Watch the Throne

Why I Love You

Kanye West

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

15

End

107

Internal

44

Multi

136

Slant

6

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: Mr. Hudson]
Ooh, I love you so
But why I love you, I'll never✦ know
Ooh, I love you so
But why I love you, I'll never✦ know
Ooh, I love you so
But why I love you, I'll never✦ know
Ooh, I love you so
But why I love you, I'll never✦ know
[Verse 2: Jay-Z & Kanye West]
Showed✦ love to you niggas✦
You ripped✦ out my heart and you stepped on it
I picked✦ up the pieces✦ 'fore you swept on it
Goddamn, this shit leaves✦ a mess, don't it?
Shit feelin'✦ like death, don't it?
Charge it to the game, whatever's left on it
I spent about✦ a minute,✦ maybe less on it
Fly, pelican, fly, turn the jets on it
But first I shall digress on it
Wasn't I a good king?
Maybe too much of a good thing, huh?
Didn't I spoil you? Me or the money,✦ what you loyal to?
Huh, I gave you my loyalty✦
Made you royalty✦ and royalties
Took care of these niggas'✦ lawyer✦ fees
And this is how niggas✦ rewarded me, damn
[Chorus: Mr. Hudson]
Ooh, I love you so
But why I love you, I'll never✦ know
Ooh, I love you so
But why I love you, I'll never✦ know
[Verse 3: Jay-Z & Kanye West]
Bussin'✦ at me, b-b-b-bussin' at me
But I'm bulletproof, bitch, you can't get nothin'✦ past me
Got body✦ armor
A nigga✦ gotta✦ watch the throne
And I'm bussin'✦ back
So niggas✦ in a glass house should not throw stones✦
What do you do when the love turn to hate?
Gotta✦ separate from these fuckin'✦ fakes✦
Caesar didn't see it, so he ceased✦ to exist
So the nigga✦ that killed✦ him had keys to his shit
Am I my brother's keeper?✦
Only✦ if that nigga✦ don't creep up
Got a pistol under✦ my pillow✦
I've never✦ been a deep sleeper
P-P-P-Paranoia, 'cause the nigga✦ that said he'll
Blast for ya is now blastin' for ya
That's an assassin for ya
These niggas✦ got a shot, they'll shoot
Please Lord, forgive him
For these niggas✦ not know what they do, ooh

Technical Breakdown

7.7
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 / Rhythm7.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.0

Performance and control

Computed Score7.73

Production

— Kanye West, Mike Dean, Anthony Kilhoffer

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse excels in a tight, monochromatic rhyme scheme that drives a narrative of betrayal, though it relies more on rhythmic persistence than dense lyrical density.

B+
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
7.5
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
7
Wordplay
8
Delivery
monorhyme chaininternal rhyme mirroringphonetic wordplay
Rhyme Architecture: The verse utilizes a relentless mono-rhyme structure based on the '-et' vowel sound (stepped/swept/mess/death/left/jet/digress), creating a sense of inevitability and frustration consistent with the lyrical content.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Made you royalty and royalties"

① The elevated social status bestowed upon the person through association.② The financial compensation and income generated from intellectual property rights.

"Charge it to the game, whatever's left on it"

① A colloquialism for accepting a loss as an inevitable consequence of the lifestyle.② A literal accounting metaphor referring to a credit card balance or financial debt.

highly effective rhythmic pacing

strong emotional resonance

clever manipulation of homophones at the end of the verse

reliance on repetitive vowel sounds

simpler vocabulary compared to more dense lyrical eras

the narrative scope is limited by the strict rhyme constraint

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