Capital Punishment

Still Not a Player

Big Pun

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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Ooh, yeah

Don't wanna^✦ be a player (T.S.)

I don't wanna^✦ be a player no more

I'm not a player, I just fuck a lot

But me and Punisher^✦ still got what you're lookin'^✦ for

For my thug niggas,^✦ for my thug niggas^✦ (don't wanna^✦ be, don't wanna^✦ be)

I don't wanna^✦ be a player no more

I'm not a player, I just fuck a lot

But you know Big Pun and Joe are still down by law

Who's down to fuck tonight?^✦

Hey yo, I'm still not a playa but you still a hater^✦

Elevator to the top, hah, see you later,^✦ I'm gone

Penthouse^✦ suite, Penthouse^✦ freaks

In house beach, French count sheets, ten thou a piece

Rent-out lease, with a option to buy

Coppin'^✦ a 5 or Benz for when I'm not far up in the sky

Puffin'^✦ the lye with my Twinzito^✦

Up in the Benzito^✦ with my kiko^✦ from Queens, nicknamed Perico^✦

We go back like PAs and wearin'^✦ PJs

Now we reached the peak age, runnin'^✦ trains for three days

Who wanna^✦ ride? It won't cost you a dollar^✦

Whether soft or harder,^✦ of course you still gonna^✦ holla^✦

Mama,^✦ I'm thick, huh? I rip my prick through your hooters

I'm sick, you couldn't measure my dick with six rulers

Hold up, Chula,^✦ I'm all about^✦ gettin'^✦ loot

But I knock that boot if you out to get koofed^✦

I don't wanna^✦ be a player no more

I'm not a player, I just fuck a lot (no more)

But me and Punisher^✦ still got what you're lookin'^✦ for

Uptown,^✦ baby,^✦ Uptown^✦

I don't wanna^✦ be a player no more

I'm not a player, I just fuck a lot (don't wanna^✦ be a player)

But you know Big Pun and Joe are still down by law

Who's down to fuck tonight?^✦

I love from butter^✦ pecan^✦ to blackberry molass'^✦

I don't discriminate,^✦ I regulate^✦ every^✦ shade of the ass

Long as you show class and pass my test

Fat ass and breasts, highly^✦ intelligent bachelorettes

That's the best, I won't settle for less

I wanna^✦ get a brunette with unforgettable sex

I lay your head on my chest, come feel my heartbeat

We can park the Jeep, pump Mobb Deep, and just spark the leaf

It's hard to creep since I found Joe

Every^✦ pretty^✦ round brown hoe wanna^✦ go down low

But this Boogie Down professional, I'ma^✦ let you know

Once I put the blows, get your clothes 'cause you got to go

Out the door downstairs, little brown hairs everywhere

(You nasty,^✦ Twin) I don't care

Round here they call me Big Pun, if you with the big guns

Thick tongue, known to make a chick cum

Up in the hot tub, poppin'^✦ bubbly^✦

Rubbin'^✦ your spot, love, got you screamin',^✦ "Punish^✦ me"

But it don't stop, watch the Pun get wicked^✦

When I stick it even^✦ Luke be like, "Don't stop, get it get it"

Up in the hot tub, poppin'^✦ bubbly^✦

Rubbin'^✦ your spot, love, got you screamin',^✦ "Punish^✦ me"

But it don't stop, watch the Pun get wicked^✦

When I stick it even^✦ Luke be like, "Don't stop, get it get it"

I don't wanna^✦ be a player no more (Punisher,^✦ Punisher,^✦ Punisher,^✦ Big Punisher)^✦

But me and Punisher^✦ still got what you're lookin^✦ for (Punisher,^✦ ooh Big Punisher)^✦

I don't wanna^✦ be a player no more (Punisher,^✦ Punisher,^✦ Punisher,^✦ Big Punisher)^✦

But you know Big Pun and Joe are still down by law (Punisher,^✦ ooh Big Punisher)^✦

Who's down to fuck tonight?^✦

Boricua,^✦ morena,^✦ boricua,^✦ morena^✦

No more rolling with an entourage

Unless^✦ it's Pun and the Terror^✦ Squad

Punisher,^✦ Punisher,^✦ Punisher,^✦ Big Punisher^✦

Beatin'^✦ niggas^✦ down somethin' silly^✦

Punisher,^✦ Joe and Big Punisher^✦

Boricua,^✦ morena,^✦ boricua,^✦ morena^✦

Technical Breakdown

8.6

Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres7.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm8.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity7.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control9.0

Performance and control

Computed Score8.57

Production

— Knobody, Dahoud Darien, Damon "Nomad" Patterson

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Big Pun demonstrates a masterclass in phonetic density and aggressive internal rhyme, bridging the gap between mainstream radio accessibility and technical lyricism that defined the late-90s New York era.

9.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

8.5

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

7.5

Wordplay

Delivery

Multisyllabic rhyme chainsInternal rhyme stackingPhonetic mirroringAssonant cluster constructionSlang-based cadence manipulation

Rhyme Architecture: Pun utilizes a high-frequency internal rhyme scheme, primarily focusing on long 'ee' and 'oh' vowel sounds (e.g., 'suite/freaks/beach/sheets/piece/lease'). He structures the bars in an AABB pattern but breaks the monotony with rapidly shifting multi-syllabic clusters that anchor the rhyme on the off-beat.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Elevator to the top"

① Physical ascension in a high-rise building② Metaphorical rise to the pinnacle of the hip-hop industry

"I'm still not a playa but you still a hater"

① Pun maintains his identity as a non-player despite his promiscuity② A direct challenge to detractors who envy his sudden commercial success

"We go back like PAs and wearin' PJs"

① A reference to old childhood memories② Wordplay on 'PJs' (projects/public housing) and 'PAs' (public address systems or personal assistants), grounding the relationship in shared history

Unmatched phonetic density and rhythm control

Seamless integration of complex rhyming into a commercially viable flow

Authoritative vocal presence and high energy delivery

Pacing variation allows for breath management during dense bars

Lyrical content leans heavily into repetitive misogynistic tropes typical of the era

Conceptual depth is sacrificed for rhythmic agility and shock-value punchlines

Minimal thematic evolution across the verse

Still Not a Player

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