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Pendulum Swing

Rakim

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

End

332

Internal

220

Multi

486

Slant

Chain

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[Chorus: Rakim]

Here come Ra to swing the pendulum^✦

Gun bars ring ears and put the the fear of death in 'em

Once law, empires^✦ fall, shook like the Nephilim^✦

Sun God with enough^✦ fire to cook the Devil^✦ in

Rappin'^✦ with the banger,^✦ shell scare, Hell flair

Spit and still glare 'til the innocent^✦ smell fear

This is Hell here (Rappers^✦ are in danger)^✦

Ayo, La the Darkman, you ready?^✦ Hell yeah

[Verse 2: La the Darkman]

Chop 'em all like a meat cleaver, they too eager,^✦ they too diva^✦

I don't give a fuck, my niggas^✦ don't give a fuck either^✦

Cut the braids, got the Caesar,^✦ these artists merely^✦ meager^✦

Mafioso, police^✦ give me amnesia

La and Ra on par, all praise to Allah^✦

Highest form of elevation,^✦ gomer^✦ oz dabar^✦

I'm parallel, my sword swing very^✦ well

Ride like a carousel, speech Dr. Cornel^✦ West

I don't sleep, only^✦ rest, businessman, reinvest

Lyrically,^✦ I molest,^✦ spiritually,^✦ I'm possessed^✦

By Elijah,^✦ I'm stronger and wiser^✦

From my deductive^✦ reasoning, never^✦ trust Pfizer^✦

If I'm your advisor, vegetables and fruits, ginger^✦ soups

Sliding in a Porsche Carrera, grey coupe

It's the fastest, soon as I hit the gas, it's

Zero^✦ to a hundred all through Calabasas

Spirit^✦ of Cassius bloomed into^✦ Mohammed

Always^✦ gotta^✦ crack a few eggs to make a omelet^✦

Hit the earth like a comet,^✦ to be totally^✦ honest^✦

My soul Godly^✦ aura^✦ make non-believers vomit,^✦ they can't stomach

I'm so blessed,^✦ envy^✦ my success

Never^✦ mind the fact my new Louis V vest

My fashion^✦ impressed,^✦ the followers,^✦ Hennessy swallowers^✦

Real dollar^✦ for dollar-ers, bullet-tip hollow-ers,^✦ La

[Chorus: Rakim]

Here come Ra to swing the pendulum^✦

Gun bars ring ears and put the the fear of death in 'em

Once law, empires^✦ fall, shook like the Nephilim^✦

Sun God with enough^✦ fire to cook the Devil^✦ in

Rappin'^✦ with the banger,^✦ shell scare, Hell flair

Spit and still glare 'til the innocent^✦ smell fear

This is Hell here (Rappers^✦ are in danger)^✦

Ayo, Canibus, you ready?^✦ Hell yeah

[Verse 3: Canibus]

Demons get steel on the ground, robot^✦ heels ain't gotta^✦ be 'round

Achilles get slashed^✦ in half by the sound

Arkansas National Guard hard, the jar open,^✦ it's gone

My squad fast rope over^✦ the farm

Seen him hiding^✦ in the foliage,^✦ gold price crashing on forex

He crashed^✦ out in a Corvette^✦

Dr. Strange in a levitating^✦ bullet^✦ train

Locked^✦ in chains, free-range^✦ chickens with yolk stains laying rotten^✦ eggs

Filthy^✦ fowls with feathers bathed^✦ in acid^✦ rain

With collapsed veins, Neuralink wires^✦ hanging out of my brain

Like braids on charter jet planes^✦ tryna^✦ get away^✦ from the Interpol raids

From hooking up back in the day on Backpage^✦

From the cradle to the stage, hit The Hague

To the cage, to the grave, I don't wanna^✦ play somebody's sick games^✦

So I remain^✦ persona non grata^✦ to my gristle, bone

Grave's^✦ been exhumed^✦ over^✦ false property^✦ claims

Skeletal remains decomposing in greasy^✦ melanin

Dressed^✦ in princely robes,^✦ frayin', beg your pardon,^✦ didn't know you were praying

Excuse^✦ me to be fair, let's be clear, what are you saying?

Doesn't matter,^✦ my elevated language^✦ is not conveying^✦

Look at the paintings, my power^✦ to compute due to my cravings

My due diligence is slipping a bit due to my aging^✦

The mind gap is gaping,^✦ the world is reshaping

From all the profit^✦ taking^✦ and the poverty^✦ shaming^✦

All the name calling and blaming,^✦ my AGI^✦ is amazing

From now on, I do the adjudicating,^✦ the truth is worth saving^✦

My IG Farben^✦ stock options^✦ are hyperinflating^✦

'Cause don't nobody^✦ work as hard as Jamaicans

Either^✦ you want it or it's gonna^✦ be on you

I'm like Sean, don't mix with Sun Tzu, ninja,^✦ what you wanna^✦ do?

