I'm a Hustla

The Message

Cassidy

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

14

End

103

Internal

48

Multi

147

Slant

7

Chain

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[Hook:]
Is it because✦ I'm Black
Is it because✦ I'm Black
We got some problems we need solve, here's✦ our chance to get them handle
Just take the boycott in Alabama for example
They stop riding✦ the bus till they address their affairs
And they ended✦ segregation✦ in less then a year
So imagine what our status✦ if we made a contribution✦
We'll probably be able to change the constitution✦
I can't see no other✦ kind of solution✦
We deserve our reparation,✦ it's time for a revolutions
I'm a step ahead✦ of Satan,✦ I read it in Revelation✦
Forget✦ your reputation,✦ let's make it a better✦ nation✦
'cause they trying to cage us in, make us slaves✦ again✦
Eventually it's meant to be the new plantation,✦ the penitentiary
For centuries they had a plan we let them executed✦
Everyday another✦ brother✦ getting✦ executed✦
And all our artist getting✦ arrested I aspect improvement
It's a message in the music, I suggest you use it
[Hook:]
Somebody tell me what can I do
Will I survive✦ or will I die
On the streets it's hard to survive✦
Why, is it because✦ I'm black
Hot Shot got rock, I can't bring my cousin✦ back
Five-hundred thousand sold, gold, yeah, it wasn't platinum
But Clyde gave me another✦ try, 'cause I wasn't whack
And now I'm buzzing back, yeah, I got my budget✦ back
Renegotiating got a mil to do a dozen✦ tracks
Yeah, I'm eating,✦ only✦ reason✦ is because✦ I rap
My homies✦ eating,✦ only✦ reason✦ is because✦ of crack
They can't get a job so them niggas quick to rob, quick to steal
Quick to kill, grip the steal, quick to ride
Malcolm X, Martin✦ Luther✦ King, we can't forget✦ them guys
These politician, hypocrites, they got us hypnotize
That why I kiss rick, why, we got to lift our eyes
'Cause if we keep 'em close they just goin' keep control
And hold our sisters and brothers in the pen
And we was born guilty✦ 'cause the color of our skin

Technical Breakdown

7.7
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm7.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity8.5

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.0

Performance and control

Computed Score7.74

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse prioritizes socio-political narrative and didactic lyricism over dense metaphorical layers, utilizing a consistent AABB/CCDD-adjacent structure to maintain a clear, authoritative flow suitable for message-heavy content.

B+
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
7.5
Cadence / Flow
8.5
Vocabulary
6
Wordplay
7
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhymingHistorical allusionPolysyndetonHomophonic repetition
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly end-stopped couplets utilizing heavy multisyllabic slant rhymes, creating a cadence that feels purposeful and rhythmic, reinforcing the 'message' format.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"they had a plan we let them executed / Everyday another brother getting executed"

① The systemic historical implementation of oppression (the plan was carried out).② The literal killing or murder of Black men by the state or systemic forces.

"I'm a step ahead of Satan, I read it in Revelation"

① Maintaining a lead over moral or spiritual corruption.② Refers to the Biblical Book of Revelation as a blueprint for understanding current social conflicts.

"the new plantation, the penitentiary"

① The physical structure of prison.② A modern socio-economic analogy equating the 13th Amendment's loophole regarding penal labor to the antebellum plantation system.

Strong narrative coherence

High density of internal rhyme schemes which compensates for straightforward wordplay

Effective use of historical juxtaposition to ground the argument

Heavy reliance on literalism over subtext

Punchlines are functional rather than witty

Didactic tone can feel slightly repetitive rhythmically

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