Master of Ceremonies

In the Streets

Styles P

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

22

End

140

Internal

44

Multi

143

Slant

9

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
Saw my life I could fight like a solider✦
Hustling✦ was another✦ mode a
That I can use to survive✦
Even✦ though they said it ain't right
So tell me where were you when those nights got colder✦
The day I thought that it was all over✦
As you can see I survived✦
Made the best of My Life
Verse 2
(Styles✦ P)
I'm a man so I shed tears
For my homies✦ in the jail and my dead peers
Lot of blood dropped the police✦ the red years
Don't show, cold sores,✦ so the feds here
A lot of gangsters in my town like the Greb there
Outside all night cause it's red there
Want to beef, forget✦ invest,✦ get headgear
This is the town where you get down
And drown nobody✦ tread here
I swear to god that I'm telling the truth
Was a felon✦ when I fell in the booth
They want me to feel
Like I was feeling I was scared✦ of the truth
Yo Kon turn me up so I can give them the proof
Chorus✦
(Akon)✦
Saw my life I could fight like a solider✦
Hustling✦ was another✦ mode a
That I can use to survive✦
Even✦ though they said it ain't right
So tell me where were you when those nights got colder✦
The day I thought that it was all over✦
As you can see I survived✦
Made the best of My Life
Verse 3
(Styles✦ P)
I said I'm man enough✦ to cry
I ought to let you know that I 'm man enough✦ to die
War for the cause when I do
21 salute,✦ can into the sky
Have it for the drought when the grams gon' get high
My friends are saying your man gon' get high
Slide in the five just to gon' get a buy (LIIIIIIIIFE)
Sixth gear, 200 trying to die on the ride
Now I can outlaw,✦ still arise,✦ trunk full of pies
Chorus✦ 2x
(Akon)✦
Saw my life I could fight like a solider✦
Hustling✦ was another✦ mode a
That I can use to survive✦
Even✦ though they said it ain't right
So tell me where you were when those nights got colder✦
The day I thought that it was all over✦
As you can see I survived✦
Made the best of My Life
(Music Fades)✦

Technical Breakdown

7.9
Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm8.5

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 Score7.89

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Styles P utilizes a disciplined, repetitive vowel-heavy rhyme scheme to establish an oppressive atmosphere, prioritizing rhythmic consistency and raw street narratives over complex metaphorical abstraction.

B+
7.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
8.5
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
monorhyme chainconsonance-heavy internal linkingsyllabic compressionthematic anchoring
Rhyme Architecture: Styles P employs an aggressive, relentless end-rhyme scheme centered on the 'air' sound (tears, peers, years, here, headgear, tread), maintaining this sonic anchor throughout the majority of the verse to build tension.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Was a felon when I fell in the booth"

① The literal status of having a criminal record upon entering the recording space.② A clever linguistic play on 'felon' and 'fell-in', phonetically linking his past lifestyle directly to the moment of artistic creation.

"Don't show, cold sores, so the feds here"

① Physical signs of stress or lack of sleep often associated with the high-stakes lifestyle.② A warning of police presence triggered by the 'coldness' (danger) of the environment, connecting the physical ailment to the threat level.

Superior rhythmic pocket and breath control

Strong narrative consistency

Effective use of internal slant rhymes to sustain momentum

Commanding, gritty vocal presence

Relies on repetitive, somewhat predictable 'air' rhyme sound

Limited semantic variance beyond street-level reportage

Some forced syntax required to sustain the rhyme chain

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