Kamikaze

Good Guy

Eminem

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

7

End

48

Internal

13

Multi

25

Slant

4

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: Jessie Reyez]
Since you bought the jury,✦ they'll call me guilty✦
They'll call me guilty✦
You bought the jury,✦ they'll call me guilty✦
Even though you know the real me
You can't beat a cheater,✦ convince✦ a nonbeliever✦
And I ain't in my feelings,✦ I'm out
But I'll let you say that you're the good guy
'Cause this ain't what love looks like
You can't beat a cheater,✦ convince✦ a nonbeliever✦
I ain't in my feelings,✦ I'm out
But I'll let you say that you're the good guy
Play like you're the good guy
Play like, play like, play like you're the good guy

Technical Breakdown

6.8
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres5.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm7.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity5.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control6.0

Performance and control

Computed Score6.76

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse relies on thematic consistency and emotional resonance rather than high-density lyrical complexity, serving as a functional narrative anchor for the song's interpersonal conflict.

B
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
7
Cadence / Flow
5
Vocabulary
5
Wordplay
6
Delivery
Repetitive melodic phrasingAnaphoric structureThematic framing
Rhyme Architecture: The scheme utilizes a steady, rhythmic cadence focusing on AAAA and AABB structures, emphasizing the repetition of 'guilty' and 'good guy' to solidify the central theme.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Since you bought the jury, they'll call me guilty"

① Literal corruption of a judicial process to ensure a negative verdict.② Metaphorical manipulation of public opinion or social circles to paint the narrator as the villain.

"You can't beat a cheater, convince a nonbeliever"

① The impossibility of winning against someone who engages in dishonest conduct.② The futility of arguing with a person who refuses to acknowledge factual evidence of reality.

Strong emotional clarity

Effective use of repetition to build resentment

Cohesive narrative arc

Limited lexical variation

Absence of complex multi-layered entendres

Predictable rhyme patterns

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