The Love Movement

Against the World

A Tribe Called Quest

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

49

End

111

Internal

30

Multi

136

Slant

43

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: Q-Tip and Phife Dawg (Minga Rios)]
Me and you girl go against✦ the world
Against✦ the world? (Hell yeah the world)
Me and you girl go against✦ the world
Against✦ the world? (Hell yeah the world)
Me and you girl go against✦ the world
Against✦ the world? (Hell yeah the world)
Me and you girl go against✦ the world
Against✦ the world? (Hell yeah the world)
(Yeah the world
Yeah the world
Yeah the world
Whole wide world
Yeah the world
Yeah the world
Yeah the world
Whole wide world
Yeah the world
Yeah the world)
[Verse 2: Q-Tip + Phife Dawg + both]
Dame un beso,✦ s'il vous plait
Or can you hold my hand (I said it), it's better that way (Say what?)
If we was on video,✦ I'd press rewind
A nigga✦ think about✦ you all the time
Pigeon dropped a note, on top my head
RnB, pop, girls thoroughbred
Run around the track, let me slow you dowwwwnnnnnn...
Pick you up
Raise your cup, let love erupt
Vol-ca-no, natural disast'
Fall in love with me? Huh, well that's that ass
Wanna✦ get you, inside✦ my world
Process, straight, afro✦ or curl
Stretch me out, phase me in
Forever you and me, let me see you grin
He fucked you, I'mma✦ tap his chin
Make me feel special,✦ I know that you can
Make me feel special✦ like a prominent✦ man
Prominent,✦ dominant, McCoy and I'm real
Another brother's fan? Forget✦ how you feel
[Chorus]
Me and you girl go against✦ the world
Against✦ the world? (Hell yeah the world)
Me and you girl go against✦ the world
Against✦ the world? (Hell yeah the world)
Me and you honey✦ go against✦ the world
Against✦ the world? (Hell yeah the world)
Me and you girl go against✦ the world
Against✦ the world? (Hell yeah the world)
(Yeah the world
Yeah the world
Yeah the world
Whole wide world
Yeah the world
Yeah the world
Yeah the world
Whole wide world
Yeah the world
Yeah the world
Yeah the world
Whole wide world
Yeah the world
Yeah the world
Yeah the world
Whole wide world)

Technical Breakdown

7.6
Multisyllabic Rhymes6.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes8.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres4.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm10.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity4.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.5

Performance and control

Computed Score7.63

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse prioritizes rhythmic cohesion and melodic sensibility over dense lyrical complexity, relying on charm and vocal chemistry rather than intricate wordplay.

B+
6.5
Multisyllabic
8.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
4
Vocabulary
4
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
multilingual interpolationcall and responserhythmic syncopationconversational flow
Rhyme Architecture: A straightforward AABB rhyme structure focused on internal cadence and ear-pleasing phonetics, centered around the interplay between the French/Spanish intro and the English resolution.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"if we was on video, I'd press rewind"

① a literal reference to the functionality of a VCR tape② a metaphorical desire to relive past moments spent with the romantic interest

exceptional vocal chemistry between Q-Tip and Phife Dawg

fluid, conversational delivery that feels natural and unforced

effective use of multilinguality to establish a sophisticated, global aesthetic

limited metaphorical depth

over-reliance on conventional romantic tropes

lack of complex internal rhyme density compared to other Tribe cuts

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