Time Is Money

My Life

Styles P

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

22

End

140

Internal

44

Multi

143

Slant

9

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
Saw my life I could fight like a solider✦
Hustling✦ was another✦ mode a
That I can use to survive✦
Even✦ though they said it ain't right
So tell me where were you when those nights got colder✦
The day I thought that it was all over✦
As you can see I survived✦
Made the best of My Life
Verse 2
(Styles✦ P)
I'm a man so I shed tears
For my homies✦ in the jail and my dead peers
Lot of blood dropped the police✦ the red years
Don't show, cold sores,✦ so the feds here
A lot of gangsters in my town like the Greb there
Outside all night cause it's red there
Want to beef, forget✦ invest,✦ get headgear
This is the town where you get down
And drown nobody✦ tread here
I swear to god that I'm telling the truth
Was a felon✦ when I fell in the booth
They want me to feel
Like I was feeling I was scared✦ of the truth
Yo Kon turn me up so I can give them the proof
Chorus✦
(Akon)✦
Saw my life I could fight like a solider✦
Hustling✦ was another✦ mode a
That I can use to survive✦
Even✦ though they said it ain't right
So tell me where were you when those nights got colder✦
The day I thought that it was all over✦
As you can see I survived✦
Made the best of My Life
Verse 3
(Styles✦ P)
I said I'm man enough✦ to cry
I ought to let you know that I 'm man enough✦ to die
War for the cause when I do
21 salute,✦ can into the sky
Have it for the drought when the grams gon' get high
My friends are saying your man gon' get high
Slide in the five just to gon' get a buy (LIIIIIIIIFE)
Sixth gear, 200 trying to die on the ride
Now I can outlaw,✦ still arise,✦ trunk full of pies
Chorus✦ 2x
(Akon)✦
Saw my life I could fight like a solider✦
Hustling✦ was another✦ mode a
That I can use to survive✦
Even✦ though they said it ain't right
So tell me where you were when those nights got colder✦
The day I thought that it was all over✦
As you can see I survived✦
Made the best of My Life
(Music Fades)✦

Technical Breakdown

7.9
Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm8.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity7.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.5

Performance and control

Computed Score7.89

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Styles P utilizes a high-density internal rhyme scheme to anchor a narrative of trauma and survival, demonstrating mid-2000s East Coast technical proficiency through consistent sonic mapping.

B+
7.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
8.5
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhyme chainsPhonetic mirroringAggressive enunciationNarrative grounding
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABB or AAAA structural units relying on heavy multi-syllabic end-rhymes (tears/peers/years/here/there/gear/tread/head/etc.) that create a claustrophobic, intense rhythmic loop.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Was a felon when I fell in the booth"

① Literal statement regarding his criminal record (felon status)② Metaphorical arrival at his creative space/vocation (the booth) which parallels his legal history

"Lot of blood dropped the police the red years"

① Violence leading to bloodshed (blood dropped)② A period characterized by heightened police scrutiny and constant danger (red years)

Exceptional use of internal rhyme clusters

Strong vocal commitment and authoritative tone

Clear, consistent rhythmic pocket

Over-reliance on the same phonetic vowel sounds can lead to repetitive phrasing

Some punchlines rely on generalized street tropes rather than unique imagery

Lack of significant structural variation throughout the verse

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