Time Is Money

Can You Believe It

Styles P

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

36

End

243

Internal

90

Multi

196

Slant

9

Chain

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[Chorus: Akon]
Can you believe✦ it?
I take a little a break and get off the streets
Clear my mind from the shit I see
In a world full of smoke, contact✦ from the weed
That's when it really✦ dawned✦ on me
That I'mma✦ be here for life, ain't never✦ gon' leave
The ghetto's✦ all that I know
It's just another✦ day in the hood my nigga✦
Layin back trying get this dough
Yellin✦ out ohhh-ohhhh✦
All up in the club and you know how we roll
Squad deep like ohhh-ohhhh✦
Bad little bitches✦ with they booty✦ on swoll
I'm tryin to peep like ohhh-ohhhh✦
Know yo' ass feel it cause it's outta✦ control✦
Let me hear you say ohhh-ohhhh✦
Let me hear you say ohhhhh-ohhhh;✦ can you believe✦ It?
[Verse 2: Styles P]
Big-ass✦ truck, brand new rims
Tanktop Yankee, tanned✦ out Timbs
Bracelet, chain, fronts popped✦ in
New tattoos, new black shoes
(Hey, can you believe✦ it?)
Gucci, Hermes,✦ we do that too
Wanna✦ feel the breeze get a new black Coupe
Nigga✦ drop the top, come through the hood
Put a hundred on your three or your foul line shot
(Ohhh can you believe✦ it?)
Linen✦ outfits, all on the bus
Cause none of us can see a summer✦ without trips
Mad hot so the little boys might bother✦ you
But they all act good at the hood barbecue
[Chorus: Akon]
Can you believe✦ it?
I take a little a break and get off the streets
Clear my mind from the shit I see
In a world full of smoke, contact✦ from the weed
That's when it really✦ dawned✦ on me
That I'mma✦ be here for life, ain't never✦ gon' leave
The ghetto's✦ all that I know
It's just another✦ day in the hood my nigga✦
Layin back trying get this dough
Yellin✦ out ohhh-ohhhh✦
All up in the club and you know how we roll
Squad deep like ohhh-ohhhh✦
Bad little bitches✦ with they booty✦ on swoll
I'm tryin to peep like ohhh-ohhhh✦
Know yo' ass feel it cause it's outta✦ control✦
Let me hear you say ohhh-ohhhh✦
Let me hear you say ohhhhh-ohhhh;✦ can you believe✦ It?
[Verse 3: Styles P]
Basketball tournaments, pitbull pups
Ladies✦ in the club pourin✦ Crist' in cups
Niggas✦ in the jail callin✦ home on the phone (cause they "Locked✦ Up")
But you still tryin to act like ain't shit rough
Mad cyphers in the park, mad fights in the park
Niggas✦ talk how they run every✦ night from the NARC's
Outside from the light to the dark, then the dark to the light
I wanna✦ smoke but I could search for my life
[Bridge: Akon]
Can you believe✦ it? I done spent ten again✦
Wtching her bend again,✦ dancin✦ for many✦ men
Tell me have ever✦ thought of gettin✦ in
In a room full of Konvicts and D-Block militants
They'll show you the time of your life
You can occupy✦ my passenger side
Introduce you to the street life
Watch you fall in love after✦ just one night
Ohhh-ohhhh✦
All up in the club and you know how we roll
Squad deep like ohhh-ohhhh✦
Bad little bitches✦ with they booty✦ on swoll
I'm tryin to peep like ohhh-ohhhh✦
Know yo' ass feel it cause it's outta✦ control✦
Let me hear you say ohhh-ohhhh✦
Let me hear you say ohhhhh-ohhhh;✦ can you believe✦ It?
[Outro:✦ Styles✦ P] & (Akon)✦
Can you believe✦ it? (Can you believe✦ it?)
(Can you believe✦ it?) Lil' Jon, Akon,✦ S.P. the Ghost
Feel what we tryin to do (Can you believe✦ it?)
Can you believe✦ it, hahahaha~!
(Can you believe✦ it?) (Can you believe✦ it?) {​*echoes*}​✦

Technical Breakdown

7.6
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres4.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm9.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control6.5

Performance and control

Computed Score7.56

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Styles P utilizes a high-density, percussive list-based structure that favors aesthetic imagery and fashion signifiers over lyrical complexity, relying on his signature gravelly, rhythmic delivery to provide weight to minimalist bars.

B+
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
4
Wordplay
6.5
Delivery
Staccato deliveryList-based imageryConsonant heavy alliterationInternal rhyme stacking
Rhyme Architecture: The verse employs a consistent AAAA rhyme scheme based on the 'inz' sound (rims, Timbs, in) and a secondary 'oos' sound (shoes), functioning as a percussive rhythmic foundation rather than a lyrical narrative device.

Strong rhythmic pocket

Effective use of minimalist imagery to set a specific aesthetic scene

High level of consistency in phonemic repetition

Lacks narrative or metaphorical depth

Wordplay is absent beyond basic observational lists

Short duration provides little space for structural evolution

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