Discussions^✦ are heavy,^✦ the grievance of many^✦

The reasons are plenty,^✦ centered around^✦ disagreements over^✦ pennies^✦

Of all your enemies,^✦ who would you say is more friendly if any?^✦ (Uh)

I cure the world like Dr. Sebi^✦

[Chorus: Rakim]

Here come Ra to swing the pendulum^✦

Gun bars ring ears and put the the fear of death in 'em

Once law, empires^✦ fall, shook like the Nephilim^✦

Sun God with enough^✦ fire to cook the Devil^✦ in

Rappin'^✦ with the banger,^✦ shell scare, Hell flair

Spit and still glare 'til the innocent^✦ smell fear

This is Hell here (Rappers^✦ are in danger)^✦

Yo, Chino^✦ XL, you ready?^✦ Hell yeah (Yo)

[Verse 4: Chino XL]

Rakim^✦ Allah^✦ let the beast loose (Yeah), somebody better^✦ call the paramedics

I said pair of medics, 'cause you gon' be needing^✦ at least two (Yeah)

Scribblin' written religion,^✦ head-on^✦ collision,^✦ metal^✦ airbags couldn't stop me

My word scriptures don't just burn bridges, they collapse 'em like the Francis Scott Key

Your favorite coke rapper^✦ don't wanna^✦ do it with big Chi (Ahem)

Clearly you can hear the crack in my voice like I'm going through puberty^✦ (Yeah)

Since been in plastic cassette^✦ tapes,^✦ the Puerto^✦ Rican^✦ bastard superhero without capes^✦

I'm the reason^✦ why they invented faster^✦ rewind^✦ buttons in the first place (Yeah)

Notebooks for my rhymes^✦ are ostrich-sized,^✦ get me ostracized^✦

I don't care how many^✦ hoodies^✦ my opp eyes, hope he buys my merch and dies (Ha)

The star and the seven,^✦ I'm the prosperous^✦ weapon^✦ that has formed^✦ against you

You better^✦ have Jon Taffer^✦ on speed dial to get your bars rescued (It's crazy)^✦

Chino^✦ XL, but I'm every^✦ size when I'm spitting

A small medium at large like a midget^✦ psychic that just escaped outta^✦ prison^✦ (Fuck outta^✦ here)

Westbound with the alphanumeric,^✦ crowds in and out of America wanna^✦ call the cleric

You just inherited derelict genetics out of generic^✦

Adobo^✦ spice, you can inherit, you imbecile (Yeah), you're running out of time in a tomb with turmeric^✦

Admit^✦ it, don't be discouraged, you pathetic^✦ idiot,^✦ you are consumed^✦ with Derek (Oh)

I'm clapping at you like Tibetan rituals, driving out the evil^✦

I'm prime and regal,^✦ I'm lethal,^✦ don't let the IQ deceive^✦ you

The haiku^✦ is brutal,^✦ sharper than the tip of a heroin^✦ needle

I'm leaving you bleeding^✦ (What), and leaning fetal,^✦ you ain't half of half of Chino^✦

I'm putting that on everything like red and green Tapatio (It's crazy)^✦

Even^✦ if the record^✦ skips, I'm the sickest heretic^✦ born in darkness

It's a rare shift, mind readers go insane^✦ around^✦ Chino^✦ when using^✦ their gifts

And apparently my therapist needed^✦ to be airlifted, I'm a perilous^✦ parent-less, fighting effortless^✦

I'll more than barely^✦ beat a bear to death effortless^✦ with my bare fist

I'm bearin'^✦ gifts that are dreadful

If there was a button^✦ that wiped^✦ out humanity, I'd on purpose accidentally^✦ press it like, "What does this do?"

Technical Breakdown

7.7

Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm7.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity8.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.0

Performance and control

Computed Score7.74

Production

— O.C., Rakim

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse relies on dense, multisyllabic end-rhyme chains to mask a relatively straightforward narrative, effectively blending aggressive battle-rap posturing with esoteric cultural references.

B+

9.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

7.5

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

6.5

Wordplay

Delivery

Multisyllabic internal rhymingEsoteric allusionChain-rhymingAphoristic delivery

Rhyme Architecture: La the Darkman employs a highly consistent AAAA-BBBB rhyme structure, relying heavily on feminine rhymes (e.g., 'cleaver/eager/diva') to maintain a percussive, aggressive momentum.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"gomer oz dabar"

① A reference to the Hebrew phrase 'Omer Oz Dabar', implying a word of power or a decree of strength.② An esoteric insertion used to establish intellectual superiority and spiritual gravity in the context of the 'Highest form of elevation' line.

"I'm parallel, my sword swing very well / Ride like a carousel"

① A literal description of a lethal, spinning motion of a sword.② A metaphorical mapping of the emcee's rhythmic, repetitive, and dizzying flow style onto the imagery of a spinning amusement park ride.

Technical precision in rhyme placement

Strong, authoritative cadence

Effective use of multis to maintain rhythmic flow

Occasional reliance on 'filler' phrasing to complete rhyme schemes

Thematic shifts between 'Mafioso' tropes and 'Dr. Cornel West' intellectualism lack a cohesive transition

Some metaphors lack deep subtext, favoring sound over profound meaning

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