Glorious Game

I Would Never

Black Thought

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

10

End

76

Internal

48

Multi

171

Slant

4

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
I'm from where true regard✦ for human✦ lives✦ is few and far
And haters'll shoot they shot at you out of a movin'✦ car
We place our wishes✦ of makin'✦ it out on a shootin' star
Be whoever✦ you need to be, just don't forget✦ who you are
I could switch clothes conveniently just to get through the door
And in Flipmode, the scene almost seemingly knew it all
I used✦ to lift loads of spiritual baggage and threw it off
If you made it here by the grace of God, then do your job
Be ever✦ unique✦ as artists
Truth should be easy✦ to mark and seek out and shoot your target✦
That's word to Shaniqwa Jarvis
We rep Howard✦ to Harvard and everything in between
Look how a fire was started✦ and destined into✦ a dream
My Rhodes✦ Scholarship started✦ with questionin' who would lead
The messenger could become✦ your profession✦ if you believe
Your future✦ could supersede any✦ history, true indeed✦
Just remember all the places✦ we seen and what it mean
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When I done had no time to listen✦ and that old-time religion✦
Didn't have no competition,✦ my life was long division✦
Starin'✦ at four corners, I might as well have been born in prison
Within✦ arm's reach of my porch, it was on a sibling
We suffer✦ from preconditions, strugglin' to beat the system
Climbin' to reach the pinnacle only✦ to meet suspicion✦
Tryna stand on your principles after✦ bein' forbidden
Or go against the invincible algorithm of livin'✦
When very✦ broke, every✦ day you inhale✦ a heavy✦ smoke
Where heavy✦ hope and searchin' for the truth for every✦ joke
Already woke, standin' arms folded✦ in the scope
Silhouettes and shadows injectin' syringes full of dope
When polices breakin' laws, knockin' hinges✦ off of doors
And the only✦ explanation✦ you've received is just because
We repress it, then express it selectively through the bars
Be whoever✦ you need to be, just don't forget✦ who you are
Listen✦

Technical Breakdown

8.2
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres8.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm6.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity8.5

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control9.0

Performance and control

Computed Score8.15

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Black Thought exhibits elite technical precision, leveraging a sophisticated interplay between internal assonance and philosophical introspection that elevates the verse beyond standard autobiographical narrative.

A
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
6.5
Cadence / Flow
8.5
Vocabulary
8.5
Wordplay
9
Delivery
Extended multisyllabic stringingAssonant chain-linkingPhilosophical introspectionDynamic cadence shiftsInternal rhyme density
Rhyme Architecture: Thought employs a complex, non-linear scheme, utilizing heavy internal rhyme clusters that bridge the gap between end-line cadences, maintaining a conversational yet rhythmically locked flow.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Haters'll shoot they shot at you out of a movin' car / We place our wishes of makin' it out on a shootin' star"

① Physical gun violence in the urban environment.② A desperate psychological hope for escape and success, juxtaposing lethal bullets with metaphorical celestial 'shots'.

"My Rhodes Scholarship started with questionin' who would lead"

① A reference to the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship academic award.② A metaphorical 'scholarship' of the 'Rhodes'—the life paths (roads) Thought navigated through inquiry and leadership in his community.

"My life was long division"

① A reference to a mathematical operation.② A description of the fragmentation of his youth, split by trauma, struggle, and the compartmentalization required to survive.

Exceptional density of internal rhymes

Sophisticated use of academic and spiritual allusions

Commanding vocal presence and pacing

Seamless thematic integration of personal history and broader societal critique

Occasional reliance on dense vernacular that may require multiple listens to decode

Pacing can be relentless, leaving limited breathing room for the listener to process thematic shifts

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