A Gangster and a Gentleman

Black Magic

Styles P

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

51

End

190

Internal

79

Multi

209

Slant

15

Chain

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[Chorus: Angie Stone]
How do you move on this way
When taking✦ all this stress and pain?
There's✦ gotta✦ be a better✦ way
There's✦ got to be a better✦ way, yeah
If I should give up hope today✦
P, won't you help me find my way?
All I really✦ want
Is to live my life so we can just get high, yeah, yeah
[Verse 2: Styles P]
Ask God when he stoppin'✦ the pain (When, God?)
A fiend got a shoelace on his arm and he poppin'✦ his vein
And the needle look dirty✦ but I'm close to reaching 30
And the only✦ thing I know it's a profit✦ to gain
I might cry but I'm still cold
I might be cold but I still cry
And bottom✦ line, I'ma✦ still die
I can see the doors openin'✦ now (See the doors)
I can see the ghost floatin' around✦ (See the ghost)
That's why P come down with the potentest sound
Spit the shit that'll open✦ the ground (Crack the ground)
My third eye got a horoscope✦ (I see it all)
So if you wanna✦ know my horoscope,✦ listen✦ to the bars I wrote
Build and destroy
Come through the strip wit'
Bricks of the girl and keys of the boy
'Cause all I really✦ want (What)
Was a gun and blunt
A lil' money✦ and some keys to a toy
[Chorus: Angie Stone]
How do you move on this way
When taking✦ all this stress and pain?
There's✦ gotta✦ be a better✦ way
There's✦ got to be a better✦ way, yeah
If I should give up hope today✦
P, won't you help me find my way? (Won't you help me find my way?)
All I really✦ want
Is to live my life so we can just get high, yeah, yeah
[Verse 3: Styles P]
My whole life been a sacrifice
So if my nigga✦ need my help, he ain't never✦ got to ask me twice
I'm the nigga✦ you could kick it wit'
You got a spot you wanna✦ rob, I'm the nigga✦ you could stick it wit'
I'm in the studio,✦ I'm droppin'✦ pain on the beat
I'm famous indeed,✦ but those is two differences
They tryna✦ understand✦ me, but I overstand✦ 'em
I'm the flowin'✦ phantom, 'til we blowin'✦ random✦ (Blow)
To my corner✦ niggas✦ holdin'✦ cannons
That want the money✦ and jewels and everything 'cause we so demanding
To the hoes that think I'm handsome
That know a gangster when she see one, ma, yeah, money,✦ that's the anthem
Callin'✦ niggas✦ like that's the ransom✦
You could take 'em, you could leave 'em, but your man ain't a happy✦ camper✦
If P flowin',✦ then that's the cancer✦
Holiday the hottest shit, point blank, dawg, that's the answer✦
[Chorus: Angie Stone]
How do you move on this way
When taking✦ all this stress and pain?
There's✦ gotta✦ be a better✦ way
There's✦ got to be a better✦ way, yeah
If I should give up hope today✦
P, won't you help me find my way?
All I really✦ want
Is to live my life so we can just get high, yeah, yeah
How do you move on this way
When taking✦ all this stress and pain?
There's✦ gotta✦ be a better✦ way
There's✦ got to be a better✦ way, yeah
If I should give up hope today✦
P, won't you help me find my way?
All I really✦ want
Is to live my life so we can just get high, yeah, yeah
[Outro: Angie Stone]
High, oh
You, you
P, you flowing with a sister,✦ uh
Come on and roll with a sister✦
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Strong brother✦
Strong brother,✦ uh, uh

Technical Breakdown

8.6
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres7.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm10.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.0

Performance and control

Computed Score8.58

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Styles P utilizes a gritty, observational realism that contrasts sharp internal rhyme density with existential questioning, effectively bridging the gap between street-level desperation and metaphysical introspection.

A
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
7
Wordplay
8
Delivery
Internal rhyme chainingAntimetabole (cold/cry reversal)Assonant vowel shiftingMetaphorical self-referentiality
Rhyme Architecture: Styles employs a dense AABB / AAAA internal structure, utilizing polysyllabic assonance to maintain a relentless rhythmic forward motion that emphasizes the cadence over traditional end-rhyme limitations.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"I might cry but I'm still cold / I might be cold but I still cry"

① A recognition of emotional vulnerability (crying) existing alongside a hardened, desensitized street exterior (cold).② A reversal indicating that even when he is hardened/cynical, the underlying human capacity for grief persists, highlighting a cyclical struggle with his own humanity.

"My third eye got a horoscope"

① A spiritual reference to heightened perception and the ability to foresee outcomes.② A pun on the 'scope' (sniping/observing) suggesting that his survival skills are a literal, tactical observation of the world rather than just mysticism.

Commanding, gravel-toned delivery that provides emotional weight to grim imagery

High degree of rhythmic complexity that maintains structural integrity

Effective usage of antimetabole to emphasize the duality of his hardened persona

Vocabulary remains functional and grounded in street-rap tropes rather than high-concept linguistic innovation

Occasional reliance on standard hip-hop cliches (e.g., 'third eye', 'horoscope') that slightly undermine the uniqueness of his perspective

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