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Ghostface Killah
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
44
End
214
Internal
99
Multi
259
Slant
16
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
Yo (Yeah), new Ghostface! (True, indeed)✦
Glorious days, (True indeed,✦ God)
Check it out, y'all
We back, yes, yes, y'all (Fake roller✦ derbies), yeah
Masked✦ avengers, (We're here to sharpen your sword)
All praise is due, T.M.F., Wu-Tang✦ Clan
Scream on it, Ghost (Ayo)
We at the weed gate waiting for Jake
We want eight ravioli bags, two thirsty villains yelling bellyaches
Heavyweight rhyme writers, hitting the grass that's the ripest✦
Pull out this kite from this white bitch
Talking 'bout, "Dear Ghost, you're the only✦ nigga✦ I know
Like when the cops come, you never✦ hide your toast."
Guest-starred in mad shit, CBL, Ice Water✦ metallic
Past tense placed✦ in gold caskets
Dru Hill bitches,✦ specialist lounging at the mosque
Suede kufi wrap, undercover dentist
Rhymes✦ is made of garlic, never✦ in the target✦ when the NARCs hit
Rumor✦ is you might start to spit
You're nice, Lord, sweet daddy✦ Grace, wind lifted✦ on the dance floor
Makeover's free-followed by gauze
Duncan✦ Hines✦ monument cakes,✦ we never✦ half-baked
Alaskan sesscapade, push your new court dates✦
Trauma,✦ hands is like candy✦ canes,✦ lay my balls on ice
The branches in my weed be the vein
Swimsuit issue, darts sent truly✦ from the heart, boo, I miss you
See daddy✦ rock a wristful
Modern-day slave God, graveyard spells fog your goggles
Laying like needles in the hospital
Five steps to conquer, ask Bernadette,✦ Baguette✦ swizzle
Ziploc the air, hear thistle
To my real bitches✦ take your drawers off
To all my high niggas,✦ snatch her skirt off
Just in case she wanna✦ play, get up in that bitch face
And tell her Ghost said, "Take your clothes off"
Ayo, the Devil✦ planted✦ fear inside✦ the black babies✦
Fifty-cent✦ sodas✦ in the hood, they're going crazy✦
Dead meat placed✦ on the shelves,✦ we eat cold cuts
Fast from the hog y'all and grow up (Grow up)
Ayo, crash through, break the glass, Tony✦ with the goalie mask
That's the past, heavy-ice Rollie laying on the dash
Love the grass, cauliflower hurting when I dumped✦ the trash
Sour mash served✦ in every✦ glass up at the Wally✦ Bash
Sunsplash, autograph blessing with your name slashed
Backdraft, four-pounders screaming with the pearly✦ ash
Children fix the contrast as the sound clashes
Mrs. Dash, sprinkle with her icicle✦ eyelash
Ask Cappa✦ Pendergrass for backstage passes✦
Special guest, no more Johnny✦ Blaze, Johnny✦ Mathis
Acrobat, run up on that Love Jones✦ actress
Distract the cat while I'm high, sugar,✦ get a crack at this
Dicking down Oprah,✦ jump rope, David✦ Dinkins
Watch the black mayor of DC hit the mocha✦
Tangerine sofa,✦ two super✦ soakers in the Rover✦
Hit the sports bar, tell a young lady✦ to bend over✦
Meditated yoga,✦ Paddle Ball, dancing with the vulture
Castor✦ Troy laying for Travolta
Yo, switch the lingo,✦ five-nine-seventy
God glow, seven✦ fifteen four be ebony✦
Ayo, the Devil✦ planted✦ fear inside✦ the black babies✦
Fifty-cent✦ sodas✦ in the hood, they're going crazy✦
Dead meat placed✦ on the shelves,✦ we eat cold cuts
Fast from the hog y'all and grow up
Ayo, Wu-Tang✦ Clan, T.M.F. in the motherfuckin' joint
We all connect as one
That's it, baby,✦ straight up and down y'all, Staple-town,✦ y'all
Yo, how many✦ girls you gotta✦ fuck, yo? One
Ah-hah,✦ that's it? (Trey-Mack, what? Shaolin), yo
Staple-town,✦ B (What?)
How many✦ nuts you might bust? One
Ha-ha,✦ straight up and down (What?)
Take to drop a nigga,✦ yo (What?)
How many✦ shots? One
How many✦ shots? I'm gunnin'✦ for the dome
And it only✦ takes✦ one
That's it, word up
How many✦ cakes✦ we bake, y'all? One
Yo, yo, yo, how many✦ L's we smoke? One
Ha-ha-ha,✦ at a time, nigga✦
At a time, you know we do, at a time
Dope fiends, dummy✦
Like, like, like, like (One)
How many✦ bags it take to get these dope fiends off that bullshit?
One
Technical Breakdown
9.3
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres8.0
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm10.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity8.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control9.5
Performance and control
Computed Score9.26
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Ghostface utilizes his signature stream-of-consciousness surrealism to weave complex internal rhyme structures that prioritize phonetic texture and abstract imagery over linear narrative coherence.
A+
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
8
Vocabulary
8
Wordplay
9.5
Delivery
Surrealist non-sequitur imageryPhonetic associative rhymingPolysyllabic densityDynamic cadence shifting
Rhyme Architecture: Dense, hyper-internalized rhyming patterns that utilize slanted vowel sounds to maintain momentum across enjambed, irregular line lengths.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"never in the target when the NARCs hit"
① Physical avoidance of law enforcement② A play on 'narcotics' or 'narcissist' (in the context of being a target)
"Duncan Hines monument cakes, we never half-baked"
① A high-quality, professional standard of lyrical output② A drug-related double entendre referring to the potent quality of the product sold
"undercover dentist"
① A surreal occupation metaphor for pulling teeth/extracting truth② A literal reference to working with grills or street-level violence involving teeth
Exceptional rhythmic variation and unpredictability
Highly distinct, eccentric lexical choices
Effective use of vocal charisma to mask complex internal structures
Innovative use of culinary and domestic metaphors in a gritty context
Abstract delivery style occasionally sacrifices lyrical clarity
Linear narrative is fragmented, which may hinder casual accessibility
Some imagery relies heavily on internal Wu-Tang lexicon