The Minstrel Show

Hiding Place

Little Brother

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

42

End

209

Internal

82

Multi

280

Slant

26

Chain

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Rapper✦
(Where you gonna✦ hide?)
Dilla✦ Dog, Jay Dee
(Where you gonna✦ hide?)
Elzhi✦
(Where you gonna✦ hide?)
Phonte
Another✦ little brother✦ presentation✦
Sending this out across the nation✦
I'm a hell of a problem, nobody✦ has the answer✦
Pooh be spreading✦ out, like a body✦ of cancer✦
My stanza,✦ get it going like a car, (vroom)
Usher✦ in the new era,✦ like this y'all (this y'all)
I'm raw stripped down, no minerals
A distilled✦ emcee, no chemicals
No subliminals
A smooth criminal before✦ the rape charge
I, shake and bake, bring terror to your squad
My, pen's ferocious
I'm so focused and
I pray to God that the world knows this
Exposes flaws in your scheme dog
Me and Dilla✦ go hard, my Lord
You don't want know problems✦ (problems)✦
I'm a nigga✦ that'll solve 'em (solve 'em)
Without a doubt, ya
I'm in the booth, cold knockin niggas✦ out
Tell my tales✦ by word of mouth
Ya, you know me
Where you gonna✦ hide?
When the sun goes down, and the lights in the city✦ get low
Where you gonna✦ hide?
When your peeps ain't around,✦ and there ain't no place to go
Where you gonna✦ hide?
When the hood starts watchin,✦ and the boys got they eye on your safe
Where you gonna✦ hide?
Ain't nowhere✦ to run, and there ain't no hiding✦ place
Don't compare me to jokes✦
I'll strangle the air in your throat
Like you jump from a chair and choke
In mid-air✦ from a rope
Got a big gun and carry✦ a scope
The flare of the smoke
Keep niggas✦ quiet like words that librarians spoke
I'm arrogant, outlandish
Blow your face out, and shake out the dandruff
The jakes✦ won't make out the handprints
I'm as real as it gets, with the steel and the clips
Buck and make niggas✦ duck, and kneel and do splits
It gets no realer✦ than this
Its Tay and Elzhi✦ dropping that definitive✦ shit
This should have been a double album✦ commemorative✦ disc
Cause hip-hop might need us
And in your town, no telling where you might see us
My whole team coming✦ through in tees and wife beaters
Out, doin their damn thing like beavers
Yo, its P to the H-O, I finish the job
Plus my Dominican Broad
Making✦ me chili✦ con queso
Work and plan a perfect verse
Then burst like a person✦
That jerked✦ from a circus✦ cannon✦
Then landed✦ to the earth
Its me on the song, featured your fleet
Breathing as strong
It's a gypsy✦ reading✦ a palm
With a drawn heater✦
Never✦ gone off the wrong reefer✦
A bong chief of the don
Ball as long as LeBron's bronze sneakers
Got ways of a thuggie, thinking I won't come and get you
Dressed like a bum with pistols and AK's in the buggy✦
And Tay is blazing it lovely,✦ cause I'm one with the game
So I sat back, chilled,✦ dropped Foreign Exchange
And a lot of rap niggas✦ got lost
Heard Phontigga carrying✦ tunes✦ and assumed he don got soft
They didn't understand it was my next direction✦
So I'm playing postman and addressing questions
Like, yes I'm still a LB, no I'm not leaving
No I don't eat meat, but yes I'm still beefin✦
But all these wack niggas✦ putting records out
This is all live nigga,✦ check it out
LB, S Villa✦ fam on a mission✦
And I ain't worried about✦ people biting✦ "Minstrel Show"
They still teething on "The Listening"
Where you gonna✦ hide?
When the sun goes down, and the lights in the city✦ get low
Where you gonna✦ hide?
When your peeps ain't around,✦ and there ain't no place to go
Where you gonna✦ hide?
When the hood starts watchin,✦ and the boys got they eye on your safe
Where you gonna✦ hide?
Ain't nowhere✦ to run, and there ain't no hiding✦ place

Technical Breakdown

9.2
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.0

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.2

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres9.3

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm9.3

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity9.1

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control9.3

Performance and control

Computed Score9.20

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The bars deliver a strong performance characterized by intricate wordplay and effective use of multisyllabic rhymes, underscoring the lyrical expertise of Little Brother. With technical scores averaging above 9, the delivery and cadence are exceptional, creating a resonant impact that captivates listeners.

A+
9
Multisyllabic
9.2
Internal Rhymes
9.3
Cadence / Flow
9.1
Vocabulary
9.3
Wordplay
9.3
Delivery
Multisyllabic RhymesInternal RhymesWordplayComplex Metaphors
Rhyme Architecture: The rhyme scheme employs an ABAB pattern with a consistent rhythm, incorporating internal rhymes that strengthen the flow and enhance the lyrical engagement.

High level of technical proficiency in rhyme and flow

Creative and impactful use of metaphors and wordplay

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