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Return of the 'G'

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[Chorus: Lil' Will, (Khujo Goodie)]

Gangsta^✦ (It's the return,^✦ it's the return–turn–turn–turn)^✦

Ooh (It's the return–turn,^✦ it's the return–turn,^✦ it's the return,^✦ return)^✦

Gangsta^✦ (It's the return–turn,^✦ it's the return–turn)^✦

Ooh (It's the return,^✦ it's the return–turn–turn)^✦

[Verse 2: Big Boi]

Man, a nigga^✦ don't want no trouble

A playa just wanna^✦ kick back with my gators^✦ off

And watch my lil' girl blow bubbles

But still, ready^✦ to rhyme

Standing my ground, never^✦ back down

Willin' to rob, steal, and kill

Any^✦ thang that threatens mine

But good luck couldn't be bought, see

Many^✦ a fights had to be fought, G

For a nigga^✦ to ride these Vogues^✦ oh-so-close to the sidewalk, to be gawked^✦ at

Watch your side, my nigga,^✦ 'cause we got gats

The first nigga^✦ to buck–is gon' be the first nigga^✦ we attack^✦

Don't want that, but it comes^✦ though

Most of the time–when you don't know

Stickin' together like flour and water,^✦ to make that slow dough

We worked^✦ for everything we have and gon' stick up for

Each other,^✦ like we brothers from another mother^✦

Kind of like Mel Gibson^✦ and Danny^✦ Glover^✦

Strictly for the Caddy^✦ lovers

And never^✦ the nut-huggin' punk motherfuckers (Yeah)

So quit spreading them rumors^✦

We ain't Club Nouveau (Know that)

Yeah, yeah

[Chorus: Lil' Will, (Khujo Goodie)]

Gangsta^✦ (It's the return,^✦ it's the return–turn–turn–turn)^✦

Ooh (It's the return–turn,^✦ it's the return–turn,^✦ it's the return,^✦ return)^✦

Gangsta^✦ (It's the return–turn,^✦ it's the return–turn)^✦

Ooh (It's the return,^✦ it's the return–turn–turn)^✦

Gangsta^✦ (it's the return,^✦ it's the return–turn–turn–turn)^✦

Ooh (It's the return–turn,^✦ it's the return–turn,^✦ it's the return,^✦ return)^✦

Gangsta^✦ (It's the return–turn,^✦ it's the return–turn)^✦

Ooh (It's the return,^✦ it's the return–turn–turn)^✦

[Skit]

Technical Breakdown

7.1

Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes8.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres7.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm5.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.0

Performance and control

Computed Score7.09

Production

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Big Boi utilizes complex internal rhyme structures and effortless rhythmic variation to ground the high-tension content of Southern street survival in a conversational, melodic delivery.

9.5

Multisyllabic

8.5

Internal Rhymes

5.5

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

7.5

Wordplay

Delivery

Multisyllabic internal rhyme clustersConversational cadencePop-culture referential metaphorsSyncopated street vernacular

Rhyme Architecture: Big Boi employs a highly fluid, non-linear scheme that relies on internal rhyme clusters (e.g., 'fought, G'/'bought, see'/'sidewalk'/'gawked') which anchor the verse against a consistent rhythmic pocket, punctuated by strong terminal rhymes.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Stickin' together like flour and water, to make that slow dough"

① The literal culinary process of creating paste or dough, representing a foundational, patient effort.② A financial metaphor where 'dough' represents money and 'slow' implies the patient, methodical, and bonded nature of building wealth collectively.

"brothers from another mother / Kind of like Mel Gibson and Danny Glover"

① The colloquial idiom used to describe best friends who share a deep, familial bond.② A specific pop-culture reference to the Lethal Weapon franchise, highlighting the contrasting personalities of Big Boi and Andre 3000 as a crime-fighting, high-chemistry partnership.

Naturalistic, unforced flow that maintains high technical density

Effective use of cinematic allusion (Lethal Weapon) to frame the camaraderie of the duo

Strong rhythmic command over dense internal rhyme sequences

Reliance on established tropes regarding street posturing which occasionally limits the depth of personal narrative

Occasional slack in the rhyme density during transitions between themes

Return of the 'G'

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