Tha Carter IV

Interlude

Lil Wayne

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

3

End

35

Internal

15

Multi

92

Slant

1

Chain

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[Verse 2: André 3000]
Today,✦ I feel electric gray
I hope tomorrow neon black
I tell a nigga,✦ "All those flows are borrowed"
It's the pharaoh, Three Stacks
I woke up in Cairo, lookin'✦ at stars
So bright in the sky, I thought they were marbles (Yeah)
No car doors, whatcha call those?
A whole carload of raw hoes
In a Jeep Defender
Please remember, don't feed the Simba✦
Three's assembled like nobody✦
He's a symbol of what's safari
Pulled✦ her ponytail to my body✦
She's the only✦ girl that was smart e-nough
To call me 'Mr. Benjamin'
In the middle of a wild party✦
Skin was cinnamon; I pound it harder✦
How come the only✦ girls that are thought of
Are the light ones?✦ Well, tonight then
We gon' do it, do it, do it for the dark ones✦
It's important that you are more than
Welcome to Tha Carter✦ IV and
Y'all enjoy✦ it, I will go 'head
And I'll kiss y'all on y'all forehead, out

Technical Breakdown

6.4
Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes8.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres7.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm3.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity8.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.0

Performance and control

Computed Score6.41

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

André 3000 utilizes high-concept, abstract imagery paired with complex, multi-layered internal rhyme schemes that elevate standard boast-rap tropes into surrealist poetry.

B
7.5
Multisyllabic
8.5
Internal Rhymes
3.5
Cadence / Flow
8
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
8
Delivery
Assonance-driven internal rhymeSurrealist visual metaphorsPhonetic wordplayDynamic cadence shifting
Rhyme Architecture: The verse employs a sophisticated, loose AABB/ABCC pattern that relies heavily on internal multisyllabic clusters (e.g., 'Cairo/stars/marbles', 'Defender/remember/Simba') to maintain momentum across enjambed lines.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Three's assembled like nobody / He's a symbol of what's safari"

① Refers to André 3000 (Three) as a collective creative force or a unique entity (nobody else like him).② A homophonic play on 'symbol' and 'Simba', referencing the earlier 'don't feed the Simba' line, grounding his identity in the wild/safari aesthetic.

"She's the only girl that was smart e-nough / To call me 'Mr. Benjamin'"

① A literal interaction where a partner addresses him by his formal name.② A subtle allusion to his desire for intellectual intimacy, distancing himself from the 'Andre 3000' persona to connect with his legal identity.

Exceptional command of cadence and rhythmic pocket

High level of phonetic inventiveness

Subversion of traditional trap aesthetics through abstract intellectualism

Occasional reliance on abstract imagery that slightly obfuscates the narrative thread

Short duration of the verse limits the structural development of the deeper themes

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