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ASAP Rocky

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

19

End

192

Internal

30

Multi

96

Slant

5

Chain

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[Chorus: BONES & A$AP Ferg]
You say you got them guns, but I've never✦ seen you bang (Bang)
You say you got them drugs, but I've never✦ seen you sling (Sling, alright)✦
You say you in that game, but I've yet to see you play (What?)
You say you going hard, but nobody✦ feels the same (Same, yeah)
You say you got them guns, but I've never✦ seen you bang (Woo, what?)
You say you got them drugs, but I've never✦ seen you sling (Sling, uh-huh)
You say you in that game, but I've yet to see you play (Ooh, ooh)
You say you going hard, but nobody✦ feels the same
[Verse 2: A$AP Rocky]
Rap game like the crack game, swear it's all the same (Hustle)
Whippin' soda✦ through the pot, watch it bubble
Flexin'✦ muscle, hit the block, I bet I teach you niggas how to (Hustle)
Sellin'✦ coca✦ on the charts, watch it double, uh
Takin'✦ meetings on my bus, this shit my mobile✦ office✦
Gettin'✦ head while at my desk, this shit my oval office✦
I remember when I got a hundred for recordings
Now the sum of my performances just put me on the Forbes✦ list
Fuck jiggy,✦ I'm flawless, fuck pretty,✦ I'm gorgeous
Your favorite rappers' corpses couldn't measure my importance
My mind is out in orbits,✦ plus my ego✦ got endorsements
Heard the people want that raw shit, but y'all be talkin'✦ bullshit
[Chorus: BONES & A$AP Ferg]
You say you got them guns, but I've never✦ seen you bang (Bang)
You say you got them drugs, but I've never✦ seen you sling (Sling, alright)✦
You say you in that game, but I've yet to see you play (What?)
You say you going hard, but nobody✦ feels the same (Same, yeah)
You say you got them guns, but I've never✦ seen you bang (Hoo, what?)
You say you got them drugs, but I've never✦ seen you sling (Sling, uh, ha)
You say you in that game, but I've yet to see you play (Ooh, ooh)
You say you going hard, but nobody✦ feels the same, yeah (Yeah)
[Outro: BONES]
See you bang
See you sling
See you play
Bodies✦ in the way
[Produced by Hector Delgado, Klimeks, Frans Mernick, and A$AP Rocky]

Technical Breakdown

7.1
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm7.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity5.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.0

Performance and control

Computed Score7.10

Production

— A$AP Rocky, Hector Delgado, Frans Mernick, Klimeks

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Rocky uses a highly rhythmic, repetitive scheme to bridge the gap between street hustling tropes and the corporate structure of the music industry.

B
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
7
Cadence / Flow
5
Vocabulary
6
Wordplay
7
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhyme clustersConceptual metaphor mappingRhythmic cadence shifts
Rhyme Architecture: AABB-oriented couplets characterized by heavy assonance and multi-syllabic slant rhymes that drive the kinetic energy of the verse.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"this shit my oval office"

① A reference to the President's office, implying he is the commander-in-chief of his own operation.② A literal description of receiving oral sex while working, framing his bus as the seat of his power.

"Rap game like the crack game"

① A commentary on the volatility and high-risk/high-reward nature of the music industry.② A literal comparison of the supply chain/hustle mechanics required to distribute both music and narcotics.

Effective juxtaposition of trap narrative and corporate success

Strong command of cadence that creates an infectious rhythmic pocket

High density of internal rhymes that keeps the flow fluid

Lyrical content relies on somewhat standard hip-hop tropes

Limited vocabulary range in comparison to peak-lyricist peers

The payoff relies more on persona than complex wordplay

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