We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service

Enough!!

A Tribe Called Quest

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

8

End

63

Internal

26

Multi

132

Slant

5

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Verse 2: Q-Tip]
Is it an issue if I make you nut?
But there's no quality time 'cause I forever grind
This is not an excuse,✦ I just wanna✦ get loose
That's old nigga✦ jargon, girl, you're making✦ me hardened
To a stone or granite statue, I'm prone to get at you
It's hard to break your defense, I guess I have to leap fence
Or scale wall, and break fall on a tree right by your window✦
Reward✦ me for my efforts by rolling this indo
As I nibble your neck naughtily, sex is a big part of me
Agencies want to audit✦ me, searching, snooping for sodomy✦
My thrust bust artery,✦ I know you're on to me
Just wanna✦ have shenanigan
Don't wanna✦ make you mad again
So focus on the flattery you feel when I fling it
Acknowledge that I got it and you love it when I bring it
Dirty✦ talk loud but they saying, "Fuck the shit out of me"
At the Queen's request, if it's gotta✦ be, it's gotta✦ be
[Chorus: Q-Tip]
Is this enough?✦
Is this enough✦ love that I give to you?
Is this enough?✦
Is this enough✦ time that I give to you?
Is this enough?✦
Tell me that you feel the same way I do
Is this enough?✦
Is this enough?✦
Is this enough✦ love that I give to you?
Is this enough?✦
Is this enough✦ time that I give to you?
Is this enough?✦
Tell me that you feel the same way I do
Is this enough?✦

Technical Breakdown

7.1
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 / Rhythm6.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity7.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.0

Performance and control

Computed Score7.09

Production

— Q-Tip, Blair Wells

Be the first to rate the production

Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Q-Tip utilizes an intricate, poly-syllabic rhyme structure to navigate the complexities of intimacy and fame, balancing lyrical playfulness with a rhythmic 'grind' that characterizes his 1996-era technical prowess.

B
7.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
6.5
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
7
Delivery
Polysyllabic rhymingInternal rhyme stackingEnjambment-driven flowMulti-layered cadence
Rhyme Architecture: The verse employs a high-density AABB/CCDD rhyme scheme featuring tight internal rhymes (e.g., 'statue'/'at you', 'audit'/'sodomy'/'artery') that creates a percussive, syncopated flow.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Agencies want to audit me, searching, snooping for sodomy"

① The literal inspection of Q-Tip's professional/financial life by industry 'agencies'.② A provocative play on the word 'audit' implying the intrusion of outsiders into his intimate life, equated here to the absurdity of snooping for sexual deviance.

"To a stone or granite statue, I'm prone to get at you"

① A description of the emcee's hardening emotional state due to relationship friction.② A play on 'statue' (the hardened state) leading to the phonetic rhyme 'at you', emphasizing his persistence in the pursuit.

High density of internal rhymes

Sophisticated multisyllabic rhyming that feels natural rather than forced

Effective use of narrative pacing to shift between intimacy and external pressures

Some metaphors verge on dated '90s braggadocio

The narrative focus occasionally wanders between relationship dynamics and industry critique

User Scores