Lyrics, tempo, topic and good music.
These are the ingredients that make a fine calypso, and the greatness of the legendary calypsonian Leroy Caliste, the Black Stalin, is that he excels at all of these..
Many of today's singers can master some of these, for example, either lyrics and topic or tune and music, but few can incorporate them all in one calypso like the masters of the artform.
Black Stalin is a master of the artform, and here is a classic example of his work.
This is Stalin's tuneful commentary on the struggle of Africans for freedom and liberty over the centuries

From Trinidad Carnival Dimanche Gras 1986, here is The Black Stalin and "More Come".

Kaiso , maestro, kaiso !