Tha Carter III

A Milli

Lil Wayne

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

End

215

Internal

Multi

207

Slant

Chain

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Young Money!^✦ You dig? Mack I'm going in

A millionaire^✦

I'm a Young Money^✦ millionaire,^✦ tougher than Nigerian^✦ hair

My criteria compared to your career^✦ just isn't fair

I'm a venereal disease like a menstrual bleed

Through the pencil^✦ I leak on the sheet of the tablet^✦ in my mind

Cause I don't write shit cause I ain't got time

Cause my seconds, minutes, hours go to the almighty^✦ dollar^✦

And the almighty^✦ power^✦ of that ch-cha-cha-chopper

Sister,^✦ brother, son, daughter, father,^✦ mother-fuck a copper^✦

Got the Maserati dancing on the bridge, pussy^✦ popping

Tell the coppers ha-ha-ha-ha, you can't catch 'em, you can't stop 'em

I go by them goon rules,^✦ if you can't beat 'em then you pop 'em, you can't man 'em then you mop 'em, you can't stand 'em then you drop 'em

You pop 'em cause we pop 'em like Orville Redenbacher

Mothafucka,^✦ I'm ill

A million^✦ here a million^✦ there

Sicilian^✦ bitch with long hair, with coke in her derriere

Like smoke in the thinnest air, I open^✦ the Lamborghini

Hoping^✦ them crackers see me like look at that bastard Weezy^✦

He's a beast, he's a dog, he's a mothafuckin' problem

Okay,^✦ you're a goon but what's a goon to a goblin?

Nothing,^✦ nothing,^✦ you ain't scaring^✦ nothing^✦

On some faggot^✦ bullshit, call 'em Dennis Rodman^✦

Call me what you want, bitch, call me on my Sidekick

Never^✦ answer^✦ when it's private, damn I hate a shy bitch

Don't you hate a shy bitch? Yeah, I ate a shy bitch

And she ain't shy no more, she changed her name to My Bitch

Yeah, nigga, that's my bitch, so when she ask

For the money^✦ when you through, don't be surprised, bitch

It ain't trickin' if you got it

But you like a bitch with no ass: you ain't got shit

Motherfucka^✦ I'm ill, not sick and I'm okay,^✦ but my watch sick

Yeah, my drop sick, yeah, my Glock sick, and my knot thick, I'm it

Mothafucka,^✦ I'm ill

They say I'm rapping like B.I.G, Jay, and 2Pac

André 3000, where is Erykah^✦ Badu^✦ at? Who that?

Who that said they gon' beat Lil' Wayne?

My name ain't Bic, but I keep that flame, man

Who that one that do that boy, you knew that, true that, swallow

And I be the shit, now you got loose bowels^✦

I don't O U like two vowels^✦

But I would like for you to pay me by the hour

And I'd rather^✦ be pushing flowers^✦

Than to be in the pen sharing^✦ showers^✦

Tony^✦ told us this world was ours

And the Bible told us every^✦ girl was sour

Don't play in her garden^✦ and don't smell her flower^✦

Call me Mr. Carter^✦ or Mr. Lawn Mower^✦

Boy, I got so many^✦ bitches like I'm Mike Lowrey^✦

Even^✦ Gwen Stefani said she couldn't doubt me

Mothafucka,^✦ I say life ain't shit without me

Chrome lips poking^✦ out the coupe, look like it's pouting

I do what I do and you do what you can do about^✦ it

Bitch, I can turn a crack rock into^✦ a mountain, dare me

Don't you compare me cause there ain't nobody^✦ near me

They don't see me but they hear me, they don't feel me, but they fear me

I'm illy,^✦ C3, 3 Peat

Technical Breakdown

7.7

Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres8.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm6.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control9.0

Performance and control

Computed Score7.73

Production

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Wayne utilizes a stream-of-consciousness delivery style that prioritizes phonetic density and rhythmic inertia over conventional narrative structure, effectively creating a 'percussive' flow that redefined Southern rap dominance in 2008.

B+

8.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

6.5

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

Wordplay

Delivery

Assonance-heavy multi-syllabic rhymingInternal rhyme stackingOnomatopoeic vocal inflectionsRapid-fire delivery variations

Rhyme Architecture: The verse employs a high-density, loosely coupled AAAA/BBBB scheme structure with constant internal rhyming, often pivoting on vowel sounds rather than perfect consonant rhymes to maintain momentum.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"tougher than Nigerian hair"

① Physical durability of coarse/kinky hair textures often associated with specific ethnic demographics② A hyperbolic assertion of his resilience and status within the industry

"you pop 'em like Orville Redenbacher"

① The act of shooting someone (popping)② The literal 'popping' of popcorn associated with the brand name icon

"what's a goon to a goblin?"

① A direct challenge to the listener's self-proclaimed status② A mythological hierarchy suggesting his 'goblin' status (chaotic, subterranean) is superior to a 'goon' (hired muscle)

Exceptional command of rhythmic pocket

Audacious, boundary-pushing metaphors

High-energy vocal inflections that function as additional percussion

Effective use of non-sequitur transitions

Lack of consistent thematic through-line

Reliance on shock-value imagery

Some punchlines rely on dated cultural references

User Scores

Notes

Iconic track showcasing maximal rhythm and intricate structure.