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A Tribe Called Quest

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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298

Internal

Multi

220

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[Verse 2: Q-Tip]

I don't wanna^✦ get up now, I don't wanna^✦ go to school

I don't wanna^✦ be the best, don't wanna^✦ follow^✦ rules^✦

Mom, I think you fuckin'^✦ lied to me

Three stacks said all this shit is fantasy^✦

It's my time, gon' put a little life to it

If life's^✦ a obstacle then I'mma^✦ bike through it

I see it like a kiddie on the carousel

If I 'url while I go around, what the hell

And that went well, so I'm compelled^✦

To have visions of getting^✦ chicken while my friends get jel

My young nigga^✦ motto^✦ was, "Fuck it, I'm already grown"

And I dream of when I'm sixteen, I'm out my home

That petty^✦ though, 'cause my mama^✦ boyfriend dough

It's kinda^✦ long like this old head hustle, yo

He cognizant of a nigga^✦ ride and die

I see us getting^✦ money^✦ through my green eyes

[Hook: Andre 3000 & (Q-Tip)]

(Kids) Kids, don't you know how all this shit is fantasy?^✦

(Kids) kids, don't you know how all this shit is fantasy?^✦

(Kids) For real (For real?) For real (For real)

[Verse 3: André 3000 & Q-Tip]

Yeah, all the kids, all the what, uh

Yeah, all the badass kids, uh

Kids, say I'm the shit

I'm Chick-fil-A nuggets, McDonald's french fries

The spicy^✦ Popeye's and Red Lobster biscuits

And girls scout thin mints

Pardon^✦ my penmanship, but oh shit

Feel like I'm hungry^✦ now again^✦

And I can't do nothing about^✦ it because my teeth are all rotted^✦

And my mom and my pop, they just grin

And empathize with me 'cause they were little like Pygmies^✦

But too bad they can't get back they 'member^✦ whens

Them grown-up stories^✦ don't work

In the court of the kiddies',^✦ the judgement is in

And while y'all doing all y'all your bids, y'all reminisce as kids

Fuck it, kids, the grown-ups won't own up

They stood on the corner^✦

Like you once upon^✦ a, time

And probably^✦ felt like a loner^✦

And smelled^✦ like a stoner,^✦ and snuck to Daytona

So when they questioning you 'bout who or who you ain't boning^✦

Complaining that you always moaning

Never^✦ saying good morning

Storming out my house

And slamming doors like you paying bills

They been through it too, though

They were kids like you, though

But what if they knew though

And hit you with the cheat code

To a game you just start playing, no extra^✦ man

Leave you reckless on the court

With no high percentage shot

Just a bunch of, "You got 'em, nigga,^✦ just give it what you got"

Yeah, it look a little different on a yacht

But ain't gon' lie, I miss kayaking

I love the young niggas, and they do too, they just be acting^✦

Like a bunch of retired tired^✦ thespians, a bit too salty^✦

Shit, their blood pressure high, why?

They don't play no more, probably^✦

[Hook: André 3000]

(Kids) Kids, don't you know how all this shit is fantasy?^✦

Technical Breakdown

7.3

Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm7.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity5.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.5

Performance and control

Computed Score7.34

Production

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Q-Tip delivers a masterclass in colloquial narrative flow, balancing youthful angst with the wisdom of hindsight, utilizing a conversational cadence that prioritizes authentic character voice over dense, detached lyricism.

B+

7.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

7.5

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

6.5

Wordplay

7.5

Delivery

Internal rhyme chainingConversational cadenceNarrative perspective shiftSlant rhyme implementation

Rhyme Architecture: Tip utilizes an AABB and AAAA-influenced cluster scheme, relying heavily on internal assonance to maintain momentum between end-rhymes.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"If life's a obstacle then I'mma bike through it"

① The physical act of navigating a bicycle through a literal obstacle② Using a bicycle as a metaphor for a low-profile, nimble approach to overcoming life's challenges

"I see us getting money through my green eyes"

① A literal description of the speaker's eye color② A symbolic reference to greed or envy regarding financial status, viewing reality through a lens focused purely on currency

Exceptional conversational flow that sounds unforced

Consistent thematic alignment between the persona and the lyrical content

Strong structural pacing that mirrors the stream-of-consciousness of a teenager

Effective use of vernacular to ground the realism of the verse

Limited metaphorical complexity compared to high-concept conscious rap

The simplicity of the rhyme endings occasionally risks predictability

Some phrasing leans on colloquial filler which lowers the density of the vocabulary score

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