A Gangster and a Gentleman
Y'all Know We in Here
Styles P
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
44
End
154
Internal
63
Multi
214
Slant
22
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Verse 2: Styles P]
It don't matter✦ who you are or what you say
Ain't no rapper✦ you name fuckin'✦ with Styles✦
And I'll probably✦ die young, shot in the war
But I ain't never✦ give a fuck, and I always✦ was wild
And I'd rather✦ have a open✦ case than a open✦ face
Kill every✦ witness, I ain't goin' to trial
And everybody's✦ a gangsta,✦ nobody's✦ pussy✦
There's✦ a lotta✦ niggas✦ lying and I know who you are
Next time I go to jail, I ain't gettin'✦ the bail
I'ma✦ kill a hundred niggas,✦ right in front of niggas✦
When cops come through, they gettin'✦ it too
Goin' out with a bang, 'bout to start up a gang, cocksucker
It's the Holiday✦ crew
Get money,✦ kill niggas,✦ do robberies too
'Cause you fuckin'✦ with the grimiest,✦ sheistiest✦
Can't wait to die, dawg, life's✦ a bitch
[Chorus: Swizz Beatz & P. Killer]
Y'all know we in here
Tell me who's in here
Y'all know we in here
Tell me who's in here
You dealin'✦ with the streets
You dealin'✦ with the thugs
You dealin'✦ with the set
So y'all throw it up
Y'all know who's in here
Tell me who's in here
Y'all know we in here
Tell me who's in here
You dealin'✦ with the streets
You dealin'✦ with the thugs
You dealin'✦ with the set
So y'all throw it up
[Verse 3: Styles P]
I'ma✦ die screamin' "Fuck you, meet me in Hell"
'Cause I still got beef on my chest, and it gets no deeper✦
Look at the ink on my arm, I tattooed the reaper✦ of death
And they call me Holiday,✦ I let a slug go in your shirt
And wait for the leak in your chest
I'll probably✦ black out, think about✦ my welfare days
And times✦ I had to sleep on the steps
Niggas✦ don't want it with me, you could call me arrogant, dawg
Until✦ you get stabbed in the jaw
P'll run up in the hospital, stab you some more
Don't you fuck with no nigga✦ that be plannin' for war
I got slugs that go through you, put your man on the floor
Purplest Porsche, mahogany seats, body✦ your peeps
Project was pussy✦ and the lobby✦ was sweet
Niggas✦ had a lotta✦ mouth but they body✦ was weak
[Chorus: Swizz Beatz & P. Killer]
Y'all know we in here
Tell me who's in here
Y'all know we in here
Tell me who's in here
You dealin'✦ with the streets
You dealin'✦ with the thugs
You dealin'✦ with the set
So y'all throw it up
Y'all know who's in here
Tell me who's in here
Y'all know we in here
Tell me who's in here
You dealin'✦ with the streets
You dealin'✦ with the thugs
You dealin'✦ with the set
So y'all throw it up
[Outro: Sheek Louch]
Who would you knock out for this nigga?✦
Or who would you shoot for this nigga?✦
To me that shit don't mean nothing
What would you give up for me?
What would you give up, something✦ that means something✦ to you, for me?
You a motherfucking gangsta✦
Technical Breakdown
8.2
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres5.0
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm10.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity5.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control7.5
Performance and control
Computed Score8.15
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Styles P utilizes a high-intensity, confrontational delivery to compensate for a straightforward lyrical approach, prioritizing menacing street-narrative consistency over complex metaphorical layering.
A
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
5
Vocabulary
5
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
Internal rhyme stackingDirect address aggressionThematic consistencyCadence acceleration
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly end-rhyme heavy with AABB and AAAA-style clusters, bolstered by consistent internal rhyme chains that link multisyllabic clusters across the bar structure.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"I'd rather have a open case than a open face"
① Maintaining a legal investigation/charge pending against him (open case)② Being shot in the face (open face) which results in physical trauma/death
Consistent, aggressive vocal presence
High internal rhyme density creates a natural propulsion
Uncompromising thematic focus
Low lexical variety
Relies on standard street-rap tropes
Limited use of complex figurative language