Tha Block Is Hot
Lights Off
Lil Wayne
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
55
End
187
Internal
52
Multi
174
Slant
18
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus]
Tell 'em lights off
Mask on
Creep silent✦
Your life's✦ gone
We done left the block quiet
Tell 'em lights off
Mask on
Creep silent✦
Your life's✦ gone
We done left the block quiet
[Verse 2]
Look, look
When it's time to ride
It ain't no time to play
It could be time to die
At any✦ time of the day
And i'll be godammit
If I let a nigga✦ steel me
It will not happen✦
Ima✦ fire about✦ a hundred and fifty✦ shots at 'em
And got my Glocks rammin'
Leave a nigga✦ spot damaged
That's how the beat made us
I chief three blunts
So I can get a head rush
Then come around the corner✦
And your whole day crush
I'm sick and tired✦
Niggas choose to test the water✦
They get hit and die
Some of 'em scared✦ of man slaughter
So they stay inside✦
And watch they partners get lit up
And then they ask why?
That's cause you played wit' me
They could'nt of known im'a✦ guerilla
Drama✦ stayed with me
Ran in his home went to kill him
Took his head with me
You better✦ get it right or keep it right
Or lose your whole town
Tell em' lights off
It's about✦ to go down
[Chorus]
Tell 'em lights off
Mask on
Creep silent✦
Your life's✦ gone
We done left the block quiet
Tell 'em lights off
Mask on
Creep silent✦
Your life's✦ gone
We done left the block quiet
[Verse 3]
Massacre all these streets; block it off
Lil Wayne is in yo hood
With something like a rocket✦ dog
And I'm after✦ ya
I don't pass beef
I stop at all
That boy got a head on his shoulders
I knock it off
I'm highly✦ intoxicated mixing krystelle and vodka✦
Somebody call the doctor
Cause my chopper done went blocka,✦ knocka✦
Nigga✦ out the way man
I'm sorry✦ but us guerillas we can't stay tamed,✦ say it man
Are you ready,✦ ready✦
Ready✦ for warfare Wayne, Turk, Juve, and BGeezy✦ they all there
We all flare, don't care, dog they all tear
Give the guns to the one with the long hair
Dem block burner✦
It gets quiet they see the rims twenty✦ four seventy
(Breathes) they breathe heavlily✦
Bullets they come steadily✦
You better✦ stay off the block
Cause you might fall
You better✦ stay off the block
Cause the lights off
[Chorus]
Tell 'em lights off
Mask on
Creep silent✦
Your life's✦ gone
We done left the block quiet
Tell 'em lights off
Mask on
Creep silent✦
Your life's✦ gone
We done left the block quiet
Tell 'em lights off
Mask on
Creep silent✦
Your life's✦ gone
We done left the block quiet
Tell 'em lights off
Mask on
Creep silent✦
Your life's✦ gone
We done left the block quiet
[Outro]
Lights off
Tell em' lights off
La, la, la lights off
Nigga✦ lights off
We done left the block quiet
Technical Breakdown
7.8
Multisyllabic Rhymes6.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes8.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres4.5
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 Control7.0
Performance and control
Computed Score7.77
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
The verse prioritizes rhythmic momentum and visceral imagery over complex lyrical layers, utilizing a 'staccato-to-flow' transition that exemplifies Lil Wayne's mid-2000s delivery style.
B+
6.5
Multisyllabic
8.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
4.5
Wordplay
7
Delivery
Staccato phrasingEnd-rhyme repetitionConsonanceInternal rhythmic mirroring
Rhyme Architecture: The verse utilizes an AAAA rhyme scheme for the opening 4 lines (ride/play/die/day), transitioning into a dense multi-syllabic sequence (steel me/happen/rammin'/damaged).
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"got my Glocks rammin'"
① Physical jamming or malfunctioning of a firearm due to overuse/high volume of fire② A kinetic descriptor of the force and rhythm of the shooting, suggesting a 'ramming' or pounding effect on the target
High rhythmic consistency and pocket control
Strong use of internal rhyme to maintain forward momentum
Direct, impactful imagery consistent with the 'Lights Off' theme
Relies heavily on standard street tropes typical of the era
Limited metaphorical depth outside of literal threats
Predictable rhyme outcomes in the opening sequence