Monster
Lollipop
Killer Mike
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
17
End
133
Internal
63
Multi
151
Slant
8
Chain
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[Verse 2: Ice Cube]
Before✦ I Crip walk it out, I'm the one he talkin'✦ 'bout
Knock you out, wake you up, break you up, chalk you out
Ain't no checkin'✦ in, bitches, just checkin'✦ out
One nigga✦ soak it in, one nigga✦ stressin' out
Go the hunnid route, by the haunted✦ house
Like Boyz n the Hood, the nigga✦ wanted✦ out
Homie let him out, then we skirted out
South Central, bitch, fuck what you heard about✦
Lollipops get molly-whopped✦ (Molly-whopped)✦
You're probably✦ opp, so your ass will probably✦ drop
My ego's✦ the cheat code (Yeah)
Think twice 'fore you go beast mode
Nigga✦ kill a demon in a hurry✦ (In a hurry)✦
You the GOAT, I make curry✦
Bitch, Steph Curry✦ will bury✦ (Will bury)✦
Them threes like Tom, Dick, and Harry✦
Leave them colonizers in the cemetery now
[Chorus: Ice Cube]
They know
It's my ego✦
All you hoes (All you hoes), you know (You know how it go)
It's my ego✦ (Yeah, my ego's✦ the cheat code)
[Verse 3: Busta Rhymes]
Yo
And as a young wild nigga✦ that was moving✦ and that was lit out
A young Busta✦ that was buggin',✦ tryna✦ figure✦ shit out
Got my name from Chuck D and I was hype like, "What's the drilly?"✦
Then came the birth of Leaders of the New, fucking up Spectrum City✦
Yeah, and I remember to this day
Cube and N.W.A. was beefin',✦ the group was in a disarray
Stayed at the stu' on school nights late, lookin'✦ forward to a spankin'
Couldn't believe who pulled✦ up to 510 South Franklin
P.E. headquarters, thinking 'bout Turks and Caicos✦
Chuck and Hank pulled✦ up with Cube
While a nigga✦ lookin'✦ like Thanos✦
They know what was about✦ to happen✦ like they had Dracos✦
In their hip line curating and strategizing AmeriKKKa's
Most Wanted✦ and he haunted✦ MCs and walked✦ with machetes
I never✦ seen this act of hunger✦ from rappers platinum already
Thank you, Cube, I got my foot up on the clutch
While shifting the gear, I learned how to win while not giving✦ a fuck, nigga✦
[Chorus: Ice Cube]
They know
It's my ego✦
All you hoes (All you hoes), you know (You know how it go)
It's my ego✦
(Yeah, my ego's✦ the cheat code, and we about✦ to reload)✦
It's my ego✦ (Haha)✦
All you hoes (All you hoes), you know (You know how it go)
It's my ego✦
(Yeah, my ego's✦ the cheat code, and we about✦ to reload)✦
Technical Breakdown
8.0
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm8.5
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity6.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control7.5
Performance and control
Computed Score8.00
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Ice Cube utilizes a high-density, repetitive rhyme scheme to maintain a visceral, aggressive cadence that bridges mid-2000s West Coast bounce with modern trap sensibilities.
A
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
8.5
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
Repetitive polysyllabic end-rhyme chainsInternal rhyme stackingPop culture allusionRhythmic syncopation
Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on a sustained 'out/house' assonance-heavy scheme in the first half, transitioning into a high-frequency percussive '-op' and '-urry' multisyllabic structure in the latter half.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"My ego's the cheat code"
① Reference to video game mechanics used to gain an unfair advantage.② Self-assertion that his confidence/ego acts as his primary tool for navigating challenges.
"You the GOAT, I make curry / Steph Curry will bury"
① A play on 'Goat' (Greatest of All Time) in a sports context.② A linguistic pun on 'curry' (the dish/person) and the basketball player Stephen Curry, who is famous for his three-point accuracy.
Relentless rhythmic drive
High-density internal rhyming
Commanding vocal authority
Consistent thematic focus
Over-reliance on repetitive rhyming words
Some punchlines feel somewhat forced for the rhyme scheme
Linear lyrical progression