Bar #36
You Gotta Lotta That
Ice Cube
C'mere.. let me whisper in yo' ear (wassup) Tell ya all that bullshit that you wanna hear (let's fuck) You prolly hate my fuckin guts in a year But right about now, you like a nigga's style huh? How I talk, how I smell, how I smile How I think, how I fuck, how I growl Fuck wit' me, ya get ya meat and ya vegetables Fuck wit' him, ya get a fuckin metrosexual You want a man stronger than you Not a motherfucker in the mirror longer than you Break a nail and his punk ass lookin for glue You want a nigga wit' a hard dick lookin at you
Rhyme Scheme
Complex Multi-Stanza: AAAB/CC/DD/EEEE with interwoven internal assonance chains
Producer Notes
This analysis reveals the hidden architectural density of what seems like a simple party verse. Cube threads a subtle short 'U' assonance (/ʌ/) throughout the passage ('guts', 'fuck', 'punk'), using it as a percussive anchor between the primary rhymes. Note the internal connector 'C'mere' in line 1, which foreshadows the 'ear/hear/year' scheme, and how 'Mirror' in line 10 acts as a late-stage echo of that same sound. The flow culminates in a polysyllabic structure where the internal rhymes ('stronger'/'longer') drive the rhythm, allowing the terminal rhymes ('than you'/'glue'/'at you') to land with emphatic weight.
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