A Wise Guy and a Wise Guy
Wise Guy 2
Styles P
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
23
End
160
Internal
52
Multi
207
Slant
9
Chain
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[Verse 1: Greg Nice]
Yo I’m a native✦ New Yorker,✦ straight shit talker✦
Holding down the fort like Hezekiah Walker✦
Can’t get rid of her, thinks she a stalker
Put the trees down, here comes✦ the cheeba✦ hawker✦
Y’all know the deal, with style so ill
Rip shit down, I don’t care who on the..(-scratch-)
Y’all know the deal, with styles✦ so ill
Rip shit down, I (down, down)
Y’all know the deal, with styles✦ so ill
Rip shit down, I don’t care who on the bill
20 years later✦ getting✦ Mass appeal✦
(Z-Trip) Slicing on the wheels of steel
Bang this beat like a flagrant foul
Don’t make me mad, I get ill like ow
I go 7:30 on ya, get buck wild
Stay amped✦ up with my OG style
Pass me the Vodka,✦ yo pass me the juice
I used✦ to watch Kung Fu flicks on the deuce
Me, cousin✦ Meatball and my cousin✦ Bruce
Get up, get down, oh get funky,✦ get loose
[Hook]
[Verse 2: Talib Kweli]
If my city✦ is my lady,✦ my music is my baby✦
Lately✦ this chick is crazy,✦ I'm ready✦ to catch a Katie (killer)✦
Living✦ on top of graves✦ and the bones✦ of African slaves✦
Only✦ time it’s like I'm not in a cage is on stage
I'm from the birthplace of Pac and Big
Stop and frisk while we call the cops pigs
The way the gods lives✦ it’s like they teaching there’s✦ never✦ no substitute
When I’m heading to Brighton beach, get in touch with the Russian Jews
Egyptians✦ and the Haitians,✦ I kick it with black Arawaks
Hittin’✦ the Bob Dylan, I’m swiggin’ the Jack Kerouac
The fact is, they don’t make them like they used✦ to
Plus I miss the old 40 deuce too
We used✦ to do them hood rat things, like smoking with the cigarettes
The thrill is gone now; Mickey✦ Mouse is the biggest threat
Hell’s kitchen, more like Hell’s Kitchenette
Road tripping, where I'm going I ain't figured yet
[Hook]
[Verse 3: Styles P]
I’m the New York king, yeah I shine like the North Star (New York)
Getting✦ mad high in the 5 star (-sound of marijuana being smoked-)✦
Or a 4 star, hotel✦ for the meditation✦ (word)
In the hood with this gentrification✦ (legend)
What’s the detonation,✦ or the destination?✦ (huh?)
Let me know what the agenda✦ is (let me know)
And where the 2/5th vendors is (where’d✦ they go?)
Write rhymes✦ in my head, no penmanship (yea)
Yeah I smoke for the senses✦ (haha)✦
Think of my niggas doing they sentences (salute)✦
See the cops I got the New York 6th sense (-sound of spray paint-)
Did a couple years but, I ain’t do shit since (uh uh)
Jail is slavery part 2 (part two)
Yeah I’m brave and I got a lot of heart too (I got heart)
And I’m real fucking smart too (a wise guy)
New York shine king, you should play your part too
[Hook]
Technical Breakdown
8.0
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres5.5
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm9.0
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 Score7.96
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
The verse relies on energetic rhythmic patterns and classic East Coast vernacular rather than high-concept lyricism, focusing on delivery presence and nostalgic imagery over dense wordplay.
B+
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
5.5
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
Multisyllabic rhyme chainsStaccato deliveryInternal rhyme stackingCultural allusions
Rhyme Architecture: The verse utilizes a heavy AAAA monorhyme structure for the opening sequence (New Yorker/talker/Walker/stalker/hawker) before transitioning into a more standard AABB or ABAB conversational flow.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"I go 7:30 on ya"
① A reference to the time of day, suggesting an early or aggressive arrival.② A specific NY slang idiom meaning to go 'crazy' or behave in a manic, unpredictable manner.
"20 years later getting Mass appeal"
① General widespread popularity (mass appeal) gained over a two-decade career.② A potential nod to the album 'Mass Appeal' or the broader influence of East Coast hip-hop culture.
High rhythmic consistency and clear articulation
Authentic delivery style that matches the production era
Strong command of vocal cadence and pocket positioning
Wordplay is primarily anecdotal rather than metaphorically dense
Lack of complex subtext or multi-layered entendre
Vocabulary usage is standard and lacks unique linguistic flair