Tha Block Is Hot
Watcha Wanna Do
Lil Wayne
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
44
End
194
Internal
70
Multi
151
Slant
17
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus]
Now, nigga,✦ what!? Huh!? (What!?)
Nigga,✦ what ya wanna✦ do!?
Nigga,✦ huh!? What!? What!?
What ya wanna✦ do!?
Nigga,✦ I said what!? Huh!? Huh!?
What ya wanna✦ do!?
Nigga,✦ huh!? What!? What!?
What ya wanna✦ do!?
[Verse 2]
Now I be Wayne, Wayne, Wayne, from CMB
Fifty✦ shots, flame, flame, flame, from artillery
Bullets, they stain, stain, stain, burn like rubber on the streets
(Screech!) If you can't hang, find your way from 'round me
Lil' soldier✦ in all black off a A.N.E.
Apple N' Eagle, my nigga,✦ so ain't no play in me
Yeah, I may be a lil' small and all that
But I'm 'bout war, totin'✦ a gat, flippin' a car and all that
Now freeze! Me and my G's hitch your hood like fleas
Soldier✦ rag, black 'Bauds, white T's, and Ree's
Please, tell me that you was fulla✦ weed
When you said you want beef
'Cause I don't think none o' ya'll families wan' see y'all bleed
I know what tha hell it be
Y'all niggas✦ don't listen✦ up when we speak
I be ten-deep, lettin'✦ .223's chop trees
Rabbit✦ told me not to be weak and let a nigga✦ play me
So he who take the biggest bite lose all o' his teeth
Hook up wit' Juve, Turk, and B.G., open✦ niggas✦ like ki's
Gee, I bet some G's' boy can't wet a HB
Or Steve's,✦ CMB's make the scene off the heez
All ya'll beef' B's be deceased when we ride with G's!
[Chorus]
Nigga,✦ what!? Huh!? What!?
What ya wanna✦ do!?
Nigga,✦ what, nigga,✦ what!? Nigga,✦ huh!?
What ya wanna✦ do!?
I said what!? Huh!? What!?
What ya wanna✦ do!?
Nigga,✦ what!? Huh!?
Nigga,✦ what ya wanna✦ do!?
[Verse 3]
Look, dog, you can be stupid✦ if ya want, watch, it be war
Or all you drive the car, I hit Tha Block and cut 'em off
Whole nation✦ gon' fall when Wayne spins the cut
Guns up, nigga,✦ what? I clutch and bust
Niggas✦ duck and hide when I ride
I load the .44, and explode on your side
My niggas✦ Mike and Mario,✦ they got them '2s for me
And I spin a nigga✦ ben until✦ he used✦ to me
I'm on a three-thousnad-dollar duck, on your block, just waitin'✦
None o' them niggas✦ could take me, I was too intoxicated
But, nigga,✦ if you want war with me, busta✦ be 'bout your issue
Hit your set with my nigga✦ with them things to split ya
Picture a lil' nigga✦ dressed in black, with a big ole gun
In front your house, shootin' (Baow!!!), hollerin' out, "Nigga✦
What!?"
[Chorus]
Nigga,✦ what!? Huh!? What!?
What ya wanna✦ do!?
Nigga,✦ what!? Huh!? What!?
What ya wanna✦ do!?
Nigga,✦ what! Huh!? What!?
Nigga,✦ what ya wanna✦ do!?
Have me in all black, bustin'✦ back at your crew
Now I said, what!? Huh!? What!?
What ya wanna✦ do!?
I said, huh!? What!?
Nigga,✦ what ya wanna✦ do!?
Nigga,✦ what!? Huh!?
Nigga,✦ what ya wanna✦ do!?
Have me in all black, bustin'✦ at your crew
What!? What!? What!?
Huh!? Huh!?
Nigga,✦ nigga,✦ nigga,✦ what y'all want?
Nigga,✦ what y'all niggas✦ wan' do?
Nigga,✦ what!? Huh!? Huh!?
Technical Breakdown
8.3
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres5.0
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm10.0
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 Score8.25
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Wayne utilizes a highly repetitive, hypnotic cadence that prioritizes percussive phonetics and vowel consistency over complex lyrical density, fitting the era's Southern bounce-influenced aesthetic.
A
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
5
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
Tripled end-rhyme repetitionOnomatopoeic integrationStaccato rhythmContextual slang usage
Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on a dense AAAA, BBBB, CCCC, DDDD structural pattern, where three-syllable terminal repetitions ('Wayne, Wayne, Wayne', 'flame, flame, flame') create a rhythmic, looping effect that forces the listener to focus on the cadence rather than linear narrative.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"hitch your hood like fleas"
① The physical act of hitching or clinging to an area like a parasite.② A reference to 'hitching' a ride or invading territory with the persistence and nuisance of a flea infestation.
"Apple N' Eagle"
① Literal brand/slang reference regarding weaponry or affiliation.② A play on 'A.N.E.' (a type of military or heavy firearm hardware) establishing his status as a soldier.
Exceptional rhythmic consistency
Aggressive and confident vocal delivery
Effective use of onomatopoeia to break the rhyme pattern
Tight integration with the production's pocket
Limited vocabulary breadth
Over-reliance on repetitive rhyming rather than evolving schemes
Lack of multi-layered lyrical depth
Simplistic metaphorical construction