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Who Gon Stop Me

Kanye West

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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[Verse 1: Kanye West]

Niggas^✦ talking, they bitch-made, ix-nay^✦ off my dicks-nay^✦

That's Pig Latin,^✦ itch-bay,^✦ who gon' stop me, huh?

Last night ain't go so well, got kicked^✦ up out the hotel^✦

Got a little freaky^✦ like Marvin^✦ Albert, yes, tell Howard^✦ Cosell^✦

You just a commentator if you getting paper^✦

Everybody I know from the hood got common^✦ haters

In some relations,^✦ you just supposed to say nothin'^✦

Heard she fucked^✦ the doorman, well, that's cool, I fucked^✦ the waitress

Heard Yeezy^✦ was racist, well, I guess that's on one basis

I only^✦ like green faces^✦

[Chorus: Kanye West & JAY-Z]

This is something^✦ like the Holocaust^✦

Millions^✦ of our people lost

Bow our heads and pray to the Lord

'Til I die, I'ma^✦ fucking^✦ ball

Now who gon' stop me? Who gon' stop me, huh?

Who gon' stop me? Who gon' stop me, huh?

Black cards, black cars, black on black, Black broads

Whole lotta^✦ money^✦ in a black bag

Black strap, you know what that's for

[Bridge: Kanye West & JAY-Z]

Y'all weed purple, my money^✦ purple

Y'all Steve Urkel,^✦ I'm Oprah's circle

I wrote the verse that I hope'll^✦ hurt you (Yeah, yeah, let's go)

[Verse 2: JAY-Z & Kanye West]

Who gon' stop me, huh?

Beat the odds, beat the feds

It wouldn't be wise to bet against the kid

Start me broke, I bet I get rich

Night shift, six to six

Give me one shot, one pot

I'll show up in all white wearin'^✦ no socks

No ceiling, new coupe

They know I'm a dope boy, they don't have no proof

I'm three steps removed, I know how to move

It's looking like I don't know how to lose

I'm winning again,^✦ I'm at the Wynn

I'm at the table, I'm gamblin'

Lucky^✦ lefty,^✦ I expect a seven^✦

I went through hell, I'm expectin' heaven^✦

I'm owed,^✦ 'cause I'm dough, and I stuck to the G-code

I'm here, oh yeah, I promise I ain't goin' nowhere

Okay,^✦ here, like a hare, like a rabbit,^✦ I like karats^✦

I'm allergic to havin'^✦ bunny^✦ ears, like broke, like nope

Like ha, I ain't no joke

I can't be stopped, like nope, like nope

Extend the beat, Noah (And pray to the Lord), uh

[Verse 3: JAY-Z]

Two seats in the 911, uh

No limit^✦ on the Black Card, uh

Told y'all I was gon' go H.A.M., uh

'Til the ocean^✦ was my backyard, uh

No lies in my verses,^✦ hey

Please pardon^✦ all the curses,^✦ hey

Shit gotta^✦ come in some way, fuck

When you growing up worthless, uh

Middle finger^✦ to my old life, uh

Special shoutout^✦ to my oldhead, uh

If it wasn't for your advice,^✦ uh

A nigga^✦ would have been so dead, uh

I'm living^✦ life 'til these niggas^✦ kill me

Turn this up if you niggas^✦ feel me

I'm riding^✦ dirty,^✦ tryna^✦ get filthy^✦

Pablo^✦ Picasso, Rothkos, Rilkes^✦

Graduated^✦ to the MoMA^✦

And I did all of this without^✦ a diploma

Graduated^✦ from the corner^✦

Y'all can play me for a motherfuckin' fool if you wanna^✦

Street-smart and I'm book-smart

Could've been a chemist, 'cause I cook smart

Only^✦ thing can stop me is me, hey

And I'ma^✦ stop when the hook start, hold up

[Chorus: Kanye West & JAY-Z]

This is something^✦ like the Holocaust^✦

Millions^✦ of our people lost

Bow our heads and pray to the Lord

'Til I die, I'ma^✦ fucking^✦ ball

Now who gon' stop me? Who gon' stop me, huh?

Who gon' stop me? Who gon' stop me, huh?

Black cards, black cars, black on black, Black broads

Whole lotta^✦ money^✦ in a black bag

Black strap, you know what that's for

Technical Breakdown

8.7

Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres7.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm10.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.5

Performance and control

Computed Score8.70

Production

— Kanye West, Sham "Sak Pase" Joseph, Mike Dean

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Kanye West prioritizes aggressive, rhythmic phonetics over lyrical complexity, using a staccato delivery to reinforce a sense of unstoppable arrogance that defines the track's persona.

8.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

Wordplay

8.5

Delivery

Pig Latin manipulationPop culture comparative referencingInternal multi-syllabic rhyme chainsStaccato flow modulation

Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABB or AAAA monorhyme schemes with heavy reliance on multi-syllabic end-rhyme extensions, punctuated by rhythmic internal rhyme clusters.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"I only like green faces"

① A reference to the color of American currency (Benjamin Franklin's portrait).② A dismissal of moral or social criticism (racism) by prioritizing financial gain above all else.

"Y'all Steve Urkel, I'm Oprah's circle"

① A comparison between the perceived 'nerdy' or low-status nature of the listener and the high-society status of the speaker.② A status-based demarcation, positioning himself in the echelon of the ultra-wealthy/influential, while relegating others to a caricature of social awkwardness.

High-energy, authoritative delivery that fits the industrial-dubstep production

Effective use of short, punchy phrases to maintain momentum

Strong structural cohesion between the verse's confrontational tone and the chorus

Simplicity of vocabulary and subject matter at times borders on superficial

Some metaphors lack sustained depth, favoring shock value over narrative complexity

Over-reliance on pop culture tropes as stand-ins for thematic development

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