Tha Block Is Hot
Respect Us
Lil Wayne
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
21
End
215
Internal
91
Multi
170
Slant
5
Chain
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[Chorus: Juvenile]
Hot Boys wodie, respect✦ us
Representin'✦ Team Cash-Money✦ Re-cords✦
It's warfare,✦ you betta,✦ vest up
But if you ain't scared,✦ then throw your sets up
Hot Boys wodie, respect✦ us
Representin'✦ Team Cash-Money✦ Re-cords✦
It's warfare,✦ you betta,✦ vest up
But if you ain't scared,✦ then throw your sets up
[Verse 2: Lil Wayne]
Listen,✦ listen✦
I give it to 'em how they ask me
Raw and nasty✦
Tha AK, I pack it
Believe I'm 'bout that action✦
Slash a busta✦ like a fraction
I'm on that yolla✦
Standin' on tha corner✦ with one sleeve over✦ my shoulder
Ride on your block, I see a dozen✦ of weak jerks
Now it's time for your momma✦ to order✦ a dozen✦ of T-shirts
For only✦ half-a✦ brick
I'll blast tha fifth
And I ain't gon' stop shootin' 'til I jam tha clip
Yeah, I'm a small creeper, what
But it's about✦ to get ugly✦
Ya'll betta✦ call people up
I'm about✦ ta start shovin'✦ my sawed-off between your guts
Wayne 'bout to (cugghh-gghh-gghh) ball people up
Ya'll betta✦ duck
When it get real, they hide from me
But, all them bustas 'bout ta get killed,✦ I'm tired✦ of it
Man, I'm thuggin' 'til the day I-I die, cousin✦
Weezy✦ Wee, let 'em burn, bring the fire truck in (Whoop!)
[Chorus: Juvenile]
Hot Boys wodie, respect✦ us
Representin'✦ Team Cash-Money✦ Re-cords✦
It's warfare,✦ you betta,✦ vest up
But if you ain't scared,✦ then throw your sets up
Hot Boys wodie, respect✦ us
Representin'✦ Team Cash-Money✦ Re-cords✦
It's warfare,✦ you betta,✦ vest up
But if you ain't scared,✦ then throw your sets up
[Verse 3: Lil' Wayne]
Nigga,✦ let it be known
I'll come blow up your home
Take a few blunts to tha dome
And.. show up alone✦
Just me and my.. flame-torch
Wayne start.. danger✦
Walked✦ with my head down like a stranger, and banged✦ ya
Burnin'✦ off that Hennesy
Some-a✦ ya'll be feminine
Bounce in with a twitch
Leave 'em crawlin' out a ditch
God damn... son of a shhh!.. Don't speak
I cocked✦ that, and let it go, tssss!.. Give 'em heat
Your cheese, I got.. ta.. get.. paid
I'm goin' all out, no matter✦ what.. it.. takes✦
I.. was.. raised..✦ up on.. that.. paper✦
Kill-for-the-scrill was.. in.. my.. nature✦
Tote M1's and keep.. tha.. block.. hot
Sell raw coke to keep.. my.. Glock.. hot
Never✦ add taxes✦ to.. my.. price, man
And if a boy play, I ride.. at.. night, man
What!
[Chorus: Juvenile]
Hot Boys wodie, respect✦ us
Representin'✦ Team Cash-Money✦ Re-cords✦
It's warfare,✦ you betta,✦ vest up
But if you ain't scared,✦ then throw your sets up
Hot Boys wodie, respect✦ us
Representin'✦ Team Cash-Money✦ Re-cords✦
It's warfare,✦ you betta,✦ vest up
But if you ain't scared,✦ then throw your sets up
Hot Boys wodie, respect✦ us
Representin'✦ Team Cash-Money✦ Re-cords✦
It's warfare,✦ you betta,✦ vest up
But if you ain't scared,✦ then throw your sets up
[Outro: Juvenile]
Uh, uh, uh
Say Lil' Weezy✦
You did this one here, ya heard me
They ain't gon' never✦ get well from this one
It's like they said, boy
In tha year 2000, it's all about✦ Wayne
It's your throne, man, run that thang
17th ward to tha 3rd ward downtown
Do that there
Huh, huh, huh, huh
Technical Breakdown
7.0
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres5.5
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 Control7.0
Performance and control
Computed Score6.98
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
The verse relies on mid-90s Southern rap archetypes, prioritizing rhythmic aggression and vivid, menacing imagery over complex lyrical layers.
B
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
6.5
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
5.5
Wordplay
7
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhyme clustersPercussive flow patternsAggressive cadence shifts
Rhyme Architecture: The verse utilizes dense internal rhyme structures (nasty/pack it/action/fraction) paired with a traditional AABB-style end-rhyme structure focused on punchy, monosyllabic release.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Slash a busta like a fraction"
① The physical act of cutting or attacking a person ('busta').② A play on the mathematical process of 'slashing' or simplifying a fraction, implying the reduction of an enemy.
"Order a dozen of T-shirts"
① Ordering merchandise for a group.② A euphemism for 'RIP' memorial shirts, implying the target's death will necessitate a group funeral order.
High rhythmic consistency within the pocket
Commanding vocal delivery that suits the thematic tone
Effective use of internal rhyme to drive forward momentum
Lack of sustained double entendres
Reliance on genre-standard tropes (gun violence imagery) that lack unique metaphoric depth
Short, punchy line structure limits the potential for complex narrative development