PL3DGE
Big Beast
Killer Mike
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
11
End
139
Internal
56
Multi
181
Slant
3
Chain
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[Chorus: Trouble]
And you know just how it go
We ain't playing round with that bullshit✦
Nigga,✦ we ain't let that shit go
When you come here, you better✦ come correct✦
This real G shit, you gotta✦ show respect✦
[Verse 3: T.I.]
'96 I'm riding✦ with a pistol grip, banana✦ clip
From Simpson Road to Adamsville, I'm repping this Atlanta shit
Nigga✦ trying to handle up, let's see can they handle this
A hundred round at 'em, that ain't no Louisiana shit
Drinking on that Hennessey, blowing on that cannabis
Amerikkka's nightmare, trap nigga✦ fantasy
A record full of felonies, searching for a better✦ me
But choppers go off in my hood like Iraq, Cuba,✦ Tel Aviv
Shoot a nigga,✦ let him bleed; fuck him, shorty✦
Sucka✦ nigga,✦ I'll never✦ be, don't give a fuck about✦ it
Quick to run up on that Audi, make 'em get the fuck up out it
Nigga✦ better✦ be about✦ it, he deserve it, he allow✦ it
What's a coward to a kamikaze? He ain't robbed✦ a man
Ain't predator or prey; the law of nature✦ where I stay
I catch you slipping with that K, ain't no illusion,✦ no confusion✦
Better✦ come up off that cake and all that jewelry or you snoozing
[Chorus: Trouble]
And you know just how it go
We ain't playing round with that bullshit✦
Nigga,✦ we ain't let that shit go
When you come here, you better✦ come correct✦
This real G shit, you gotta✦ show respect✦
[Verse 4: Killer Mike]
Wha-da-dang,✦ wha-da-da-da-da-dang✦
Listen✦ to my Kimber✦ .45 go bang
Bang bang, Grindtime, rap gang
We the readers✦ of the books and the leaders✦ of the crooks
Predators, we eyeballing all of y'all lames
Let me fall off, I'm taking✦ all of y'all chains
All of y'all watches and all of y'all cars
Well, who he talking to? All of y'all stars
All of y'all rappers and producers and such
No homo✦ promo,✦ homie, you might get your ass touched
Like Def Jam circa✦ '83, you get rushed✦
If you rolling✦ with some winners, then you rolling✦ with us
I know some dumb country niggas,✦ but them niggas✦ ain't me
Know they dress and look the part, but them niggas✦ ain't G
I don't make dance music, this is R.A.P.!
Opposite of the sucker✦ shit they play on T.V.!
[Chorus: Trouble]
And you know just how it go
We ain't playing round with that bullshit✦
Nigga,✦ we ain't let that shit go
When you come here, you better✦ come correct✦
This real G shit, you gotta✦ show respect✦
Technical Breakdown
7.1
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 / Rhythm5.5
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 Score7.09
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
T.I. utilizes a relentless internal rhyme scheme and percussive delivery to establish a visceral, war-torn atmosphere, anchored by aggressive cadence shifts rather than dense lyrical abstraction.
B
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
5.5
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
8
Delivery
Assonance-heavy multi-syllabic rhymingGeopolitical simile stackingAggressive cadential syncopationOnomatopoeic vocal delivery
Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on a highly consistent 'A-A-A' multi-syllabic end-rhyme structure (Atlanta/handle/Louisiana/cannabis/fantasy/felony/Tel Aviv), which provides a relentless, driving momentum.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Amerikkka's nightmare, trap nigga fantasy"
① The perspective of white mainstream America fearing the 'trap' archetype.② The aspirational success of the 'trap' lifestyle that fulfills the dreams of those trapped in systemic poverty.
"What's a coward to a kamikaze?"
① A rhetorical challenge comparing a timid opponent to a suicide attacker.② An observation that someone lacking courage has no defense or conceptual framework against someone who has nothing to lose.
"Better come up off that cake"
① Hand over your money (slang).② Give up the tangible rewards of your labor/the 'cake' or assets you have accumulated.
Exceptional command of rhythmic pocket
High-energy, authoritative vocal presence
Cohesive imagery building an authentic, dangerous persona
Reliance on trope-heavy trap imagery
Lacks deep metaphorical complexity
Content remains largely surface-level aggressive posturing