A Wise Guy and a Wise Guy
Wise Guy
Styles P
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
26
End
239
Internal
70
Multi
232
Slant
11
Chain
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[Verse 2: Jadakiss]
When I pop up, I lock shop up, pull the drop up
Park a block up, hit the alarm, put the top up
Stash the 'dro in my sock then pull my sock up
And keep the burner,✦ but if it's hot, put my Glock up
You know what I'm about,✦ slidin'✦ off, get my cock sucked✦
Or writin'✦ rhymes✦ watching Scarface in the hot tub
What you wanna✦ bet when I pull it out
If you don't shout that every✦ bullet'll go in and out?
Who you know besides 'Kiss take the piss in the bottle of Crist'
And then give it to a modelin' bitch?
And you like your watch plain, I'ma✦ flood mine
Alligator bloodline trained to find coke and bite one time
[Verse 3: Styles P]
Y'all niggas✦ ain't hearin'✦ me out, 'til I pop up
Appear✦ in your house, clearin' it out Holiday style
Everybody actin'✦ violent and wild
Snatch the wife, silence the child, that's how we move
Kill me, my man kill you, that's how you lose
I Ruff Ryde, I don't like to slide, felt that I slipped
Then the gun's only✦ helpin'✦ the clip and the clip's
Only✦ helpin'✦ my hand, and like, who the fuck is helpin'✦ your man?
When I cock back and hop out the van
Double-R, get a job, play the shit in the car
Hit a party,✦ start a fight at the bar, snatch your R
Sell your shit for some coke and get the fuck out of Dodge
[Verse 4: Eve]
Guess you figured that my niggas,✦ flippers, pullin'✦ triggers
News team crowd around tryna✦ flick a picture
Get with ya, this bitch from Illadelph marches quicker
Nigga✦ not makin'✦ sense, better✦ stay up off the liquor
Blonde bombshell, caramel, heavy✦ spender
Groupies be sayin' I'm they sister,✦ hush ya mouth 'fore I hit ya
Sickenin' wiseguys, fake thugs, and bullshitters
Take you for a ride, cover✦ up your eyes, then I get ya
Used✦ to be shier, now I'm a Ruff Ryder✦
Big niggas✦ play me close when they used✦ to ride by her
Snatchin' up your figures, frontin', know you dig us
Haters✦ screamin', "Who that bitch?" Mind your business, nigga✦
[Chorus: DMX & DJ Clue]
My dogs gon' stop, your dogs gon' drop (Yeah)
And then we gon' shut 'em down, open✦ up shop (DJ Clue, The Professional)
First we had 'em like "oh", now they like "no" (Part one, what, baby?)✦
That's how Ruff Ryders✦ roll
My dogs gon' stop, your dogs gon' drop (Cashout, Donine✦ Brasco)✦
And then we gon' shut 'em down, open✦ up shop
First we had 'em like "oh", now they like "no" (Big Skate, Duro,✦ what, baby?)✦
That's how Ruff Ryders✦ roll (Clue)
[Verse 5: DMX]
The X is gonna✦ hit y'all niggas✦ hard, leave y'all niggas✦ scarred
Fuckin'✦ with the dog when you fuckin'✦ with the God
Rip y'all niggas✦ off, faggot✦ niggas✦ soft
Remember me from up North? I had you scared✦ to cough
My name is ringin'✦ bells in penitentiary cells
I'm making✦ thugs rebel, ain't hard to tell
You never✦ really✦ wanted✦ it, so the mic you jumped✦ in front of it
Outta✦ sixteen shots some'll✦ hit, which one of you niggas✦ am I gonna✦ get?
Thought you knew what I was gonna✦ spit, this time with this rhyme
But by the end of it, y'all niggas✦ is gon' be like, "Yo X ripped✦ it"
Did my thing as usual,✦ it's never✦ gon' stop
Them cats can't be for real, I got this shit locked✦
Is that a game or a joke? Say the name and get smoked✦
Simple as that, simple as "blap" to the throat
Hit 'em all up through the coat, now you losin'✦ your life
A dog is a dog for life
Technical Breakdown
8.2
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm9.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity7.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control7.5
Performance and control
Computed Score8.17
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Styles P utilizes a high-intensity, menacing narrative flow that emphasizes tactical coldness over overt lyrical complexity, relying on internal rhyme density to drive the threat.
A
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
Internal rhyme stackingCaesura-heavy pacingThematic consistencyStaccato delivery
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AAAA/BBBB rhyme chains using long-vowel sounds ('up', 'out', 'clip') to maintain rhythmic momentum throughout the stanza.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Holiday style"
① A reference to the artist's persona 'The Ghost' and his 'Holiday' alias.② A play on words suggesting a clean, efficient removal of items or people, ironically framed as a 'vacation' or 'Holiday' event.
"the gun's only helpin' the clip and the clip's / Only helpin' my hand"
① Literal mechanical description of firearm usage and magazine interaction.② Metaphorical chain of dependence, suggesting that violence is a systemic tool where each element serves the next to ensure the shooter's dominance.
Consistent, aggressive thematic tone
Strong command of internal cadence
Efficient use of menacing imagery
Predictable rhyme endpoints
Limited metaphorical expansion
Reliance on genre-standard tropes