Ready to Die

The What

The Notorious B.I.G.

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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[Produced by Easy Mo Bee]

[Verse 1: The Notorious B.I.G.]

I used^✦ to get feels on a bitch

Now I throw shields on the dick to stop me from that HIV shit

And niggas^✦ know they soft like a Twinkie filling^✦

Playing the villain, prepare for this rap killing^✦

Biggie Smalls is the illest,^✦ your style is played out

Like Arnold^✦ on that, "What you talking 'bout, Willis?"^✦

The thrill is gone, the Black Frank White

Is here to excite^✦ and throw dick to dykes^✦

Bitches I like 'em brainless,^✦ guns I like 'em stainless^✦ steel

I want the fucking^✦ fortune like the Wheel

I squeeze gats 'til my clips is empty^✦

Don't tempt me, you don't want to fuck with the M-E...

[Verse 2: Method Man & The Notorious B.I.G.]

...T-H-O-D Man, here I am

I'll be damned^✦ if this ain't some shit

Come to spread the butter^✦ lyrics over^✦ hominy^✦ grit

It's the low killer^✦ death trap, yes I'm a jet-black ninja^✦

Coming^✦ where you rest at, surrender^✦

Step inside^✦ the ring, you's the number^✦ one contender^✦

Looking cold-booty like your pussy^✦ in December

Nigga,^✦ stop bitching, button^✦ up your lip and

From Method^✦ all you getting is a can of ass-whipping

Hey, I'll be kicking you son, you doing all the yapping

Acting^✦ as if it can't happen^✦

Your frontin' got me mad enough to touch something^✦

Yo, I'm from Shaolin^✦ Island^✦ and ain't afraid to bust something^✦

So what you want nigga?^✦ You won't nigga^✦

I got a 6-shooter and a horse named^✦ Trigger

It's real, '94 rugged-raw

Kickin' down your goddamn door

And it goes a little something^✦ like this

[Chorus: Method Man & The Notorious B.I.G.]

Fuck the world, don't ask me for shit

Everything^✦ you get you gotta^✦ work hard for it

(Honeys^✦ shake your hips) You don't stop

(And niggas^✦ pack the clips) Keep on, bitch

[Verse 3: Method Man & The Notorious B.I.G.]

Verse two, coming^✦ with that Olde E brew

Meth-tical,^✦ putting niggas^✦ back in ICU^✦

I'm lifted,^✦ troop, you can bring your wack-ass crew

I got connections, I'll get that ass stuck like glue

Huh, no question,^✦ I be coming^✦ down and shit

Yo I gets rugged^✦ as a motherfucking^✦ carpet^✦ get

And niggas^✦ love it, not in the physical^✦ form but in the mental^✦

I spark and they cells get warm

I'm not a gentleman, I'm a Method^✦ Man

Baby^✦ accept it, utmost respect it, and

(Assume^✦ the position)^✦ Stop look and listen^✦

I spit on your grave then I grab my Charles Dickens, bitch

[Verse 4: The Notorious B.I.G. & Method Man]

Welcome to my center,^✦ honeys^✦ feel it deep in they placenta

Cold as the pole in the winter^✦

Far from the inventor, but I got this rap shit sewed^✦

And when my MAC unloads

I'm guaranteed another video^✦

Ready^✦ to die, why I act that way?

Pop duke left mom duke, the faggot^✦ took the back way

So instead of making^✦ hoes suck my dick up

I used^✦ to do stick-ups, 'cause hoes is irritating like the hiccups

Excuse^✦ me, flows just grow through me

Like trees to branches,^✦ cliffs to avalanches^✦

It's the praying mantis,^✦ deep like the mind of Farrakhan

A motherfucking^✦ rap phenomenon, plus

(I got more Glocks and TECs than you)

I make it hot, (niggas^✦ won't even^✦ stand next to you)

Nigga^✦ touch me you better^✦ bust me three times^✦ in the head

Or motherfucker's dead, you thought so

[Chorus: Method Man & The Notorious B.I.G.]

Fuck the world, don't ask me for shit

And everything^✦ you get you gotta^✦ work hard for it

(Honeys^✦ shake your hips) You don't stop

(And niggas^✦ pack the clips) Keep on, bitch

Fuck the world, don't ask me for shit

Everything^✦ you get you gotta^✦ work hard for it

(Honeys^✦ shake your hips) You don't stop

(And niggas^✦ pack the clips) Keep on, bitch

[Outro: Notorious B.I.G. & Method Man]

Junior^✦ M.A.F.I.A.^✦ clique in full effect (Yeah, what the fuck you want, nigga?)^✦

Ah, yeah, hell yeah (Biggie Smalls and Meth-tical)^✦

Bedford–Stuyvesant the livest^✦ one (9-4 coming^✦ at you raw)

My borough^✦ is thorough^✦ (Shaolin^✦ Island,^✦ yeah)

Recognize (Yeah)

Technical Breakdown

9.2

Multisyllabic Rhymes8.0

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes8.0

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres8.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm9.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.5

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.0

Performance and control

Computed Score9.20

Production

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The Notorious B.I.G. showcases a masterful command of rhythm and wordplay, earning high marks in cadence (9) and delivery (8). The combination of multisyllabic rhymes (8) and clever punchlines (9) creates a dynamic and engaging flow that resonates with listeners while addressing themes of street life and bravado.

A+

Multisyllabic

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

6.5

Vocabulary

Wordplay

Delivery

ImageryMetaphorsAlliteration

Rhyme Architecture: The verses feature a complex interweaving of end rhymes and internal rhymes, maintaining a consistent flow while utilizing a varied rhyme pattern that keeps the listener engaged.

Strong use of punchlines

Innovative wordplay and metaphors

Limited vocabulary range

User Scores

Notes

Collaborative track showcasing lyrical prowess.