Section.80
Members Only
Kendrick Lamar
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
21
End
119
Internal
142
Multi
131
Slant
10
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
March
Drake - More Life
Freddie Gibbs - You Only✦ Live 2wice
GoldLink - At What Cost
J.I.D. - The Never✦ Story✦
Khalid✦ - American Teen
Kodak✦ Black - Painting Pictures
Mike WiLL Made-It✦ - Ransom✦ 2
Raekwon - The Wild
Rick Ross - Rather✦ You Than Me
April✦
Allan✦ Kingdom - Lines✦
Joey Bada$$✦ - All-Amerikkkan Bada$$✦
Kendrick Lamar✦ - DAMN
Members✦ Only✦ - Members✦ Only,✦ Volume✦ 3
Playboi✦ Carti✦ - Playboi✦ Carti✦
Tech N9ne Collabos - Dominion✦
Tee Grizzley - My Moment
Young Dolph - Bulletproof
YoungBoy✦ Never✦ Broke Again✦ - Mind of A Menace✦ 3 Reloaded
May
Bryson✦ Tiller✦ - True To Self
Gucci✦ Mane & Metro✦ Boomin'✦ - DropTopWop
J Hus - Common✦ Sense
Lil Yachty✦ - Teenage✦ Emotions
Logic✦ - Everybody✦
Russ - There's✦ Really✦ A Wolf
Snoop Dogg - Neva✦ Left
XXXtentacion✦ - Revenge
June
2 Chainz - Pretty✦ Girls Love Trap Music✦
Big Boi - Boomiverse
BROCKHAMPTON✦ - SATURATION✦
Denzel✦ Curry✦ - 13
DJ Khaled - Grateful
JAY-Z - 4:44
Kacy✦ Hill - Like A Woman✦
PartyNextDoor - Colours 2
Rich The Kid, Famous✦ Dex & Jay Critch - Rich Forever 3
Ski Mask The Slump God - You Will Regret✦
SZA - Ctrl
Vic Mensa✦ - The Manuscript
Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory✦
Yo Gotti✦ & Mike WiLL Made-It✦ - Gotti✦ Made-It✦
Young Thug - Beautiful Thugger Girls
July✦
21 Savage✦ - Issa✦ Album
Amine✦ - Good For You
Cousin✦ Stizz - One Night Only✦
French Montana - Jungle Rules✦
Meek Mill - Wins & Losses✦
Nav and Metro✦ Boomin'✦ - Perfect Timing
Nyck Caution✦ & Kirk Knight - Nyck @ Knight
Public✦ Enemy✦ - Nothing Is Quick In The Desert✦
Tyler,✦ The Creator - Flower✦ Boy
Tyga✦ - Bitch, I'm The Shit 2
Vic Mensa✦ - The Autobiography
August
A$AP Ferg - Still Striving
A$AP Mob - Cozy✦ Tapes✦ Vol. 2: Too Cozy✦
A$AP Twelvyy - 12
BROCKHAMPTON✦ - SATURATION✦ II
Daniel✦ Caesar✦ - Freduian
Dave East - Paranoia: A True Story✦
Kodak✦ Black - Project Baby✦ 2
Lil B - Black Ken
Lil Uzi✦ Vert - Luv Is Rage 2
Macklemore - Gemini✦
XXXTentacion✦ - 17
YoungBoy✦ Never✦ Broke Again✦ - AI YoungBoy✦
September✦
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie - The Bigger✦ Artist
Chief Keef - The W
G Herbo✦ - Humble Beast
Lecrae - All Things Work Together
Princess Nokia✦ - 1992 Deluxe✦
Rapsody✦ - Leila's Wisdom✦
Smokepurpp - DEADSTAR
Syd - Always✦ Never✦ Home
Wyclef✦ Jean - Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee
Young Thug & Carnage✦ - Young Martha✦
YoungBoy✦ Never✦ Broke Again✦ - Ain't Too Long
October
21 Savage,✦ Offset✦ & Metro✦ Boomin'✦ - Without Warning
Belly✦ - Mumble Rap
Big K.R.I.T - 4eva✦ Is A Mighty✦ Long Time
Chris Brown - Heartbreak on A Full Moon
Future✦ & Young Thug - Super✦ Slimey✦
Gucci✦ Mane - Mr. Davis✦
Krept & Konan✦ - 7 Days
Krept & Konan✦ - 7 Nights
Lil Pump - Lil Pump
Skepta✦ - Vicious✦
Ty Dolla✦ $ign - Beach House 3
Wu-Tang Clan - The Saga✦ Continues
Yo Gotti✦ - I Still Am
Young Dolph - Thinking Out Loud
November✦
6LACK - Free 6LACK (Deluxe✦ Edition)✦
Jaden✦ Smith - SYRE
Lil Uzi✦ Vert - Luv Is Rage 2 (Deluxe✦ Edition)✦
PNB Rock - Catch These Vibes✦
Various✦ Artists - A Very✦ ROC Christmas
December✦
Chief Keef - Dedication✦
DRAM - Big Baby✦ DRAM (Deluxe✦ Edition)✦
Roy Woods - Say Less
Technical Breakdown
8.3
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes7.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres7.2
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm8.3
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 Score8.30
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
The verse functions as a rhythmic catalogue of industry positioning, utilizing tight, staccato enunciation to anchor a rapid-fire list of contemporaries.
A
9.5
Multisyllabic
7.5
Internal Rhymes
8.3
Cadence / Flow
8.5
Vocabulary
7.2
Wordplay
8.5
Delivery
CataloguingStaccato phrasingPercussive assonanceTempo manipulation
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly monorhyme-heavy list structure where the cadence relies on the end-syllable of each album/artist name, creating a forward-propelling momentum.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Members Only"
① A reference to the specific collective/project title being discussed.② An ironic commentary on the exclusivity of the music industry and the 'clique' nature of rap success.
Exceptional rhythmic consistency
Effective use of proper nouns as percussive elements
Commanding presence that turns a list into a performance
Limited metaphorical depth compared to narrative-heavy work
Reliance on nomenclature rather than complex syntax