Donda

Jail pt 2

Kanye West

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

14

End

166

Internal

40

Multi

152

Slant

4

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Pre-Chorus: Kanye West with Marilyn Manson]
I'll be honest,✦ we all liars
I'll be honest,✦ we all liars
I'm pulled✦ over✦ and I got priors
Guess we goin' down, guess who's goin' to jail?
[Chorus: Kanye West with Marilyn Manson]
Guess who's goin' to jail tonight?✦
Guess who's goin' to jail tonight?✦
Guess who's goin' to jail tonight?✦
God gon' post my bail tonight✦
[Verse 3: DaBaby]
Man, tell them haters open✦ up the jail (Open✦ up the jail)
And you can tell my baby✦ mamas get the bail money✦ (Bail me)
I said one thing they ain't like, threw me out like they ain't care for me
Threw me out like I'm garbage, huh?
And that food that y'all took off my table
You know that feed my daughters, huh? (Mmm)
But I ain't really✦ mad, 'cause when I look at it
I'm getting✦ them snakes✦ up out my grass and, ****, that's a good habit
I'm ready✦ for war, let's get at 'em
And teaming up ain't gon' help 'em
'Cause beating the odds too deep
Just me and God, ****, ****, I'm good at it
Matter✦ of fact, I'm great at it, my cell phone back at it
I know these people gon' try to tell me how to talk
Don't know what I seen or what I was taught
My mama✦ worked✦ two or three jobs to take care of three of her kids, my uncles✦ watched
Yeah, we was raised✦ by the crack addicts
Mmm, raised✦ by the drug dealers, killers, and the junkies✦ (Junkies)✦
Mama✦ couldn't save us 'cause she had to get the—
Mama✦ couldn't save us 'cause she had to get the money✦
Feel like your world falling, getting✦ too hard to catch it, ain't it?
You and your girl arguin',✦ you don't like how she actin'✦ lately✦
Giving✦ it everything that you can give and you don't get half the patience
You was busy✦ hustlin', the things come with your hustle
They got in her head, corrupted her
Yeah, that's probably what happened, ain't it?
Large amount of capital, invested in myself
Underground, I ain't even✦ have a basement, I read the affidavit
Let's see what it is with you
Only✦ thing I did to you
Was always keep it real and true
Guilty,✦ guess they gon' have to take me
[Chorus: Kanye West with Marilyn Manson]
Guess who's goin' to jail tonight?✦
Guess who's goin' to jail tonight?✦
Guess who's goin' to jail tonight?✦
God gon' post my bail tonight✦

Technical Breakdown

6.8
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres4.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm6.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control6.5

Performance and control

Computed Score6.76

Production

— Kanye West, 88-Keys, Mike Dean, Ojivolta, Dem Jointz, E.Vax, Sean Solymar

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

DaBaby's contribution leans heavily on aggressive, conversational flow and blunt self-assertion rather than complex literary devices, effectively using the jailhouse theme as a platform for personal grievance.

B
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
6.5
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
4.5
Wordplay
6.5
Delivery
AABB rhyme scheme extensionsConversational cadenceInternal rhyme clustersDirect address
Rhyme Architecture: The verse utilizes a predominantly AABB/AABB-adjacent structure with heavy reliance on long vowel sounds (jail/bail/care/table/habit) to maintain momentum through a triplet-heavy flow.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"snakes up out my grass"

① Physical removal of dangerous animals or obstacles from one's environment.② Metaphorical purging of disloyal acquaintances or 'haters' from one's inner circle.

"my cell phone back at it"

① Literally referring to the device being returned or regained.② A play on 'cell' as in prison confinement, implying his influence or 'work' is back in effect despite his circumstances.

High energy and conviction in delivery

Effective use of internal rhyming to propel the narrative

Strong vocal presence that commands the track's space

Lack of high-level figurative language or complex entendres

Repetitive thematic tropes concerning fame and 'snakes'

Surface-level emotional expression

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