Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...
Striving for Perfection
Raekwon
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
43
End
209
Internal
33
Multi
178
Slant
20
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
"No disrespect, but for real I'm tired of this shit"
"Aight, word, aight I'ma✦ set it"
"Let's get it, fuck it, let's get it, tell me how you feel, man"
"Yo son, check the fly shit son"
"Sup, cousin,✦ how you doin'?"
"Yo, baby,✦ check it man, I got a new connect son, for real, man
Fuck all this twenty✦ for a brick shit, man" (no doubt)
"My man got out of state for fifteen" (yeah)
"You know what I'm saying?"
"Yo, you know my man's and 'em is in VA they politickin' to death"
"Right, right, right"
"So it's all good, what's up? What you wanna✦ do?"
"God, God, we gotta✦ move God, we gotta✦ move God, we gotta✦ migrate
Get the f-, get the fuck outta✦ New York, you know what I'm sayin'?
Bounce man, start fuckin'✦ with bigger✦ and better✦ shit, man"
"So you tellin'✦ me no more big eights, strictly bricks"
"No more, no more, no more, man"
"Then I'm with you, I been waitin'"✦
"No more, God"
"What's up?"
"It's a pot of gold right here, man
This is it man, this is glory,✦ you know what I'm sayin'?
"So yo, the first thing we gotta✦ do, man
Is just know what we gonna✦ do with this cream when we get it, man" (right)
"'Cause I'm not tryna✦ just be, sittin'✦ on motherfuckin' two-hundred thou'" (right)
"And acting✦ like I'ma✦ just be a drug dealer✦ all my life, son" (nah, nah)
"I got bigger✦ and better✦ plans, son"
"No doubt, we gonna✦ move on, man"
"And you know I be fucking with anybody, man"
"Son, long as the love and the trust is there, son
We gon' grow, God" (you know-, yo, Tony)✦
"We gon' grow like a plant, son" (yo, you comin'✦ at me like that, son?)
"For real son, come on you know me, man" (you know my style, son)
"You know how my heart feels though, God" (no doubt)
"But yo, God, for real, this is my last time, God
I'm hangin'✦ this shit up, man, if this shit don't work right here, God"
"Word up, I feel the same way, I feel the same way kid" (you know what I'm sayin'?)
"Yo, God, you know what I'm sayin'?
When I got shot at, man, my mom's windows got shot the fuck up, man" (yeah)
"Yo God, my baby's in here God, see I gotta✦ take the time, man
And raise my family,✦ man" (yeah, yeah, yeah)
"You know what I'm sayin'? Sit around man, my grandkids, man"
"But yo son, it's like this man
We all living,✦ man, we here now, man"
"Word, man"
"You know what I'm sayin'?
Let's not think like we gon' be stagnatin', man
Let's keep moving✦ ahead,✦ man
Keep our head up man
Take care of our families, man"
"God, word is bond, I'm your eyes that's in back of you kid"
"Let's do it"
Technical Breakdown
9.5
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.0
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.1
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres9.2
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm9.4
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity9.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control9.2
Performance and control
Computed Score9.50
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Raekwon's bars exhibit exceptional technical skill, particularly highlighted by high scores in cadence and wordplay, contributing to a fluid and engaging delivery. The aggregate technical scores reflect a mastery of internal and multisyllabic rhymes, underscoring his lyrical finesse and ability to convey street narratives authentically.
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9
Multisyllabic
9.1
Internal Rhymes
9.4
Cadence / Flow
9
Vocabulary
9.2
Wordplay
9.2
Delivery
Internal RhymesMultisyllabic RhymesConversational Flow
Rhyme Architecture: The rhyme scheme features a predominantly conversational flow interspersed with tight multisyllabic and internal rhymes, enhancing both rhythm and cohesion throughout the narrative.
High technical proficiency in rhyming
Authentic storytelling and vivid imagery