R.A.P. Music

Butane (Champion's Anthem)

Killer Mike

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

13

End

93

Internal

39

Multi

143

Slant

5

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Hook: Killer Mike & El-P]
We the ones,✦ we the winners,✦ we the champions✦
Champagne✦ at the end of our campaign✦
Spit fire, naked✦ truth like the blue flame
Like the blue flame (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah)
Let me see your hands up if you do the same
Caught the plug and we bolt like Usain✦
More money,✦ more power,✦ more butane✦
Burn the motherfucker✦ down, down
Yo Mike they fucked✦ up putting us together man
[Verse 3: EL-P]
Yo, I'm a Grinch with a grin, I will shit on your kids
Get a life, get a grip, get a hold on my dick, bitch, make a wish
I'm a knife, I'm nothing-that's-nicer-than-getting-sliced-up
The switch, the machete to feti,✦ Yeti✦ to shyster
Icer,✦ getting-closer-to-Christ, ya' might just
Find that the design of your life is an angel hair short of divine✦ love
I stink, I just stuck up a truck that said Brinks
I'm a Sphinx, snorted so much that my nose just broke off, think
I’m alone✦ again,✦ clutching a loaded✦ Glock soaked✦ in chromium
Hoping✦ that the thought police✦ don't just bust in my home again✦
Life is tough, you'll get snuffed in the buff, so dystopian
Ruff ruff, hear the call of the copper✦ mutts on the hunt
What the fuck, this is not what my mother✦ said I'll become✦
Star-spangler wranglers got my hopes✦ on the run
Getting closer✦ now, maybe our society's supposed to drown
Middle fingers up on the Titanic as it's going down
[Hook: Killer Mike]
We the ones,✦ we the winners,✦ we the champions✦
Champagne✦ at the end of our campaign✦
Spit fire, naked✦ truth like the blue flame
Like the blue flame (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah)
Let me see your hands up if you do the same
Caught the plug and we bolt like Usain✦
More money,✦ more power,✦ more butane✦
Burn the motherfucker✦ down, down

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 / Rhythm6.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity7.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.5

Performance and control

Computed Score7.66

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

EL-P demonstrates high-density technical proficiency characterized by aggressive sibilance and dense polysyllabic internal rhyme chains that prioritize rhythmic pocket-management over traditional narrative metaphors.

B+
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
6.5
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
8.5
Delivery
Polysyllabic internal rhymingSibilant alliterationStaccato flow shiftsPhonetic mirroring
Rhyme Architecture: EL-P utilizes a high-frequency internal rhyme scheme, primarily anchoring multi-syllabic clusters (e.g., 'sliced up', 'shyster', 'Icer') within a jagged, percussive cadence that effectively breaks and resets the rhyme density every two bars.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"I'm a Grinch with a grin"

① A reference to the Dr. Seuss character, implying a malicious, anti-social nature.② A play on 'Grinch' as a metaphorical descriptor for a cold, cynical persona in a rap context.

"Yeti to shyster"

① A surrealist comparison of the artist to a mythical, monstrous creature.② A transition to the street-level 'shyster' or con-man archetype, utilizing phonetic sliding to connect disparate concepts.

"angel hair short of divine love"

① A literal reference to the thinness of angel hair pasta, representing a miniscule distance.② A theological subversion suggesting that the subject is dangerously close to spiritual or physical transcendence (or death).

Exceptional technical control of rhythm and multi-syllabic density

Aggressive, visceral delivery style that elevates the sonic texture of the verse

Effective use of assonance to link disparate imagery

Occasional reliance on shock-value imagery over substantive thematic progression

Rhyme density sometimes obscures the narrative clarity of the verse

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