A Gangster and a Gentleman

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Styles P

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

10

End

81

Internal

27

Multi

76

Slant

5

Chain

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[HOOK]
We ain't gotta✦ die no more, I said we ain't gotta✦ die no more
Black woman✦ Listen✦
You ain't gotta✦ cry no more, I said you ain't gotta✦ cry no more
Black child Listen✦
We gotta✦ provide✦ for y'all, I said we gotta✦ provide✦ for y'all
Devil✦ man Listen✦
We got a surprise✦ for y'all, I said we got a surprise✦ for y'all
Black man Listen✦
[Verse 2]
'Bout to be on some clever✦ shit [I got to be]
I gotta✦ think if the president is prejudice
And that's another eight years down
The 500 year warn, that's a eight year round
I don't really✦ mean to sweat it
But the war been on before✦ they came on your TV and settle
They don't need lead to shoot ya
Why would a man make a computer to head the future✦
I think about✦ it in a weed session
They said better✦ technology, all I see is regressin
Blew up our buildings in fact [blow us all up]
But if they live under✦ the sun then them children is black
'fore the devil✦ get more time I'd rather✦ see the world cease
Hit the afterlife of world peace
Where black men don't die, the women✦ don't cry
And the little kids get provided for and play in the sky, what
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Technical Breakdown

7.4
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 / Rhythm7.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.5

Performance and control

Computed Score7.43

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Styles P utilizes a conversational, socio-political lecture style that bridges the gap between street-level skepticism and ancestral awareness, relying on rhythmic consistency and sharp sociological critiques rather than dense, cryptic metaphors.

B+
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
7
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
7
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
Socio-political commentaryInternal monorhyme clustersConversational cadenceHistorical allusion
Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies heavily on AAAA-style multi-syllabic end-rhymes (prejudice/years/round) with dense internal assonance connecting the lines to maintain a steady, hypnotic flow.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"The 500 year warn, that's a eight year round"

① Refers to the historical duration of systemic oppression (500 years) as a continuous war.② Uses 'eight year round' to pun on the duration of a two-term presidency while keeping the cadence of a boxing match timeline.

"If they live under the sun then them children is black"

① A literal reference to the origin of humanity or dark-skinned inhabitants of the earth.② A theological or historical argument that all people of earth are of African descent (Black) based on biological/ancestral roots.

Commanding, authentic vocal persona

Consistent thematic focus

Sophisticated historical awareness

Effective use of conversational pacing

Occasional reliance on broad generalizations rather than specific, grounded imagery

Some phrasing feels utilitarian to force the rhyme scheme

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