Supreme Clientele
Wu Banga 101
Ghostface Killah
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
43
End
261
Internal
82
Multi
318
Slant
10
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
Yo, too advanced,✦ Digi'✦ stance, made the CD enhanced✦
I move with the speed and strength of ants
Identical in form with the Beez they swarm
Hold up the cold current appear✦ warm
My first verbal✦ brawl, started on some yes yes y'all
To the beat y'all, break your windshield, your jeep stall
Mr. Traffic, dumbin'✦ shit, from ecclesiastic✦
Cashier, holding out, fine, cut off the plastic✦
See the logo?✦ A monument in hip-hop✦
Carved✦ out, in the giant landscape, of broken✦ rocks
Whether heard in herb spots, jukebox or malt shops
Uncut✦ live, drop eighty-five, in one shot
Spotlight hits the metal✦ mic, majority✦ stare
Heard the Wu snare, while my iris✦ cut down the glare
Walk a road the great length you find too long to measure✦
My Clan a make me rhyme like D. Banner✦ under✦ pressure✦
No surprise, double disc touched five
Those elements, kept environments colonized
With the high flying death-defying flow like the Rebel✦
Right there, but you're one light year, from my level✦
Uh-huh, yeah, yo, check it, yo
Bottles goin' off in the church, we broke the wine
Slapped✦ the pastor,✦ didn't know Pop had asthma✦
He pulled✦ out his blue bible, change fell out his coat
Three condoms, two dice, one bag of dope
Ooh! Rev ain't right, his church ain't right
Deacon✦ is a pimp, tell by his eyes
Mrs. Parks said, "Brother Starks, meet you at the numbers spot
Heard you got red tops out, and I want a lot"
Shirley fainted dead on the spot
Two ushers slipped eighty✦ dollars right out the pot
Oh shit!
Egyptian, brown skin brown suede Timbs
Masquerading X-rated✦ throw blades,✦ all occasions✦
Round nozzle touchdown, Häagen-Dazs gobbles White House
Gucci✦ flag on the roof, call us rock groups
Mere intelligent, buy Nieman✦ Marc' it out
No doubt, all we saw he bought, Lori✦ mom's all blow
Was simple, blamp instrumentals run camps the stamps get you
The way we lamp, fans come and get you
Play, fullback strapped✦ like a fuck, war at
The black, Carlo✦ Gambino's stash house in Hackensack
Pack capsules, Green Bay 'em lay 'em down like wax do
It's all actual✦ we build, like Crash Crew
Coconut, incense, one sentence,✦ hey yo
Control the holy✦ flinch hit this, new whips
Roman✦ numerals, sun splash them niggas✦ like, Tango✦ and Cash
Alcatraz cats roll out fast
Wu thousand nothing but hardcore
We trying to get land riches✦ and more
Ghost put me on to it
We just do it, floss or whatever
Take care of the business, there's✦ too many✦ roughnecks
Give two of these to Flex, tell him it's real rap like Ghost
Had to beat niggas✦ with toast
Clubs V.I. clientele we lay it down flat
Poot out on y'all kid, now where your mans at?
Faking✦ the real like, "Damn I can't stand Cappa'"✦
Then my wardrobe flooded the next chapter
Y'all heard about✦ us like we heard about✦ you
Bless the mic with reality,✦ hit you with the virtue
Calm down not tryin' to hurt you, burst through
That shit, fatter✦ than all y'all niggas✦ outfits
We the glitch like Y2K
Catch the ball when it drop, guns pop, y'all have a nice day
"Doctor✦ Kanabuta, Iron✦ Man, he is invincible
His remarkable armor✦ is supreme!"
Yo
Sometimes I'm liable to spazz and break fool
Grab my gun, select one, snatch son
Put the barrel✦ by his face, blast one by his eardrum
Piss run, you drop thinking you shot
Screaming like a bitch, kicks to your face
Shots to the body✦ that shake like the bass
I'm Ghostfaced up, military style down
'Nough ammunitions✦ of rounds across✦ the chest
Skip to the intro,✦ rap through po'
Smashed a fresh ball of wax Caesar✦
Flashy✦ penthouse that overlooks the vista✦
Wally✦ Moc' have tie, swimming trunks
Three chunks of ice sit in Johnny✦ Walker✦ for advice✦
Catch the moment, fundraiser at will, work with the homeless
Polish diamond edge, Flintstone shit, sealed✦ in a comb pick
Carefully, swing the B seven✦ series✦ Christmas lights
Too bright Ghost is coming✦ y'all fix the mirrors
Relax✦ like pudding, confidence✦ strangle my man couldn't
Exile✦ he no longer✦ in the hood
Bless the kid that max the most
Me I turn a wedding into✦ hoax
Roses✦ tied to bombs on posts
On commercial breaks, piss in the apple juice
Rasta✦ nigga✦ rock the big do's
Jiffy✦ Pop it's only✦ chant Wu
Technical Breakdown
8.5
Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres7.5
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm9.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity8.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control8.5
Performance and control
Computed Score8.52
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Ghostface Killah delivers a high-density, stream-of-consciousness masterclass that prioritizes idiosyncratic internal rhyming and vivid, non-sequitur imagery over linear narrative, defining the surrealist edge of Wu-Tang's mid-2000s output.
A
7.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
8
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
8.5
Delivery
Abstract surrealismInternal multisyllabic clustersHigh-velocity enjambmentAssociative imagery
Rhyme Architecture: Ghostface utilizes an intricate, shifting internal rhyme scheme, often favoring short, percussive vowel sounds that bridge disparate lines, creating a dense, claustrophobic phonetic texture.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"I move with the speed and strength of ants"
① A biological observation of an ant's capability to lift multiples of its body weight relative to its size.② A metaphor for the collective, swarming, and coordinated nature of the Wu-Tang Clan's movement and influence.
"Bottles goin' off in the church, we broke the wine"
① Literal desecration of a religious space through rowdy behavior.② A subversion of the Eucharist, turning a sacred ritual into a site of chaotic street-level violence.
Exceptional rhythmic cadence that ignores traditional meter for a free-flowing, percussive delivery
Evocative, cinematic imagery that creates a distinct atmosphere
High density of internal phonetic connections
Lacks a cohesive, singular narrative focus across the duration of the verse
The density of abstract references can impede immediate semantic clarity for casual listeners