Capital Punishment
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Big Pun
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
33
End
162
Internal
90
Multi
249
Slant
13
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
Chorus:✦
[Sample] "The Williest,✦ from Philly✦ it's"
[Will Smith & JD] See y'all know me
Y'all know the name
[Sample] "The Williest,✦ from Philly✦ it's"
[Will Smith & JD] This is how it goes down
And how I play the game
[Sample] "The Williest,✦ from Philly✦ it's"
[Will Smith & JD] See y'all know me
Y'all know the name
[Sample] "The Williest,✦ from Philly✦ it's"
[Jermaine Dupri]✦ How it goes down
And how I play the game
[Verse 2: Big Punisher]
We gettin'✦ jiggy✦ with it
Puff in Philly✦ so you can really✦ feel it
Pun and Willy,✦ we gon' get it just like Biggie did it
We're still committed to gettin'✦ paid, gettin'✦ [{*laid*}]
In the shade
Hittin'✦ the maid the Bill Clinton way
Now we sippin'✦ Don and Jade down to Cancun✦
Me and my man Tune, actin'✦ a fool, National Lampoon
Lancruisin' in the stretch Benz
Since me and Fresh Prince been best friends
And Benji's like
Chestlen
That's him over✦ there
Diamond border✦ in the air
With the chauffeur by the Range Rover✦ of the year
I'm still feared✦ cause you love to hate
Judge my fate
S'why being a thug is great
Ain't no playa hatin'✦ (Hatin')✦
You regulatin' all you say, you're nathan✦
Claimin' to Mason's, but I still keep ya whole face in
Standin' ovation when you see me
Big amo✦ B.P
Call me a rano✦ Cubano,✦ we don't che-cheat
Repeat✦ Chorus✦
[Verse 3: R.O.C.]
It's Newark's finest✦
Cops stake out
Tryin' to find us
We in the Bahamas✦
Hidin'✦ in [{*vaginas*}]
We like to talk wild, flash dough and spill drinks
Bright ice like lightbulbs in the links
Sold out seats inside✦ the Coliseum
Ritz and college gleamin'✦
Got chicks screamin'✦
Intrigued✦ by the player I be, switch fatigued✦
On Wednesday, it's the army✦
Next day, Armani✦
So how y'all gonna✦ harm me
I lay y'all calmly✦
Until the hereafter
R.O.C. the top rapper✦
You cocked,✦ but miss more shots, than the Raptors
Only✦ thing you can fill me with
Is laughter
Ha ha ha
Y'all playas won't get far
Tryna✦ stop me
R dot O dot C, R.O.C
D-4-5-0, calico✦ flow
While I have y'all know, I'm jiggy✦ with this here
Come on
[Cam'ron]
Uh
Will Smith, get jiggy✦ with me
JD, get jiggy✦ with it
Big Pun, get jiggy✦ with it
That's right, that [{*nigga*}]✦ R.O.C., gettin'✦ jiggy✦ with it
Killa✦ Cam, get jiggy✦ with it
Uh
Harlem✦ World, get jiggy✦ with it
Uh
Killa✦ Cam'll get jiggy✦ with it
Believe that, check it out now, get jiggy✦ with it
[Verse 4: Cam'rom]
C-A-M-R-O-N,✦ I get Jig
But usually in the back of the hooptie, ready✦ to split wigs
Pain's inflicted a menace✦ since leather bombers
And letter✦ Farmers
Head and pajamas,✦ a bed of piranhas
I'm better✦ with llamas✦
Uh huh, nice aroma✦
My jewels like gloves,✦ you could call 'em Isotoner (Ice-a-toners)
All over✦ the map
Condo✦ and hatch
Borrow✦ the match
Real ballers like Alonzo✦ and Shaq
And how could you not know
Mase is multi✦
Diss us, y'all all try
But y'all are small fry
And I never,✦ been to Bel Air, cause I'm from St. Elsewhere
Where [{*niggas*}],✦ get money✦
And they pay rent by welfare
They despise money✦
And them guys are funny✦
That's why I keep it movin'✦ like the Energizer bunny✦
And if your pies are crummy✦
That'll be a pity✦
Cause I will, get gritty,✦ just to get jiggy✦ (Get jiggy...)✦
Technical Breakdown
8.2
Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes8.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres6.0
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 Score8.15
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Big Pun utilizes his signature dense internal rhyme scheme to elevate a mainstream pop-rap commercial feature into a display of technical rhythmic precision.
A
7.5
Multisyllabic
8.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
6
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhymingPop culture integrationRhythmic syncopationConsonance-heavy chains
Rhyme Architecture: A dense AAAA structure heavily reliant on long-vowel 'i' sounds (jiggy, Philly, really, Biggie, silly) woven with multis that anchor the flow across bar breaks.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Hittin' the maid the Bill Clinton way"
① A reference to the Monica Lewinsky scandal regarding presidential infidelity.② A sexual euphemism characterizing the act of having illicit or clandestine sexual encounters.
"National Lampoon / Lancruisin'"
① Reference to the comedy film series (National Lampoon) signaling chaotic or foolish behavior.② Wordplay morphing the title into 'Lancruisin' to describe the act of driving a Land Cruiser.
Exceptional pocket placement given the pop-oriented beat
High-density rhyme clusters that maintain clarity
Strong performance energy that elevates the source material
Lyrical content is relatively superficial compared to Pun's more complex social or narrative work
Entendres rely heavily on dated 90s pop culture references
Structural dependency on the surrounding chorus limits narrative progression