Aquemini

Nathaniel

Outkast

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

20

End

68

Internal

22

Multi

73

Slant

4

Chain

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Shit man
Nigga✦ gotta✦ go on and god damn
Get the shit straight when I god damn get out
Well shit
This what really✦ going down
Whassup my nigga✦ another day the same shit
Punk-ass C.O.'s on a nigga✦ dick
Got me up at three o'clock cooking✦ eggs n' grits
I'm a G from C.P. I can't take the shit
Trying to hold a nigga✦ down in this country ass town
I'm used✦ to smoking✦ chronic moving✦ pounds
They got a nigga✦ on some "Sir, yes sir, left right left"
Throw me in the hole if my ass outta✦ step
They treat you like a motherfuckin' slave
Dope fiends find Jesus, swear they saved✦
Niggas✦ better get they game tight
'Cause these crackers trying to take a nigga✦ life and they rights
I'm surrounded by fake-ass crooks
They swear they kingpins but don't have money✦ on they books
I hear so many✦ lies it make me sick
These niggas✦ called✦ ballers selling dimes✦ and nicks
I can't wait 'til the day they let me go
So I can eat some steak and shrimp
Grab a mic, and bust a flow
I'm Audi 5 nigga✦ lights out
Hold it down on the streets until✦ the day that I get out
I'm out man

Technical Breakdown

7.3
Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres5.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm7.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity7.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.0

Performance and control

Computed Score7.33

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse excels in narrative world-building and character-driven cadence, utilizing a conversational, claustrophobic tone that mimics the monotony of incarceration.

B+
7.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
7.5
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
5.5
Wordplay
7
Delivery
Conversational flowInternal rhyme clustersNarrative framingRhythmic pivot at the shift from prison life to post-release ambition
Rhyme Architecture: Mostly AABB and AAAA couplet-based structures with high density internal rhyming that masks the simple end-rhyme scheme, creating a jagged, restless feel.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"They swear they kingpins but don't have money on they books"

① The inmates lack actual financial power or connections to outside wealth.② A literal reference to the 'commissary books' in prison, highlighting the irony of their claims of status versus their actual impoverished reality inside the facility.

Exceptional rhythmic integration of conversational filler into the rhyme scheme

Strong character work that establishes the persona's frustration

Pacing shifts effectively build tension

Relies heavily on genre tropes common to 90s prison-themed rap

Lacks deep metaphorical abstraction or high-level wordplay

The payoff at the end feels somewhat conventional compared to the grit of the setup

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