Liquid Swords

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GZA

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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Tommy^✦ ain't my motherfuckin'^✦ boy

When you fake moves^✦ on a nigga^✦ you employ^✦

We'll all emerge^✦ off your set, now you know God damn

I show living^✦ large niggas^✦ how to flip a def jam

And rough up the motherfuckin'^✦ house cause I smother^✦

You cold chillin' motherfuckers, I still warn a brother^✦

I'm ruthless my clan don't have to act wild

That shit is jive, an old sleeping bag profile

The soft comedian rap shit ain't the rough witty^✦

On the reel to reel it wasn't from a tough city^✦

Niggas^✦ be game, thinking that they lyrical surgeons

They know they microphone's a virgin

And if you ain't boned^✦ a mic you couldn't hurt a bee

That's like going to Venus driving a mercury

The capitol of this rugged^✦ slang is Wu-Tang^✦

Witty^✦ unpredictable talent and natural game

I death row an mc with mic cables^✦

The epic^✦ is that I rush associated labels

From east west to atco,^✦ I bring it to a next plateau

But I keep it phat though, yo

I'm hitting batters up with the wild pitch style

I even^✦ show an Uptown^✦ MC a style

Who thought he saw me on 4th & Broadway

But I was out on the island, bombing MC's all day

My priority^✦ is that I'm first priority^✦

I bone the secret^✦ out a bitch in a sorority^✦

So look out for A&M, the Abbot and the Master

Breaking down your pendulum

As I fiend MC's out with a blow that'll numb the

Appendix, I'm holding more more weight than Colombia

Index Interscope, we RCA, clan

That's coming^✦ with a plan to free a

Slave of a mental death MC don't panic^✦

Throw that A&R nigga^✦ off the boat in the Atlantic

Now who's the bad boy character, not from Arista^✦

But firing^✦ weapons released on Geffen^✦

So duck as I struck with the soul of Motown^✦

My central broadcasting systems is low down

And dirty,^✦ like that bastard

It's getting drastic

Technical Breakdown

9.6

Multisyllabic Rhymes9.3

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.4

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres9.8

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm9.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity9.6

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control9.4

Performance and control

Computed Score9.60

Production

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

GZA showcases exemplary technical proficiency with an overall rhyme score of 9.3, driven by impressive multisyllabic and internal rhymes. The delivery and vocabulary also stand out, contributing to the authenticity and complexity of the lyrical content, reinforcing GZA's capability as a lyricist in the hip-hop genre.

9.3

Multisyllabic

9.4

Internal Rhymes

9.5

Cadence / Flow

9.6

Vocabulary

9.8

Wordplay

9.4

Delivery

multisyllabic rhymesinternal rhymesmetaphor usagepunchlines

Rhyme Architecture: The rhyme scheme employs a mix of end rhymes interspersed with internal rhymes, creating a complex pattern that amplifies the lyrical flow while maintaining consistent thematic cohesion.

high level of wordplay

robust cadences

strong imagery and metaphors

User Scores

Notes

GZA name-drops 60+ record labels in one extended metaphor. A technical tour de force