I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind II

Don't Die

Killer Mike

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

12

End

102

Internal

46

Multi

153

Slant

4

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Bridge]
Motherfucker,✦ my dad was a cop
You don’t think I know a dirty✦ ass cop when I see one?
Shake down, take down, disrespecting-the-badge-ass-bitch!
[Verse 2]
Back to the scene going wild in the bedroom
Grab the cop’s gun left him leaking with a head wound
Second cop shot, but the bullet✦ hit his partner
Shot him in the leg and he hit a main arter-y✦
Now the dirty✦ cop’s looking at me
Talking ’bout he kill a nigga✦ if I try to flee
Shit, I’m about✦ to lose it, so he gon’ have to prove it
All because✦ the government✦ hate rap music
I’ve been labeled outlaw,✦ renegade, villain✦
So was Martin✦ King, so the system had to kill him
A nigga✦ with an attitude, the world gotta✦ feel him
Educated villain,✦ Intent on living✦
If I gotta✦ kill a copper✦ just to make it out the building
That motherfucker✦ gettin'✦ left dead no feelings
Yelling✦ “Fuck him” as I buck A 45 at his fillings
Trying to knock his brains through the motherfucking ceiling✦
[Bridge]
Hey bruh, hey bruh I'm in some trouble, OK
I gotta✦ be gon for a minute✦
Just call my old man
It's real deep shit man, it's fucked up, I shot a cop
[Verse 3]
When I surface on the streets I can hear the crowd yelling✦
And see the neighborhood snitches pointing and telling✦
I’m bailing✦ like a felon✦ or Assata✦ Shakur
Before✦ the law leave me stinking like a bag of manure✦
Like Jeriko One in the movie ‘Strange Days’
They want a nigga✦ dead ’cause the things that I say
Might make the youth go and pick up an AK
Tell the government✦ “Fuck you, no way”
Like John Connor mama✦ I be running everyday
‘Cause if I get caught it’s my life they terminate
Or stick me in a cell on Guantanamo Bay
All because✦ a nigga✦ won't submit✦ and obey✦
I’ll be an outlaw✦ before✦ I ever✦ behave✦
And die a free man before✦ I live like a slave
Nothing changes, if they catch me today✦
“Fuck the police”✦ is still all I gotta✦ say

Technical Breakdown

7.7
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres7.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm6.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity8.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.5

Performance and control

Computed Score7.71

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse functions as a high-intensity narrative cinematic, utilizing aggressive cadence to mirror the volatility of the lyrics, though relying more on visceral impact than complex linguistic manipulation.

B+
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
6.5
Cadence / Flow
8
Vocabulary
7
Wordplay
8.5
Delivery
Enjambment for rhythmic tensionInternal rhyme stackingNarrative escalationMulti-syllabic end-rhyme chains
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AAAA mono-rhyme clusters centered on the long 'i' and 'in' vowel sounds (villain, living, building, feelings, fillings, ceiling), facilitating a relentless, driving pace.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Educated villain, Intent on living"

① A scholar/intellectual individual who is viewed as a criminal by the state.② A play on the 'Intelligent' vs 'Intent' sound bridge, emphasizing the conscious choice to survive against systemic opposition.

"buck A 45 at his fillings"

① The physical action of shooting a gun into the opponent's mouth.② A stylistic choice to target the 'face' or 'smile' of the oppressor, turning his own biology into a site of destruction.

Exceptional narrative flow and pacing

High-energy delivery that justifies the lyrical content

Strong structural arc from initial conflict to thematic resolution

Wordplay is occasionally secondary to the narrative urgency

Some internal metaphors rely on conventional tropes rather than innovative subversion

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