Jesus Is King

Use This Gospel

Kanye West

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

16

End

51

Internal

9

Multi

77

Slant

8

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: Kanye West]
Use this gospel for protection
It's a hard road to Heaven✦
We call on Your blessings
In the Father,✦ we put our faith
King of the kingdom
Our demons are tremblin'
Holy✦ angels defendin'
In the Father,✦ we put our faith
[Verse 2: No Malice]
A lot of damaged✦ souls, I done damaged✦ those
And in my arrogance, took a camera pose
Caught with a trunk of Barry✦ Manilows
They sing a different tune when the slammer close
From the concrete grew a rose
They give you Wraith talk, I give you faith talk
Blindfolded on this road, watch me faith walk
Just hold on to your brother when his faith lost
[Saxophone Solo: Kenny G]
[Outro: Kanye West]
Oh, oh, oh (Work, work, work, work)
Oh, oh, oh (Work, work, work, work)
Oh, oh, oh (Work, work, work, work)
Oh-oh,✦ oh, oh (Work, work, work, work)
Oh, oh, oh (Work, work, work, work)
Oh, oh, oh (Work, work, work, work)
Oh, oh, oh (Work, work, work, work)
Oh-oh,✦ oh, oh (Work, work, work, work)

Technical Breakdown

8.0
Multisyllabic Rhymes5.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres7.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm8.8

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity7.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.8

Performance and control

Computed Score7.95

Production

— Kanye West, DrtWrk, Federico Vindver, Angel Lopez, Timbaland

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

No Malice provides a thematically dense and rhythmically disciplined verse that successfully pivots from his past criminal persona to his current spiritual identity using clever, albeit compact, linguistic shifts.

B+
5.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
8.75
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
7.8
Delivery
ParonomasiaSemantic shiftingInternal slant rhymingAlliterative focus
Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on a foundational AAAA-style multi-syllabic rhyme chain around the 'ose/oze' sound, transitioning into a consistent 'aith-awk' terminal repetition that emphasizes the thematic focus on faith.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Caught with a trunk of Barry Manilows"

① A slang reference to kilos of drugs (narcotics trafficking).② A play on 'Barry Manilow,' implying the 'singing' or 'telling' (snitching) that occurs when one is caught.

"They give you Wraith talk, I give you faith talk"

① Materialistic boasting about luxury cars (Rolls-Royce Wraith).② Spiritual testimony and religious conviction.

Strong thematic consistency

Effective use of contrast between past lifestyle and present conviction

High level of rhythmic precision in the transition between sections

Limited vocabulary range in the latter half of the verse

Reliance on predictable 'faith' and 'walk' rhyming pairs toward the conclusion

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