Phantom and the Ghost

Sour

Styles P

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

38

End

228

Internal

42

Multi

166

Slant

25

Chain

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[Chorus: Rocko]
Sour, sour, sour
Sour, sour, sour
Sour, sour, sour
Sour, sour, sour
Sour, sour, sour
Sour, sour, sour
Sour, sour, sour
This that "drink up with it", and I can't smoke it less it
You drop the hits, they gon' get
Soon as you get rich, they gon' be
Yeah, they gon' hate when you get power✦
They gon' be sour, they gon' be sour
[Verse 2: Rocko]
Ay, make the ham in a hour, bake it up, where is flour?
Stack that money✦ tall, tower,✦ nigga✦ play, make it shower✦
I don't give no fuck bout no coward,✦ ain't no "i" in "team", I'm talking "our"
Nigga,✦ call my team, we in Ralph, I don't give a fuck if you in Okinawa
Well prepared for that slime though, I go ham though, I'ont eat swine though
I take vitamins, I keep iron✦ on me, guarantee I keep more than slime on me
(Early✦ morning, drink cold coffee, patron✦ and lime, shake the haters off me)
I ain't jump off the porch, I lived✦ in these streets
And beast on these beats, a beast in these streets
Real as fuck, how could you hate my guts?
I was just waiting, I knew you hate my guts
Straighten your face when I walked✦ in the place
You make it obvious that you ain't proud of us
A1FB, we global,✦ don't even✦ come around✦ if we don't know you
Ever✦ since we been in power,✦ these pussy✦ niggas✦ been sour
[Chorus: Rocko]
Sour, sour, sour
Sour, sour, sour
Sour, sour, sour
Sour, sour, sour
Sour, sour, sour
Sour, sour, sour
Sour, sour, sour
This that "drink up with it", and I can't smoke it less it
You drop the hits, they gon' get
Soon as you get rich, they gon' be
Yeah, they gon' hate when you get power✦
They gon' be sour, they gon' be sour
[Verse 3: Styles P]
Need a six-month,✦ run with the Mexicans
I don't touch the haze if the sour's on deck again✦
'Nother✦ six-month,✦ run with the Colombians
L-O-X concern is which, house to put the money✦ in
Half a stack of them indoors,✦ half a stack of them outdoors✦
Ride around✦ in them Benzos, fuck it, nigga,✦ we outlaws
And I ain't even✦ mad if you mad at me
You came, on some sour shit, I came with a strategy
I ain't out to get swag money,✦ but I'm into that hard money✦
Think about✦ all my yard niggas,✦ bathtub, now that's car money✦
I blow a lil' haze on the appetize'
But you knowin'✦ what I'm lightin'✦ if I have to fly
[Chorus: Rocko]
Sour, sour, sour
Sour, sour, sour
But you knowin'✦ what I'm lightin'✦ if I have to fly
Sour, sour, sour
Sour, sour, sour
But you knowin'✦ what I'm lightin'✦ if I have to fly
Sour, sour, sour
This that "drink up with it", and I can't smoke it less it
You drop the hits, they gon' get
Soon as you get rich, they gon' be
Yeah, they gon' hate when you get power✦
They gon' be sour, they gon' be sour

Technical Breakdown

7.7
Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres4.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm10.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity5.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control6.5

Performance and control

Computed Score7.70

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse prioritizes rhythmic momentum and aggressive cadence over complex linguistic layering, relying on end-rhyme chains to maintain a high-energy, bravado-filled flow.

B+
7.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
5
Vocabulary
4
Wordplay
6.5
Delivery
AABB rhyme schemeInternal rhyme clustersRhythmic triplet emphasisAlliterationRepetitive phonetic anchoring
Rhyme Architecture: The verse utilizes a heavily sustained 'our' rhyme scheme as a phonetic anchor throughout the opening bars, transitioning into tight internal AABB structures that drive the percussive flow.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"ain't no 'i' in 'team', I'm talking 'our'"

① A common idiom referencing collectivism.② A phonetic pun on the preceding 'our'/'sour' rhyme theme used throughout the chorus.

"I keep iron on me"

① The literal dietary mineral/supplement referenced by vitamins.② Slang for carrying a firearm for protection.

Commanding rhythmic presence

Strong structural consistency in the opening 'our' chain

Effective use of internal rhymes to sustain momentum

High-energy delivery that fits the beat's intensity

Relies on simplistic rhyming patterns

Low lexical density

Wordplay is largely surface-level and lacks multi-layered subtext

Lack of metaphorical variety outside of standard rap tropes

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