Glorious Game

Miracle

Black Thought

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

25

End

118

Internal

73

Multi

187

Slant

9

Chain

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Before✦ I started✦ gettin'✦ to that money✦ pile
A corner✦ store puppy✦ love, sugar✦ pie, honey✦ child
That always✦ kept the vibe like two eggs, 'pon the sunny✦ side
Promised she would never✦ front and never✦ do me funny✦ style
Funny✦ how I still remember✦ everything✦ I had to do
Used✦ to be magical to walk along the avenue✦
I was just one of a few, you probably never✦ had a clue
How much I really✦ sacrificed, it's true, I ain't mad at you
You lived✦ across the tracks, I came 'cause I cared✦ for you
Put Luster's pink oil moisture in my head for you
I couldn't even✦ dance, I turned✦ into✦ Fred Astaire for you
Tryna✦ stand a chance, layin' out what I would wear for you
On the night before✦ I saw you just to be prepared for it
I keep the conversation✦ inside✦ of my head
Or you wrote your phone number✦ in my palm, now I'm clairvoyant
I could see your heart was right where Cupid✦ had his spare pointed
Upstarts in the blowout, no way that we could know how
Thirty✦ years into✦ the future,✦ it ain't even✦ safe to go out
With all my fliers gone, the sauna✦ can't show up to show out
It's to the past I dedicate what I'm about✦ to pour out, yo
Lil' bit of liquor for you
I said, I still remember✦ all you used✦ to put me through
Swedish Fish and Windmill cookies when we hooky✦ school
All your friends was talkin'✦ 'bout, "That rookie ain't no good for you"
Before✦ we took it through first base, they see me with the crew
And dime drop, had me in that 3:15 time slot
Down at Broad and Morris✦ posted✦ at the 29 stop
Front of those apartments, money✦ with the funny✦ eyes
Got bogarted✦ by some guys tryna✦ rob him out his Izod✦
Lacoste or Polo,✦ not to be confused with Ralph Lauren✦
Like it's mischief✦ night, mischievous dudes✦ was out tourin'✦
Tryna✦ pick a fight or to pimp the system or just livin'✦ life
I be tryna✦ get into✦ some mischief✦ of a different type
We'd stay on the phone like we was grown, if you recall✦
'Til your pops'd get the chip and then I'd holler✦ at you tomorrow
Makin'✦ mixtapes, Stevie Wonder,✦ Stacy✦ Lattisaw
New Edition,✦ Switch, Patty✦ need some Williams and DeBarge
Driftin' in the dawn, everything✦ was innocent✦ and pure
Fast forward, I know ain't nobody✦ innocent✦ no more
We lost the human connection✦ like the ligament was torn
I'm just reminiscin' back when kissin'✦ wasn't against the law
Listen✦

Technical Breakdown

8.7
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres7.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm9.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity8.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.5

Performance and control

Computed Score8.72

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Black Thought utilizes a nostalgic, retrospective narrative framework to elevate simple childhood anecdotes into profound meditations on time, sacrifice, and the persistence of memory, supported by a sophisticated internal rhyme density that anchors his emotive delivery.

A
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
8
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
8.5
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhyme clustersRetrospective narrative arcSyntactic elasticityNostalgic imagery association
Rhyme Architecture: The verse employs a complex, non-linear scheme that utilizes AABB and AAAA rhyme clusters mixed with frequent internal multi-syllabic anchors, maintaining a steady, conversational flow that mirrors the process of memory recollection.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"keep the vibe like two eggs, 'pon the sunny side"

① Maintaining a positive, optimistic outlook on a young relationship.② A literal reference to 'sunny-side up' eggs, evoking the domestic simplicity and comfort of their youth.

"wrote your phone number in my palm, now I'm clairvoyant"

① The literal act of writing a contact on the skin.② A play on 'clairvoyant' suggesting that having her number felt like possessing supernatural knowledge or a preordained future.

"cupid had his spare pointed"

① Reference to the mythological figure of love striking a target.② A pun on 'spare' and 'pointed' suggesting the vulnerability and precise aim of adolescent romantic heartbreak.

Exceptional emotional resonance and storytelling

Superior rhythmic pocket management

Intricate internal rhyme density that reinforces the narrative's flow

Effective use of sensory details to ground abstract memories

Some metaphors rely more on atmospheric nostalgia than sharp, literal punchlines

The density of internal rhyme occasionally threatens to overwhelm the narrative's simplicity if not delivered with Thought's signature precision

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