Watch the Throne

That's My Bitch

Kanye West

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

14

End

91

Internal

28

Multi

115

Slant

8

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: Elly Jackson & Kanye West]
I've been waiting✦ for a long, long time (Where she at? In the middle)
Just to get off and throw my hands up high
And live my life, and live my life
Just to get off and throw my hands up high, high, high, high
[Bridge: Justin Vernon]
Swilling little licks and mixes✦ 'til mornin'
I'm yearnin', ooh, yeah
Could I maybe have a little dab of your potion?✦
Stop motion,✦ ooh, yeah
[Verse 2: Jay-Z]
Go harder✦ than a nigga✦ for a nigga,✦ go figure✦
Told me keep my own money✦ if we ever✦ did split up
How could somethin' so gangster be so pretty✦ in pictures?
Ripped✦ jeans and a blazer✦ and some Louboutin slippers
Uh, Picasso was alive,✦ he would've made her
That's right, nigga,✦ Mona✦ Lisa✦ can't fade her
I mean Marilyn Monroe, she's quite nice
But why all the pretty✦ icons always all white?
Put some colored girls in the MoMA✦
Half these broads ain't got nothing on Willona
Don't make me bring Thelma✦ in it
Bring Halle, bring Penélope and Salma✦ in it, uh
Back to my Beyoncés
You deserve three stacks, word to André
Call Larry✦ Gagosian, you belong✦ in mo-seums
You belong✦ in vintage clothes, crushing the whole building
You belong✦ with niggas who used✦ to be known for dope dealing
You too dope for any✦ of those civilians
Now shoo, children, stop looking at her tits
Get your own dog, ya heard? That's my bitch
[Chorus: Elly Jackson]
I've been waiting✦ for a long, long time
Just to get off and throw my hands up high
And live my life, and live my life
Just to get off and throw my hands up high, high, high, high

Technical Breakdown

8.2
Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres7.0

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 Control8.0

Performance and control

Computed Score8.24

Production

— Kanye West, Jeff Bhasker, Q-Tip

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Jay-Z leverages high-status cultural allusions to recontextualize the 'supermodel' archetype, prioritizing name-dropping and internal rhyme density over dense complex metaphors.

A
7.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
7
Wordplay
8
Delivery
Cultural ReferencingInternal Multisyllabic RhymeList-based CadenceEnjambment
Rhyme Architecture: A complex pattern of AABB/CCDD-adjacent structures utilizing strong multi-syllabic rhymes (pictures/slippers, made her/fade her, nice/white/MoMA/Willona/Thelma).
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Mona Lisa can't fade her"

① The painting 'Mona Lisa' cannot compare in beauty to the subject.② In hip-hop vernacular, to 'fade' someone is to best them in a competition; therefore, the icon is superior to the subject.

"Go harder than a nigga for a nigga"

① Putting in more effort than a typical person would for a peer.② A sexual double entendre referencing the physical act of 'going hard' in a relationship context.

Strong command of cadence that flows effortlessly over the beat

Effective use of high-art references to elevate the subject matter

Excellent use of internal rhyme clusters to maintain momentum

Relies heavily on list-style name-dropping which borders on superficial

Lacks deep metaphorical subtext beyond surface-level comparisons

The 'colored girls' pivot feels slightly disjointed from the established aesthetic theme

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