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Strangers

Black Thought

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

26

End

117

Internal

54

Multi

176

Slant

10

Chain

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[Interlude]
This motherfucker does not give a fuck about✦ you
He is in his mansion,✦ playing his Xbox (You never✦ listen,✦ you never✦ listen)✦
And look at you, look at where you are (No one ever✦ says anything worth listenin' to)
Ayy, yeah
[Verse 3: El-P]
Straight out the flames✦ of this city✦ of mine
Since double planes✦ hit the rises,✦ pain of rap been on rise
With cyclops eye strays, stay shatterin' lives✦
Out where the poltergeists of history haunt the alive✦
Monster of art, don't start
You little drop, die dark, put you in long-term park
Hardly✦ a mark, play your spiderweb like a harp
Sharp with a bodega✦ cat claw, slash at a rat's heart
Relax, let it happen,✦ it's automatic, I'm tapped✦ in
Scrap like I'm facin'✦ the mouth of a starved kraken✦
Facts, man, I actually made the cash they imagined
The kid who never✦ compromised, out-racked you bastards
Slid into✦ the vacuum they left, stabbin' at random
Abracadabra, got these maggots trackin' the magic
It's vapid✦ how you speak, not deep, you lackin'✦ the fathoms
While tough guy dreamin' of smashin' thots, I smash atoms
[Interlude: Killer Mike]
Are you serious✦ with this?
Is this, is this, this is what it's come to?
We're gonna✦ have to walk around outside like we're fuckin'✦ gangsters? (Ayy)
I am, and it is (Yeah, yeah)
[Verse 4: Killer Mike]
The bar killer,✦ I stole a Demon from Dodge dealer✦ (Yeah)
A godbody with temperament of a Godzilla (Yeah, yeah)
And you ain't shit, you fucker,✦ barely✦ a fart, fella✦ (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
A dictator with hard heart, I starve niggas (Woo)
I'm out with Lenin✦ and writin'✦ in red ink again✦ (Ooh)
And I'm on linen✦ with women✦ pleasurin' pink again✦ (Ooh)
Edge of destruction,✦ the world seems on the brink again✦ (Ooh)
You think you got me? Ayy, papi, you better✦ think again✦ (Damn)
I'll leave you shot in the seat that they sat Lincoln in (Damn)
I'll pop you with the same pistol they popped✦ Reagan✦ with (Damn)
I'm audacious,✦ so fuck with me on a cash basis✦ (Yeah)
I'm outrageous,✦ slap faces✦ to tongue tasters (Yeah, yeah)
I rock stages,✦ rappin'✦ raw for all races✦ (Yeah)
No patience for racists, send 'em to damn Satan✦ (Yeah, yeah)
Cold rages,✦ I stay in God's divine✦ graces✦ (Yeah, yeah)
And all my chains on when I rap, bitch, I'm Ghostfacin' (Woo)

Technical Breakdown

8.8
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres8.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm9.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity7.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control9.0

Performance and control

Computed Score8.79

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

El-P utilizes dense, dissonant internal rhyming and aggressive rhythmic syncopation to project a persona of chaotic, intellectual precision, elevating his technical delivery above standard genre norms through sheer kinetic intensity.

A
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
8
Wordplay
9
Delivery
polysyllabic internal rhyme chainsconsonant clustersrhythmic syncopationdissonant imageryinternal phrasal echoing
Rhyme Architecture: Highly complex, non-linear internal rhyme scheme utilizing multisyllabic clusters (e.g., 'automatic/tapped in/kraken/imagine') that resolve into end-rhymes characterized by harsh plosive and fricative sounds.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"I smash atoms"

① A display of immense, potentially destructive lyrical power that is fundamentally transformative on a micro level.② A direct contrast to the 'smashin' thots' trope, pivoting from mindless, misogynistic hyper-masculinity to intellectual, scientific depth.

"play your spiderweb like a harp"

① Transforming the enemy's own defensive or manipulative trap into a source of music and control.② A metaphor for manipulating the delicate, web-like structures of an opponent's scheme or influence to one's own creative benefit.

Exceptional rhythmic drive that maintains high intensity without sacrificing enunciation

Sophisticated vocabulary choices that align with the chaotic, dystopian tone

Cohesive atmosphere of intellectual aggression

Masterful use of internal rhyme chains that dictate the flow's pacing

The density of internal rhyming occasionally risks obscuring the thematic narrative arc

The aggressive vocal tone may alienate listeners seeking more traditional melodic flow variations

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