Sing about me - Kendrick Lamar
I woke up this morning and figured I'd call you
In case I'm not here tomorrow, I'm hoping that I can borrow
A peace of mind, I'm behind on what's really important
My mind is really distorted, I find nothing but trouble in my life
I'm fortunate you believe in a dream
This orphanage we call a ghetto is quite a routine
And last night was just another distraction or a reaction
Of what we consider madness, I know exactly what happened
In these lines Kendrick doesn't use end rhymes at all but rather many cases of internal rhymes mixed in with slant rhyme in order to smoothly switch the rhyme. In almost every line he uses an internal rhyme in the middle of the line. He also uses a slant rhyme when saying dream and routine. The way he verbalizes call you in the first line makes it so that it rhymes with "tomorrow" and "borrow".
Dallas, I love the song choice and how he raps the part from "in case" to "in my life" in the second paragraph there almost in one breath. He almost overwhelms you with words. That's what makes him great!
ReplyDeleteDallas, this was a very good song choice! It perfectly shows Kendrick's skill with rhyming and how much thought he puts into his songs. I also like how Kendrick challenges himself by not using end rhyme, and instead uses slant and internal rhyme "to smoothly switch the rhyme." Super cool!
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