I'm a Hustla

I'm a Hustla (Remix) (featuring Mary J. Blige)

Cassidy

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

25

End

168

Internal

64

Multi

172

Slant

14

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Hook: Mary J. Blige]
E-ve-ry-day,✦ You know you gotta✦ hustle baby✦
You can't knock the hustle ba-by✦
E-ve-ry-day,✦ You know you gotta✦ hustle baby✦
You can't knock the hustle ba-by✦
E-ve-ry-day,✦ You know you gotta✦ hustle baby✦
("I'm A Hustler,✦ I'm a-I'm Hustler,✦ homie" - Jay-Z)
You can't knock the hustle ba-by✦
[Cassidy]✦ + (Mary✦ J.)
I stay with the trey pound, I ain't playin' around✦
I got my gat at all times,✦ that's the bottom✦ line (Cause you hustle!)
Yeah, 'til I lie in the crate (Cause you hustle!)
Yeah, and I'm a try to get paid
This for my niggas in the street
That play with the heat
It's Cassidy✦ and M.J. on this Swizz beat (Cause we hustle!)
12 months of the year (We hustle!) It ain't a bunch of frontin' in here (yeah)
Gotta✦ hold my man down
We ain't playin around✦
Got his back at all times✦ that's the bottom✦ line (Cause we hustle!)
'Til the day we die (We hustle!)
To keep our love alive,✦ to my fam' in the streets
We bringing the heat, Cassidy✦ and Mary✦ J. on the Swizz beat (Cause we hustle!)
7 days a week (we hustle!)
Just to stay on our feet (yeah!)
[Hook: Mary J. Blige]
E-ve-ry-day,✦ You know you gotta✦ hustle baby✦
You can't knock the hustle ba-by✦
E-ve-ry-day,✦ You know you gotta✦ hustle baby✦
You can't knock the hustle ba-by✦
E-ve-ry-day,✦ You know you gotta✦ hustle baby✦
("I'm A Hustler,✦ I'm a-I'm Hustler,✦ homie" - Jay-Z)
You can't knock the hustle ba-by✦
[Cassidy]
Check it, you can fear or respect it
I wanna✦ thank Hov for clearing✦ the record (aight)
If you don't like this song right here, then your ears infected✦
You need to get your hearing✦ corrected✦
Stones✦ clear in the necklace, I wear so much plat on my neck
It put bruises on the back of my neck, that's why cats is upset✦
But I told you I'mma✦ shine when its time to
I put too much time in and I been rhymin✦ since nine two
I knew "I'm a Hustla"✦ was a hit
Cause everything I ever got I had to hustle to get
Ain't nobody✦ give me nothing for free
But I'd probably be dead or in jail if it wasn't for T
Gettin✦ booked✦ is a bitch and catchin a slugs, scary✦
I need to feed my seed, thanks for the love Mary✦
But seein me without the grams on the grind
Is like seein' Wesley✦ Snipes✦ in the tanning salon
I'm... the Hustla✦ (the Hustla...)✦ (yeah)
[Hook x3]
[Cassidy trynna make dudes do a hustla dance]
Do that dance, do that dance
If you a hustla✦ then do that dance
Yeah, let's go
Do that dance, do that dance
If you a hustla✦ then do that dance
Yeah, let's go
Do that dance, do that dance
If you a hustla✦ then do that dance
Yeah, let's go
[Mary J. and beat fades out]
E-ve-ry-day..✦

Technical Breakdown

8.3
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres5.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm10.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.5

Performance and control

Computed Score8.30

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Cassidy demonstrates a mastery of percussive flow and rhythmic consistency, utilizing Swizz Beatz's production to maintain high-energy momentum, though the lyrical content relies heavily on genre-standard tropes rather than dense wordplay.

A
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
5.5
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
Perpetual multisylabbic rhyme chainsRhythmic syncopationInternal rhyme densityCall-and-response integration with the hook
Rhyme Architecture: Cassidy employs a consistent AABB-style rhyme structure with extensive internal chaining (e.g., 'trey pound' / 'playin' around' / 'bottom line'), utilizing the Swizz Beatz beat to anchor his multi-syllabic end-rhymes.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"I stay with the trey pound, I ain't playin' around"

① The literal possession of a .357 caliber handgun (trey-pound).② A declaration of serious intent and professional focus (not playing games).

"I got my gat at all times, that's the bottom line"

① Maintaining constant firearm readiness for protection.② The definitive, non-negotiable status of his commitment to his lifestyle.

Exceptional rhythmic pocket and breath control

High density of internal rhymes that drive the momentum

Effective integration of the guest vocalist within the rhythmic architecture

Lyrical themes are derivative of mid-2000s street rap cliches

Lack of complex metaphorical layering or high-concept wordplay

Relies on repeated refrains which limits the scope of narrative complexity

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