Liquid Swords
Gold
GZA
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
31
End
205
Internal
74
Multi
239
Slant
7
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
Ayo, shorty,✦ yo, that's my word
Oh, y'all smelling✦ y'all piss, now y'all think y'all gold
Yo, anybody get caught flinging over✦ here
I'm returning 'em, that's my word they getting✦ blasted
Anything from 220 to 140, that's mine
Y'all need to step the fuck off
Y'all niggas✦ ain't crazy✦ for real
Yo, the fiends ain't coming✦ fast enough✦
There is no cut that's pure enough✦
I can't fold, I need gold, I re-up and reload✦
Product✦ must be sold to you
I'm deep down in the backstreets, in the heart of Medina✦
About✦ to set off something more deep than a misdemeanor
Under✦ the subway,✦ waiting for the train to make noise
So I can blast a nigga✦ and his boys, for what?
He pushed✦ up on the block and made the dope sales✦ drop
Like the crash in the Dow Jones✦ stock
I had a connect to cross-sales, to catch more mill's
Than ho-bitches got birth control pills
I'm in the park setting✦ up a deal over✦ blunt fire
Bum nigga✦ sleeping on the bench, they had him wired✦
Peeped✦ my convo,✦ the address of my condo✦
And how I changed a nigga✦ name to John Doe
And while we set up camp, we got vamped✦
Put the stake through his heart, I ripped✦ his fucking fangs apart✦
Snake got smoked✦ on the set like Brandon Lee
Blown out the frame like Pan Am Flight 103
He got swung on, his lungs was torn
A kingpin just castled with his rook and lost a pawn
A regular on the block that played lookout
For preying predator with a Glock, he should have took out
No neighborhood✦ is rough enough✦
There is no clip that's full enough✦
I can't fold, I need gold, I re-up and reload✦
Product✦ must be sold to you
Fiends ain't coming✦ fast enough✦
There is no cut that's pure enough✦
I can't fold, I need gold, I re-up and reload✦
Product✦ must be sold to you
It's mandatory that I supply✦ all my troops with mega✦ firearms
Big apes✦ and spread 'em out like crops on a farm
To get cream, sometimes they repaint the scene
Like the last episode on gates,✦ and other✦ niggas✦
Plant bombs 'til the smoke from the blast becomes thick
And flows through, all they knew, he's gun sick
His Glock clicks like high-heeled shoes on parquet floors
Mad sick, stand on hills and invade✦ wars
Filthy✦ foul, shovelling✦ dirt, he's out to hurt
For instance, chop off hands, attack worth
His idols would lock down airports and extort✦
Some import,✦ catching ten percent of what the fiends snort
Up in the ski resorts, up in hills
They move keys and had the skis making✦ drops on snowmobiles
The plan was to expand,✦ catch seven✦ figures, release triggers
And live large and bigger✦ than my nigga✦
Who promised his moms a mansion with mad room
She died, and he still put a hundred grand in her tomb
Open✦ wounds, he hid behind closed✦ doors
And still organizes crime and drug wars
Fiends ain't coming✦ fast enough✦
There is no cut that's pure enough✦
I can't fold, I need gold, I re-up and reload✦
Product✦ must be sold to you
No neighborhood✦ is rough enough✦
There is no clips that's full enough✦
I can't fold, I need gold, I re-up and reload✦
Product✦ must be sold to you
There's✦ no cuffs that's tight enough✦
There is no niggas✦ that's fuck with us
I can't fold, I need gold, I re-up and reload✦
Product✦ must be sold to you
Technical Breakdown
9.5
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.2
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.3
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres9.4
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm9.4
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity9.3
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control9.3
Performance and control
Computed Score9.50
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
GZA displays exceptional technical prowess through his high scores in multisyllabic and internal rhymes, which enhance the complexity of his narrative. The vivid imagery and raw authenticity of the lyrics contribute to a compelling street tale, demonstrating both his lyrical depth and effective delivery.
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9.2
Multisyllabic
9.3
Internal Rhymes
9.4
Cadence / Flow
9.3
Vocabulary
9.4
Wordplay
9.3
Delivery
internal rhymesmultisyllabic rhymesimagery
Rhyme Architecture: The verse employs a loose AABB scheme interspersed with internal rhymes, creating a natural flow that keeps the listener engaged.
high technical rhyming skills
strong narrative imagery