Time Is Money
Kick It Like That
Styles P
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
19
End
243
Internal
48
Multi
224
Slant
7
Chain
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[Chorus: Jagged Edge]
If it's so good, why you kick it like that
You be callin✦ me when your man's in the back
When the shit blows up, you can go on me
Cause he don't know nothin✦ 'bout a rider✦ like me
If it's so good, why you kick it like that
You be callin✦ me while your man's in the back
When the shit blows up, you can go on me
Cause he don't know nothin✦ 'bout a rider✦ like me
Rider✦ like me
[Verse 2: Styles P]
Tell your man he can meet the pump
I'm at the double-oh suites✦ of Trump, for at least a month
Got a whole lot of liquor and some reefer✦ blunts
I'm on the laid back tip, I don't need to front
Tell your man he don't want no problems
Better✦ let him know that I'm hard like J.E. album
I'm just tryin to fall back, get me some revenue
But I'mma✦ make you feel like you walked✦ out of heaven✦ too
Ride like the down South Caddies, listen✦
He might be yo' man, but I'm yo' daddy✦
Call me from the back cause you want me badly✦
Ask me to scoop you and I do that gladly✦
[Chorus: Jagged Edge]
If it's so good, why you kick it like that
You be callin✦ me when your man's in the back
When the shit blows up, you can go on me
Cause he don't know nothin✦ 'bout a rider✦ like me
If it's so good, why you kick it like that
You be callin✦ me while your man's in the back
When the shit blows up, you can go on me
Cause he don't know nothin✦ 'bout a rider✦ like me
Rider✦ like me
[Interlude: Jagged Edge]
If it's so good, girl
Why you kick it like that, girl
Callin✦ me from the back, and
My niggas✦ don't know how to act, and
And if it's all hood, babe
Why you lookin✦ so sad, babe
Always gettin✦ mad at me
My niggas✦ don't know how to act, no-HOHHH~!
[Verse 3: Styles P]
You can say she's sorta✦ like my Wednesday lover✦
We in the Benz if he find out he probably plug us
I don't wanna✦ ride on him, just came home
Matter✦ of fact I'm tryin to hide on him, get in that dome
She wanna✦ call from the back, knowin✦ I don't know how to act
I don't got a problem blowin✦ the mac
But I'd rather✦ play the bed with her legs in the vertical
Knockin Jagged✦ Edge, Porsche Turbo✦ convertible
We can leave New York, skip to the A-Town✦
Five star suite, hit me off with the hay now
I'm just tryin to stay low, ma you feel me?
I don't need no jealous dudes✦ tryin to peel me
[Chorus: Jagged Edge]
If it's so good, why you kick it like that
You be callin✦ me when your man's in the back
When the shit blows up, you can go on me
Cause he don't know nothin✦ 'bout a rider✦ like me
If it's so good, why you kick it like that
You be callin✦ me while your man's in the back
When the shit blows up, you can go on me
Cause he don't know nothin✦ 'bout a rider✦ like me
Rider✦ like me
[Outro: Jagged Edge]
No, it's it's so good
Hey yeah, yeah yeahhhh
While your man is in the back
Mmm-mmmmmm
Yeah-heyyy, oooh...
Technical Breakdown
7.3
Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres6.0
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm7.5
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity6.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control7.0
Performance and control
Computed Score7.27
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Styles P utilizes his signature 'Ghost' persona to contrast his street-hardened aesthetic against the R&B backdrop, relying on rhythmic consistency and direct, punchy internal rhymes rather than dense lyrical abstraction.
B+
7.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
7.5
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
6
Wordplay
7
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhymingEnd-rhyme consistencyConversational cadenceStaccato flow
Rhyme Architecture: A-A-A-A rhyme structure with high internal density, pivoting on 'ump', 'unts', and 'ee' vowel sounds to maintain a driving, conversational cadence throughout the 12-bar verse.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"I'm hard like J.E. album"
① Refers to the R&B group Jagged Edge (featured on the hook) who have a reputation for being 'soft' or romantic.② Subverts the comparison to say he is the antithesis of the group's soft sound, highlighting his 'hard' street persona.
"He might be yo' man, but I'm yo' daddy"
① Literal assertion of sexual dominance in the context of a love triangle.② Play on the 'daddy' archetype in hip-hop, positioning himself as the superior provider/figure compared to the boyfriend mentioned in the chorus.
Exceptional rhythmic pocket
High internal rhyme density
Effective use of persona-driven arrogance
Consistent vocal intensity
Limited metaphorical variety
Reliance on established rap tropes
Predictable punchline trajectory