Penultimate: A Calm Wolf Is Still a Wolf

The Alpha

Styles P

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

18

End

115

Internal

39

Multi

167

Slant

5

Chain

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[Verse 2: Styles P]
Let's meet at the crossroads and toss O's
And learn some things only✦ the Lord knows
Break the law, it's the only✦ law now, no one knows
Got pies in the oven✦ but no DiGiornos
We all got fucked✦ but no pornos
We ain't growing corn but got cornrows
We ain't plant greens but we be spending✦ it
Lifespan is short, try extending✦ it
If you ain't into✦ reading,✦ I'm recommending✦ it
I'm reading✦ Carter✦ G. Woodson when I'm in the woods
When the money's cut off, will we barter✦ goods?
A lot of niggas✦ is cowards and ran out of fatherhood
Should we kill them or let 'em live?
I don't fuck with no suckers, I never✦ did
Mi amor,✦ if you a Moor
If I ever✦ go to war, it's the kids I do it for
I eat emcees✦ they can send me a few of ya'll
And by a few I mean way more than two
You can times✦ that by twenty✦ and tell 'em to come through
And watch ‘em get beat like African drums do
Old soul, I probably gave lessons to Sun Tzu
Lyrically, I'm Bruce Lee mastering Kung Fu
Rhyming with Black Thought possessing the black thought
I told you that I'm conscious but bet you I'll clap off
I'ma✦ be the one that they hold in a rap off
I ain't wrapped too tight, my nigga✦ I snap off
Or maybe I snap on
When I go for the ride my nigga✦ then latch on
I'm Hannibal on an elephant, animal but elegant
Given✦ you hell heaven✦ sent
Light a joint, I've been places✦ you've never✦ been
Close my eyes, I could die then get wise
Treat my life like a script, I'm getting it revised
Used✦ to keep the beat joint right up in the Levi's
I'm the tenth wonder✦ I told them to ask 9th
I'm the other✦ Black Thought, the last ear bender✦
Avatar✦ ghost, the one who could bend time
The one who could bend rhymes,✦ the one who could bend flows
Repping for old niggas,✦ little nigga✦ you know
We the ones✦ who made making✦ of a murderer✦
Fuck around, you could be in making✦ of a murderer✦
Ghost!

Technical Breakdown

7.5
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 / Rhythm7.0

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 Score7.48

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Styles P utilizes a disciplined, street-philosopher delivery that masks high-level social commentary behind seemingly simple rhyme structures, grounding complex Afro-centric historical references in a grit-based lexicon.

B+
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
7
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhymingHistorical allusionSimile chainEnjambment for rhythmic drive
Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on a dense AAAA rhyme structure for the opening sequence (crossroads/O's/Lord knows/knows/DiGiornos/pornos/cornrows) which pivots into more complex, multi-layered near-rhyme couplets throughout the mid-section.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Got pies in the oven but no DiGiornos"

① Cooking product (drugs) for distribution.② Refusal to accept store-bought or fake versions of the struggle.

"Mi amor, if you a Moor"

① A romantic address to a partner.② Identifying the subject as a descendant of the historical Moors, asserting cultural and racial identity.

"I'm reading Carter G. Woodson when I'm in the woods"

① Literally studying the author of 'The Miseducation of the Negro' in seclusion.② A juxtaposition of academic enlightenment against the survivalist/hiding-out nature of 'the woods'.

Authentic, unforced delivery cadence

High density of internal rhyming

Effective blending of street-level threats and intellectual historical markers

Consistent thematic focus

Some forced near-rhymes in the setup section

Occasional reliance on cliché tropes (e.g., Kung Fu/Sun Tzu)

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