeist, uh
I'm finna✦ start a new movement, uh
Being led by the drums, uh
I'm a rap-lic priest, uh
Gettin'✦ head by the nuns, uh
They don't play what I'm playin', uh
They don't see what I'm sayin', uh
They be ballin'✦ in the D-League, uh
I be speakin' Swaghili

Technical Breakdown

7.2
Multisyllabic Rhymes6.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm7.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.0

Performance and control

Computed Score7.22

Production

— Kanye West, Evian Christ, Dom $olo, Noah Goldstein, Arca, Mike Dean

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Kanye utilizes minimalist, repetitive phonetics to build a high-energy, percussive cadence, prioritizing rhythmic shock value over lyrical complexity.

B+
6.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
7.5
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
7
Delivery
Monosyllabic rhythmic repetitionShock-value double entendreStaccato deliveryAABB and AAAA rhyme clusters
Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on a dense, repetitive monorhyme scheme centered on '-off' and '-ile/ight' sounds, creating a relentless, percussive forward motion.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Put my fist in her like a civil rights sign"

① A graphic depiction of a sexual act involving the fist② A historical reference to the Black Power salute, establishing an jarring juxtaposition of political iconography with erotic transgression

"I know you need that reptile"

① A reference to cold-blooded or primal sexual instinct② A phonetic rhyme anchor for 'textile' and 'wet mouth' that maintains the rhythmic cadence regardless of literal semantic sense

Exceptional rhythmic consistency

Effective use of the 'Uh' vocal tic as a percussive bridge

Aggressive, memorable punchlines

Limited lexical variation

Content relies heavily on shock-value to maintain interest

Lack of structural progression beyond the initial rhythmic build

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