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Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

End

122

Internal

Multi

185

Slant

Chain

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[Verse 2: Tristate]

Harps and harpoons, sharks and shark food

We the wave, catch a stray when ours spew

Colorful images^✦ out of dark room

Darts flew, passenger^✦ injured inside^✦ the carpool

Radiant jewelry, salute^✦ a orator^✦

Million-dollar paintings and plaques flooded the corridor (Uh-huh)

Drip like high-end chic

Uptown^✦ at a boutique, I fly in a sheikh

Bring the concubines, your account^✦ don't account^✦ to mine

I just told the personal^✦ chef to press alkaline (Woo)

Turn your onion peel into^✦ veggie grill

Without a chink in the chain, I broke the levee still

Know the ledge, suicide pledge

On the road to the riches,^✦ your ride or die fled

Beat it, back in the booth, murdering loops

On a quest like I play for The Roots, shout out to Juice Crew

[Chorus: Rakim]

Musical^✦ rhymes^✦ I memorize^✦ in my mental^✦ enterprise^✦ (Uh)

Then improvise^✦ live with my supplies^✦ (Where they at?)

You know the quota,^✦ fashion-al^✦ designs^✦ that shine (Keyed uptown)^✦

The international^✦ kind, start the rhyme, time to motor^✦ (Keyed uptown)^✦

Musical^✦ rhymes^✦ I memorize^✦ in my mental^✦ enterprise^✦ (Uh)

Then improvise^✦ live with my supplies^✦ (Holler)^✦

You know the quota,^✦ fashion-al^✦ designs^✦ that shine (Keyed uptown)^✦

The international^✦ kind, start the rhyme, time to motor^✦ (Keyed uptown)^✦

[Verse 3: Joell Ortiz]

Goddamnit, I done did it again^✦

Twisted the pen and got your neck Exorcist-ing again^✦

Whatever you revving in, Corvette or a Benz

Tell that passenger^✦ buckle up and turn the level^✦ to ten (Let's go)

Music^✦ blasting, I'm doing fine if you is asking^✦

Big gold chain with the Jesus fresh out of Nazareth

Big-boy^✦ truck, so be easy,^✦ 'cause in that stash

Is a big Glock 40, I extended the new attachment (Brrap)

I don't play games,^✦ this is grown-man bars

I'm a warrior walking around^✦ with the Conan scars (Yeah)

Same nigga^✦ Kodak^✦ off or Kodak^✦ on

Don't have these shoes getting bloody^✦ like the "Bodak"^✦ song

All my fights is ten seconds, they don't go that long

I got a one hitter^✦ quitter, once I throw that, gone

But see, me no want no violence (Nah), me just with this money^✦

Watch your girl, boy, know how I bes around^✦ honeys

[Chorus: Rakim]

Musical^✦ rhymes^✦ I memorize^✦ in my mental^✦ enterprise^✦ (Uh)

Then improvise^✦ live with my supplies^✦ (Where they at?)

You know the quota,^✦ fashion-al^✦ designs^✦ that shine (Keyed uptown)^✦

The international^✦ kind, start the rhyme, time to motor^✦ (Keyed uptown)^✦

Musical^✦ rhymes^✦ I memorize^✦ in my mental^✦ enterprise^✦ (Uh)

Then improvise^✦ live with my supplies^✦ (Holler)^✦

You know the quota,^✦ fashion-al^✦ designs^✦ that shine (Keyed uptown)^✦

The international^✦ kind, start the rhyme, time to motor^✦ (Keyed uptown)^✦

Technical Breakdown

7.1

Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm5.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity8.5

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.0

Performance and control

Computed Score7.11

Production

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Tristate delivers a technically proficient, rhyme-dense performance that leverages multisyllabic structures to maintain momentum, though it occasionally prioritizes sonic texture over semantic cohesion.

9.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

5.5

Cadence / Flow

8.5

Vocabulary

6.5

Wordplay

Delivery

Multisyllabic internal rhyme chainsAlliteration/Assonance densityEnjambment for rhythmic extensionHistorical/Cultural intertextuality

Rhyme Architecture: Tristate utilizes an aggressive, AABB-adjacent pattern that frequently breaks into complex internal multisyllabic clusters, relying heavily on slant rhyme to maintain a continuous, fluid cadence.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"your account don't account to mine"

① Your financial records do not add up to the value of mine.② Your narrative or testimony (account) holds no weight compared to my own status.

"Know the ledge, suicide pledge"

① A direct reference to the iconic Rakim track 'Know the Ledge', signaling genre lineage.② A literal description of a desperate or self-destructive commitment to the 'road to riches'.

"Without a chink in the chain, I broke the levee still"

① Maintaining perfect structural integrity (no chinks in the armor).② Overcoming insurmountable obstacles or containment (breaking the levee) through sheer force.

High technical density with consistent multisyllabic execution

Strong rhythmic pocket that keeps the momentum locked

Effective integration of cultural and status-oriented signifiers

Occasional reliance on abstract imagery that lacks narrative grounding

Some punchlines feel secondary to the rhyme scheme requirements

Limited variation in thematic depth despite the strong technical performance

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