Lyrical Breakdown of We Can Get Down - A Journey through Words and Rhymes

Welcome to the detailed analysis of "We Can Get Down" on Lazyjot. Here, we unravel the lyrical complexity and artistic brilliance that define this iconic song.

  • Lyric Overview: Witness how A Tribe Called Quest weaves words into powerful emotions and vivid imagery. From intricate rhyme schemes to compelling storytelling, every line in "We Can Get Down" is a testament to masterful songwriting.
  • Rhyme and Rhythm Analysis: Our Lazyjot editor highlights the ingenious use of multi-syllabic rhymes and the rhythm pattern that A Tribe Called Quest employs. Understand the construction of each verse and how it contributes to the song's overall impact.
  • Syllable Pattern Insights: Dive deeper into the structural elements of the lyrics. See how the syllable count varies across the song, adding a unique rhythm and flow to A Tribe Called Quest's narrative.

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We can get down, we can we can get down

We can get down, we can we can get down

We can get down, we can we can get down

We can get down, we can we can get down

We can get down, we can we can get down

We can get down, we can we can get down

We can get down, we can we can get down

We can get down, we can we can get down

Ah, it's like that man, it's like that (yes!)

It's like that man, it's like that (yes!)

It's like that man, it's like that (yes!)

It's like that man, it's like that

Check it

I'm not your average MC with the Joe Schmoe flow

If you don't know me by now, you'll never know

Stepping on my critics, beating on my foes

The plan is to stay focused, only then I can grow

Straight from the heart, I represent hip hop

I be three albums deep, but I don't wanna go pop

Too many candy rappers seem to be at the top

Too much candy is no good, so now I'm closing the shop

Crushing competition like Italians on grapes

My rhymes styles be blending like a Ron G tape

My man where ya going, you can't escape

When the Tribe is in the house that means nobody is safe

How can a reverend preach, when a rev can't define

The music of our youth from 1979

We rap by what we see, meaning reality

From people busting caps and like Mandela being free

Not every MC be with the negativity

We have a slew of rappers pushing positivity

Hip hop will never die yo, it's all about the rap

So Mayor Barry smoking crack, let's preach about that

The trash you talk won't matter, that old bogus chatter

The more that you condemn us, it only makes us phatter

When I talk, I know I'm talking for Hip Hoppers all around

You know you love the sound, we gets down

We can get down, we can we can get down

We can get down, we can we can get down

We can get down, we can we can get down

We can get down, we can we can get down

Ah, it's like that man, it's like that (yes!)

It's like that man, it's like that (yes!)

It's like that man, it's like that (yes!)

It's like that man, it's like that

I'm the cherry on the top of yo ice cream

I'm the mystic thought inside your dream

Listen to the way we pulsate the jam

I'm the nigga here with the mic in hand

Styles that we present are just a few

To do away with you and your hum drum crew

This is '93 and the shit is real

Black people unite and put down your steel

Ladies make a forum on your sexual drive

Devote it to your lover and make it thrive

The rhythm's in F, I'm a hip hop body

Release my energy with the force of a shotty

Standing on the wall with my Polo on

Talking to the girl with the Liz Claiborne

Keep the poetry in my black knapsack

Got my Timbo hooves and my Doublemint pack

Hit the city streets to enhance my soul

I can kick a rhyme over ill drum rolls

With a kick, snare, kicks and high hat

Skilled in the trade of that old boom bap

I can do a trick with the opposite breed

I used to down 40s and smoke grade weed

Now, I'm doing shows with half loot down

Now it's time for me to take ya uptown

It's like that man, it's like that (yes!)

It's like that man, it's like that (yes!)

It's like that man, it's like that (yes!)

It's like that man, it's like that (yes!)

It's like that man, it's like that (yes!)

It's like that man, it's like that (yes!)

It's like that man, it's like that (yes!)

It's like that man, it's like this Shaheed!

Shaheed:(scratching)(until end)

Rakim: "Why waste time on the microphone"

A Tribe Called Quest consists of four members:

Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Q-Tip, and Jarobi

A, E, I, O, U and sometimes Y