Styles David: Ghost Your Enthusiasm

The Legend

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

7.7
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres7.5

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 Control8.0

Performance and control

Computed Score7.71

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Styles P utilizes dense internal rhyme structures and socio-political commentary to anchor his 'Ghost' persona, balancing street-level grit with intellectual references.

B+
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
7
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
8
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhyme chainsHistorical allusionSocio-political metaphorAABB and AAAA rhyme clustersCultural wordplay
Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on heavy AAAA/AABB clusters, utilizing vowel-heavy end rhymes and dense, rapid-fire internal rhymes that maintain a consistent, percussive cadence throughout.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Got pies in the oven but no DiGiornos"

① The literal baking of food (referencing the pizza brand).② A slang reference to cooking crack cocaine, emphasizing the 'street' product rather than the commercial consumer brand.

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

① Literally reading the author of 'The Mis-Education of the Negro'.② A juxtaposition of academic enlightenment (Woodson) while positioned in the 'woods' (the dangerous, uncontrolled environment of the streets).

"Mi amor, if you a Moor"

① A romantic or intimate address ('my love').② A cultural/historical reference to the Moors, highlighting racial and ancestral identity through a phonetic play on 'amor'.

Exceptional use of multi-syllabic rhyming ('crossroads/toss O's/Lord knows')

Strong integration of intellectual references within a street-hop context

Commanding, steady delivery that allows for complex rhyme schemes to land clearly

Effective use of the 'no/o' phonetic chain to build momentum

Some metaphors are functionally literal rather than complexly layered

The concluding lines rely on somewhat conventional 'lyrical combat' tropes common in the era

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