Midnight Marauders

The Chase, Part II

A Tribe Called Quest

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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[Verse 2: Q-Tip]

Keep it on the cooler^✦ 'cause here come the heat

Lyrically^✦ in space, the jazz will pace the beat

As we proceed^✦ to elevate you, we in 4/4

Run and tell your dad the Abstract's the bag

As we proceed^✦ to move your hind parts we know as ass

Poets got the gimmicks, but they lack the sassafras

To make the average hard rock un-cock^✦ the Glock

And roam the city^✦ streets on the jury,^✦ they hot

I be ingredients, like sugar^✦ in candy^✦

If your life is broke, girl, I'll be the handy-dandy

That can mend you, my fee is a shower^✦

For you, I'll scrub your back and I'll floss the butt crack

Make you shiny,^✦ spiffy^✦ in a jiff'

Fuckin'^✦ with the Ab', you got the greatest^✦ of gifts

Ayo, my mic is soundin'^✦ bugged,^✦ Bob Power,^✦ you there? (Yeah)

Adjust^✦ the bass and treble, make my shit sound clear (Clear, clear, clear, clear)

[Chorus]

I'm bound to wreck your body^✦ and say turn the party^✦ out

I'm bound to wreck your body^✦ and say turn the party^✦ out (Make you shiny)^✦

I'm bound to wreck your body^✦ and say turn the party^✦ out (Spiffy^✦ in a jiff')

I'm bound to wreck your body^✦ and say turn the party^✦ out (Fuckin'^✦ with the Ab', you got the greatest^✦ of gifts)

I'm bound to wreck your body^✦ and say turn the party^✦ out (Ayo, my mic is soundin'^✦ bugged,^✦ Bob Power,^✦ you there?)

I'm bound to wreck your body^✦ and say turn the party^✦ out (Adjust^✦ the bass and treble and make my— okay,^✦ take it from the Tip)

[Verse 3: Q-Tip]

Move back yourself, man, come watch me drop it

For sure, me, I'll go do it, for sure, me, I'll go rock it

Me not deal with no changaram,^✦ bangaram^✦ business

I got soul on the end like Jehovah's got the Witness

Musically,^✦ the three, poetically^✦ we be

The enchantment on the airwaves, kids just fade

Obey^✦ the MCs 'cause the MCs save

We flippin' on niggas^✦ like we Super^✦ Dave

But noticin' my stature,^✦ y'all niggas^✦ know we gotcha^✦

Movin'^✦ to the rapture,^✦ listen^✦ how we catch ya

Movin'^✦ with the bass, here we go, let's begin^✦

Makin'^✦ people jump out they goddamn skin

Lyrically,^✦ we bite like we Rin Tin Tin

Peace to Grand Pu' and his many,^✦ many^✦ skins

Don't mark us for the L 'cause you know we get the wins

It's the Ab', Shaheed^✦ and the Dawg for the blend

[Outro]

Bound to wreck your body^✦ and say turn the party^✦ out

And I wanna^✦ say peace to my man Bob P, my man Jerod

And Skeff Anslem on the help out, and we out like Shout

Nine-trey^✦

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

I don't wanna^✦ say nine-trey^✦

'Cause my man Extra^✦ P said don't say the years

So it's for eternity, know what I'm sayin'? Rock, rock on

Everybody^✦ in Queens, rock, rock on

Everybody^✦ in Brooklyn, rock, rock on

Money^✦ Earnin'^✦ Mt. Vernon,^✦ rock, rock on

Everybody^✦ in Jersey,^✦ rock, rock on

Everybody^✦ in Philly,^✦ rock, rock on

Everybody^✦ in Houston, rock, rock on

Everybody,^✦ LA, rock, rock on

Everybody^✦ in The Sand, rock, rock on

Everybody^✦ in Egypt, rock, rock on

Everybody,^✦ Nigeria, rock, rock on

Everybody^✦ in London,^✦ rock, rock on

Everybody^✦ in Sweden,^✦ rock, rock on

Everybody^✦ everywhere, rock, rock on

To the niggas^✦ on the famous, rock, rock on

Everybody^✦ no name, rock, rock on

To the kids at Nu-Clear, rock, rock on

To the— The Cave rock, rock on

To McDonald's, rock, rock on

This concludes Midnight Marauder program

Press any^✦ key to return^✦ to the main menu^✦

Technical Breakdown

8.0

Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm8.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity5.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.0

Performance and control

Computed Score8.02

Production

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Q-Tip balances high-level rhythmic innovation characteristic of 1993 Native Tongues output with playful, casual lyricism, effectively utilizing the studio environment as part of the performance.

9.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

8.5

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

6.5

Wordplay

Delivery

Metrical syncopationInternal rhyme chainingMeta-narrative studio dialogueMultisyllabic rhyme density

Rhyme Architecture: The verse utilizes complex AABB and AAAA internal structures with consistent AABB end-rhymes (beat/heat, 4/4/bag/ass, sassafras/Glock/hot). The flow is heavily syncopated, utilizing enjambment to force stress onto unexpected syllables within the 4/4 pocket.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Abstract's the bag"

① The Abstract (Q-Tip) is the current trend or the 'it' thing.② The Abstract is the individual carrying the load or providing the goods.

"I be ingredients, like sugar in candy"

① Literal ingredient comparison indicating he adds sweetness/flair to the track.② Reference to his status as a fundamental, essential component of the group's sonic recipe.

"handy-dandy"

① Colloquial term for something useful or resourceful.② A playful, self-referential descriptor of his ability to fix the listener's metaphorical 'broke' life.

Exceptional rhythmic pocket and syncopation

Effective use of 'fourth wall' breaking to integrate the engineer into the track

High density of internal rhyming

Confident, relaxed vocal delivery that enhances the 'cool' aesthetic

Some lyrical segments prioritize phonetic play over complex thematic substance

Vocabulary complexity is lower relative to the technical rhyme complexity

The Chase, Part II

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