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That's Life II

Killer Mike

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

7

End

99

Internal

39

Multi

176

Slant

3

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Verse 2]
What I'm touching✦ on next, you might want to leave the kitchen
Cuz I'm touching✦ on that touchy✦ subject that they call religion✦
Kind of touchy✦ like that religion✦ that's touching✦ on your children
But nobody✦ want to talk about✦ that, touching✦ and feeling
On topics that they touching✦ or talking about✦ Jesus✦ said
They liars like they father✦ and sixes✦ is in their head
Bishop Long, what is up with that monkey✦ shit on your head?
Last I checked, vanity✦ was a sin, the Lord said
On my life, I believe you put boys off in your bed
Though some New Birthers and Catholics ain't going to like what I just said
But before✦ you fix your mouth and try to come with a retort
Please be advised that Jesus✦ never✦ took a plea in court
And he never✦ had a plane, and he never✦ had a car
And he never✦ had a church that was visited by stars
But he did have love for the poor and the theives
And he was in the street, kind of similar to me, nigga✦
[Hook]
[Verse 3]
Mr. Beck, Mr. O'Reilly, Mr. Limbaugh, Mr. Hannity✦
How could you sell white America✦ your insanity?✦
You tell them that they're different and manipulate their vanity✦
When truthfully, financially their life is a calamity✦
Otherwise they wouldn't be listening to Dave Ramsey✦
So they're about✦ as broke as the people that they don't want to be
Convincing them that rich Republicans is what they going to be
So they act like Ronald Regan✦ and like him they're awful actors
Who look up to the rich like dumb kids look up to rappers
And that's about✦ as dumb as a (donkey)✦ pulling a tractor✦
Yes, that's a Democrat diss, I'm a detractor✦
So whether you vote right or vote left it's not a factor✦
When you ain't got no care for your health, Hey, this America✦
They going to put your ass in debt something terrible
So you can disrespect presidents and call them socialists
But Palin✦ and Pelosi both going to have you broke as shit
[Hook]

Technical Breakdown

7.3
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres7.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / 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 Score7.30

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Killer Mike utilizes a high-density phonetic repetition of the word 'touch' to build a thematic bridge between culinary idioms, child abuse, and hypocrisy in organized religion, culminating in a sharp sociopolitical critique.

B+
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
5.5
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
8
Delivery
Anaphora/RepetitionInternal AssonancePolysyndetonSociopolitical SatireDirect Address
Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on an intense, percussive repetition of the 'ich/ish' sound (kitchen, religion, children, feeling) to create a sense of mounting tension, shifting into a more direct, aggressive AABB-adjacent structure for the critique of the clergy and media figures.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"touchy subject that they call religion / Kind of touchy like that religion that's touching on your children"

① The awkward/taboo nature of critiquing religious institutions.② The literal, criminal act of child molestation committed by clergy.

"Jesus never took a plea in court"

① Jesus lived a life of moral integrity and did not avoid consequences for his actions.② A direct indictment of modern 'celebrity pastors' who frequently use legal strategies to evade accountability for corruption.

"sell white America your insanity"

① The promotion of divisive political rhetoric by media figures.② The commodification of irrational fear as a profitable business model for partisan pundits.

Brilliant use of phonetic constraint to drive the narrative forward

Commanding vocal presence and conviction

Effective deployment of aggressive, controversial subject matter

Strong contrast between religious ideals and the material reality of modern preachers

Relies heavily on shock value which can sometimes overshadow the complexity of the internal rhyme structures

The rhyme density occasionally forces the cadence into a slightly repetitive, sing-song flow

Some metaphors regarding media figures are somewhat direct/didactic, lacking nuance

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