King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude

Untouchable

Pusha T

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

10

End

38

Internal

36

Multi

115

Slant

9

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Hook: The Notorious B.I.G.]
Untouchable,✦ uncrushable✦
Blunted✦ in a 600, blunted✦ in a 600
Untouchable,✦ uncrushable✦
Blunted✦ in a 600, blunted✦ in a 600
[Verse 2]
Mu told me to switch styles✦
He just came home from the Feds like a mistrial
He tells me I miss out on all that club money,✦ I don’t bounce
Adidas gave me a million✦ and that don’t bounce
The president of G.O.O.D. Music✦ has been announced
A quarter million✦ a year and that don’t bounce
I’m in the score of these movies,✦ I’m losing count
Mu, you knew me from thirteen hundred an ounce
My breakdown game bought me ‘8 Mile’ fame
Selling Eminem✦ to him and ‘em
White to the Blacks I’m a villain in
The Rolls Royce, playing peek-a-boo with the emblem✦
Let’s talk about✦ it gentlemen
My barcode is Netflix “Narcos”✦
Part on the side of my 'fro like I’m Pablo✦
No hablo,✦ I sell blow
Lone wolf, no Tonto,✦ head honcho✦
Yuugh, let’s take the scenic✦ route
I could show you the strange fruit
It’s looking like Beirut✦
They open the wash bay, I climb it like K2
These kilos✦ are drought killers, I flooded the Jesús, I made use
Of every✦ Spanish name I done ran across
No matter✦ what the weight, I done ran it off
I’m walking on water,✦ I took the sandals off
Tell A&E to turn the cameras off, Push
[Hook: The Notorious B.I.G.]
Untouchable,✦ uncrushable✦
Blunted✦ in a 600, blunted✦ in a 600
Untouchable,✦ uncrushable✦
Blunted✦ in a 600, blunted✦ in a 600

Technical Breakdown

8.3
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes7.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres8.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm8.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity8.5

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.5

Performance and control

Computed Score8.34

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Pusha T demonstrates elite-level linguistic economy, using precise double entendres to bridge the gap between his criminal past and corporate present while maintaining a cold, conversational cadence.

A
8.5
Multisyllabic
7.5
Internal Rhymes
8.5
Cadence / Flow
8.5
Vocabulary
8
Wordplay
8.5
Delivery
Homophonic wordplayInternal rhyme chainingMultisyllabic enjambmentCultural allusion
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AAAA internal and end-rhyme structure based on the 'ounce/bounce/announced/count' long-vowel sound, seamlessly transitioning into an 'in/en/o' multi-syllabic scheme for the latter half.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"that don't bounce"

① The checks or funds do not get returned by the bank due to insufficient funds.② The lifestyle and money are so substantial that he does not need to waste time frequenting clubs or 'bouncing' around.

"Selling Eminem to him and ‘em"

① Moving weight (cocaine) to his associates.② A direct play on the artist Eminem, referencing his career transition into media/music industry success.

"barcode is Netflix 'Narcos'"

① His lifestyle and brand are synonymous with the high-stakes, violent imagery of the show.② An allusion to the product (blow) he distributes, suggesting he is the real-life equivalent of the characters portrayed on screen.

Exceptional use of technical vocabulary related to the cocaine trade

Sophisticated transition between street identity and music industry executive

Cohesive narrative arc that maintains tension

Sharp, authoritative delivery

Occasional reliance on well-trodden 'Pablo' cocaine-kingpin tropes

The density of the rhyme scheme can occasionally overshadow the subtext of the narrative for casual listeners

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