Tha Carter IV

President Carter

Lil Wayne

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[Chorus]

President^✦ Carter,^✦ Pre-President^✦ Carter^✦

[Verse 2]

Nobody^✦ gives^✦ you a chance, you gotta^✦ take chances

Your family^✦ tree, I will break branches

Cause I don't give a fuck, I put the ass in assassin

Smoke you like a blunt then it's ashes^✦ to ashes^✦

The future^✦ is born, put the past in the casket^✦

If real shit is dead then nigga^✦ I'm a bastard

Uh, appetite for disaster

I want a full plate then another plate after^✦

Uh, yesterday just died

Tomorrow never^✦ cried, the days of our lives^✦

When shit get deep I'm never^✦ afraid to dive

Let the money^✦ pile up until I'm buried^✦ alive^✦

Ask who the fuck want it, I bring it to your doorbell

Have niggas in ya yard like a yard sale

Smoking^✦ weed, getting head in the oval^✦ office^✦

I changed the stars on the flag into^✦ crosses

[Interlude]

Amen,^✦ so now instead of pledge, we pray, yeah

[Chorus]

President^✦ Carter,^✦ Pre-President^✦ Carter^✦

[Verse 3]

Ya dead to me, brown grass nigga^✦

I just stand still and let the ground pass nigga^✦

Bullshit for lunch, brown bag nigga^✦

Reality’s a bitch and I'mma^✦ dance with her

140 pounds, 5'6 from the ground

Bitch I'm in the building you ain't even^✦ in the lounge

I tried to fuck the world and couldn't even^✦ get aroused

I ain't looking^✦ for the beef but I ain't seen it in a while

Uh, and we all want world peace

Murder^✦ show, I give your ass good seats

Shit, I'm much more than a good speech

[Outro]

Gorillas in suits

The holy^✦ war, the spiritual troops

Fighting over^✦ the mythical^✦ truth

Drowning in the political^✦ soup

They shoot missiles and nukes^✦

Taking^✦ out such a pivotal group

The body^✦ count is the physical^✦ proof

And they thought drugs were killing the youth, [chuckles]

Thank you, thank you all, I am President^✦ Carter^✦

Technical Breakdown

7.6

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 / Rhythm6.5

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 Score7.64

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Wayne utilizes his iconic abstract punchline-heavy style to maintain a high level of intensity while maintaining a consistent, albeit loose, thematic focus on executive power and mortality.

B+

9.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

6.5

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

7.5

Wordplay

Delivery

Multisyllabic internal rhyme chainsMetaphorical wordplayDynamic flow switchesThematic anchoring

Rhyme Architecture: Wayne employs a relentless AAAA pattern in the chorus, transitioning into highly dense, multi-syllabic internal couplets and triplets throughout the verse, frequently chaining rhymes within the middle and end of each bar.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"I put the ass in assassin"

① Literal spelling of the word 'assassin' which contains the word 'ass'.② A bravado statement implying the rapper embodies the essence or the 'bottom line' of a killer.

"Have niggas in ya yard like a yard sale"

① A reference to a literal sale of household items in a yard.② An ominous threat implying the presence of gunmen loitering or waiting on the victim's property.

"I changed the stars on the flag into crosses"

① A symbolic alteration of the American flag's design.② A declaration of religious or fatalistic rule, replacing symbols of statehood with symbols of death or divinity.

Exceptional rhythmic consistency

High density of internal rhymes

Strong command of tone and persona

Effective use of metaphorical imagery to elevate punchlines

Occasional reliance on abstract filler to maintain rhyme density

Linear progression lacks deep narrative complexity

Some punchlines rely more on shock value than linguistic depth

President Carter

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