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ASAP Rocky
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
23
End
133
Internal
61
Multi
120
Slant
16
Chain
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[Chorus: Devonté Hynes & A$AP Rocky]
Tell me how it gonna✦ be
Get like me, tell me how it's gonna,✦ how it's gonna✦ be
Tell me how it gonna✦ be
Like me, tell me how it's gonna✦ be (Oh)
Tell me how it gonna✦ be
I'ma✦ have a ball, I'ma✦ cop it all, I'ma✦ buy the store (Oh)
I'ma✦ go ball, cradle to the grave (Tell me how it's gonna)✦
Busy✦ gettin'✦ paid, niggas✦ don't shade, nigga✦ I'ma✦ have it–
[Interlude: Thug Life]
From the cradle to the grave, I'ma✦ put in work
From the cradle to the grave, I'ma✦ put in work
From the cradle to the grave, I'ma✦ put in work
From the cradle to the grave, I'ma✦ put in work
[Verse 2: A$AP Rocky]
With my back against the wall, nigga,✦ I'ma✦ ball
Show you how to mob, got it with the squad (Yeah)
Never✦ had a job, but I kept a broad
When I went in Saks, went and copped it all
My cougars had me lit, kept a PYT
Your mama✦ on my dick, prettier than a bitch
And I'm overseas,✦ and I had a ball
Seein' overseas✦ hoes (Really✦ litty✦ lit, uh)
We ain't counterfeit like we have face tats, how you name go when
Where your hoes? Why your chain don't spin?
Light them up, really✦ like 'em all
Nigga✦ like it all, nigga✦ like it, tell her get like me
[Chorus: Devonté Hynes & A$AP Rocky]
Tell me how it gonna✦ be
Get like me, tell me how it's gonna,✦ how it's gonna✦ be
Tell me how it gonna✦ be
Like me, tell me how it's gonna✦ be (Oh)
Tell me how it gonna✦ be
I'ma✦ have a ball, I'ma✦ cop it all, I'ma✦ buy the store (Oh)
I'ma✦ go ball, cradle to the grave (Tell me how it's gonna)✦
Busy✦ gettin'✦ paid, niggas✦ don't shade, nigga✦ I'ma✦ have it–
[Outro: A$AP Twelvyy, ScHoolboy Q & Tyler, The Creator & A$AP Rocky]
Ball! Ball, nigga,✦ ball!
Ball, nigga,✦ ball! Ball, nigga,✦ ball!
Ball, nigga,✦ ball! Ball, nigga,✦ ball!
Ball, nigga,✦ ball! Ball, nigga,✦ ball!
Ball, nigga,✦ ball! Ball, nigga,✦ ball!
Ball, nigga,✦ ball! Ball, nigga,✦ ball!
Bow, wow, bow, wow, bow, nigga,✦ bow!
Ball, nigga,✦ ball! (Shoot) ball (Pew)
Young niggas✦
Technical Breakdown
8.2
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres5.0
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 Score8.15
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
The verse prioritizes rhythmic cadence and atmospheric swagger over dense lyrical complexity, leaning heavily into persona and melodic phrasing.
A
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
4
Vocabulary
5
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
AABB rhyme schemesInternal rhyme chainsMelodic flow variationColloquial cadence
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly end-rhyme heavy with AABB patterns, reinforced by dense internal vowel sounds that maintain the rhythmic 'bounce' typical of Rocky's aesthetic.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"cradle to the grave"
① A life-long commitment to a specific path or hustle.② A direct cultural reference to the Tupac Shakur ideology of continuous work and struggle.
"back against the wall"
① Physical entrapment or facing adversity.② A metaphorical stance of being forced into action to achieve financial success.
Excellent rhythmic pocket
High-energy delivery
Cohesive thematic consistency
Strong use of repetition to build momentum
Low vocabulary density
Simpler metaphorical structures
Limited use of multi-layered entendres