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Ghostface Killah

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

22

End

173

Internal

62

Multi

199

Slant

5

Chain

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My God. So, they are killers✦
I've heard lots of people say once a man's a killer,✦ they just keep on killing✦ and killing✦
They sort of develop✦ a taste for blood
Yeah, that's right
They kill one man, or kill ten
It's all the same (Yes)
After✦ all, they can only✦ hang you once
Both hands clusty,✦ chillin' with my man Rusty✦
Low down, blew off the burner,✦ kinda✦ dusty✦
The world can't touch Ghost, purple tape, Rae co-host✦
Monty✦ Hall expo,✦ intellect, you read pro
Son's triflin' fuck, wildflower on the cycle and
Picked✦ up the broom thought I was Michael-in'
West Brighton Pool, now I'm into✦ Iron✦ Duels
Turn nuns to Earths, Whoopi, she at Allah✦ school
Inhale✦ break beats of Hell a-alikes propel✦ parallel
Duracell knot, you flashed✦ a burnt cell
Snap out of Candyland, kids, the old rumor is
Blacks become✦ immune✦ and shit, we never✦ did
Like eating✦ dead birds, trust the pharmacy over✦ herbs
Men marrying men, ill they got the urge, pulsar
Scissor hand wig vanished in the winter,✦ living✦ off land
You goddamn right I fuck fans, king me
Check, checkmate, props like the micro✦ chip founder
Neck to neck stock with Bill Gates✦ now
When we hug these mics we get busy✦ (Busy)✦
Come and have a good time with G-O-D (G-O-D)
Make you snap your fingers or wiggle (Wiggle)
Scream, shout, laugh or just giggle (Giggle)
Shake that body,✦ party✦ that body✦
Don't fuck with Ghost, you'll feel sorry✦
That's word, I'm not the herb
Understand what I'm saying, saying, saying?
Hit mics like Ted Koppel,✦ rifle expert
Let off the Eiffel,✦ burn a flag in your grass, spiteful
Ringleader set it off, rap Derek Jeter✦
Culprit, prince of the game, wish you could see us
We lay low, glitter wax full bangles
Priceless ropes,✦ lay around the God, get tangled
Woolly✦ hair, eyes fiery✦ red, feet made of brass
Twelve men following me, it be the God staff
Move, every✦ script's like Miramax
Smashed✦ the big boy, totaled it, Wilshire and Fairfax
Sun beamin',✦ wifey✦ on the beach sipping Zima✦
Wu 'binos to Latinos, we love Selena✦
Overnight, God schedules, FedEx
Pretty✦ silhouette, velvet✦ nice, DNA scroll genetics
Too hot to handle, one thought from scrambling the mandolin
Hundred game Wilt Chamberlain, smack 'em, say when
He rollin'✦ up, face wrinkled up, hands is on his nuts
Yo kid, stop fronting on the grounds 'fore you get touched
It's Canada✦ Dry sess with Allah,✦ son
We want rye, we want it so bad we might cry
For every✦ blow, depends on breath control
So it's the first thing you must learn
Fortunately it's easy✦
You'll soon learn
My God. So, they are killers✦
Killing✦ and killing✦
They sort of develop✦ a taste for blood
My God. So, they are killers✦
My God. My God. So, they are killers✦

Technical Breakdown

8.0
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres8.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm6.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity8.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control9.0

Performance and control

Computed Score7.99

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Ghostface utilizes an impressionistic, stream-of-consciousness lyrical structure that relies on non-sequitur imagery and slang-dense delivery to establish a 'mafia-auteur' persona that was highly innovative for 1998.

B+
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
6.5
Cadence / Flow
8
Vocabulary
8.5
Wordplay
9
Delivery
Stream of consciousness narrativeInternal multi-syllabic chainingPhonetic associative rhymingCultural non-sequitursAggressive percussive articulation
Rhyme Architecture: Ghostface employs a complex, sprawling internal rhyme scheme that ignores traditional end-bar structures, instead linking sounds across lines using assonance and slant rhymes that prioritize the 'feel' of the word over rigid symmetry.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Picked up the broom thought I was Michael-in'"

① A reference to 'Michael' from the film Halloween, who is famously associated with the 'Michael' name and violence.② A play on Michael Jordan or a house-cleaning reference where the act of 'Michael-in' sounds like a specific character-driven movement.

"Turn nuns to Earths, Whoopi, she at Allah school"

① A reference to Whoopi Goldberg in the film Sister Act (nuns).② A play on Five-Percent theology where 'Earths' represent women and 'Allah school' refers to the lessons/degree system of the Nation of Gods and Earths.

"Duracell knot, you flashed a burnt cell"

① Duracell batteries implying high energy or a 'charged' state.② A 'burnt cell' refers to a compromised location or an informant in underworld parlance.

Unmatched vocal charisma and rhythmic unpredictability

Extremely dense internal rhyme architecture

Unique ability to blend street grit with surrealist imagery

High level of technical innovation for the era

Narrative coherence is secondary to aesthetic delivery

Occasional use of obscure slang that can alienate listeners

Structure occasionally feels disjointed to accommodate rhyming priorities

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