Tha Block Is Hot
Not Like Me
Lil Wayne
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
17
End
198
Internal
93
Multi
139
Slant
10
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: Paparue]
Nobody✦ burn them blocks like-a✦ we
Nobody✦ bust them heads like-a✦ we
Nobody✦ could outshine✦ we
Tha whole CMR, CMR family✦
Nobody✦ burn them blocks like-a✦ we
Nobody✦ bust them heads like-a✦ we
Nobody✦ could outshine✦ we
Tha whole CMR, CMR family✦
[Verse 2: Mannie Fresh]
Eeh, what, what
What, you think I'm scared?,✦ cause of tha threats that you sendin'✦ me?
Lil' boy, I got so much money,✦ I know who killed✦ Kennedy
I hear you tellin'✦ people 'bout tha people you done
But look, everytime I bump into✦ to ya, you all about✦ fun
What made you bring a knife to a gun fight... now that's not right!
Why your bitch-ass even✦ showed✦ up tonight?
Nigga,✦ we use ta kick it like Tai Bo
I don't know.. what made you go sideshow, turn jive whore
Kickin',✦ trifling, dirty,✦ and low
We use ta split chicken.. ride ta Texas✦ and back
I drive tha rental car while you drive tha Cadillac
Shakin'✦ like a pair of hot dice
Doin' 55, duckin'✦ feds, law enforcements, and police✦
Niggas✦ turn like fake gold.. sell they soul
Treat'cha like Chicago in tha winter:✦ ice cold!
9-karat✦ 44's, and Calicos
Keep a clean nose
And tight Teflon bullet-proof clothes
[Chorus: Paparue]
Nobody✦ burn them blocks like-a✦ we
Nobody✦ bust them heads like-a✦ we
Nobody✦ could outshine✦ we
Tha whole CMR, CMR family✦
Nobody✦ burn them blocks like-a✦ we
Nobody✦ bust them heads like-a✦ we
Nobody✦ could outshine✦ we
Tha whole CMR, CMR family✦
[Verse 3: Baby & B.G.]
Nigga✦ outta✦ line, get smoked✦
I don't kidd, or joke
Fuckin'✦ with my B.G., off top I'm goin' broke
I don't play with these niggas✦
I get.. low down and dirty✦
And have niggas'✦ brains coverin' tha ground
I'm tha number-one stunter, you don't want my trouble
I'll have four niggas✦ in your hood in my hummer✦
I'm from back in tha game, but ain't a damn thing change
Ya get a whole thing for ten, nigga,✦ tha price tha same
My money✦ longer✦ than the runway✦ at a airport
I just bought a Hotel Cash Money✦ Resort
Hoes love my grill, hoes love my crib
These hoes just love tha way that.. Baby✦ live
But I'm a thug-ass nigga,✦ arms full of some tats
Got a Cash Money✦ Millionaires 'cross my back
You don't want funk with me.. I don't think you do, nigga✦
We'll put ten-a-piece on your whole crew
What! Bitch....
[Chorus: Paparue]
Nobody✦ burn them blocks like-a✦ we
Nobody✦ bust them heads like-a✦ we
Nobody✦ could outshine✦ we
Tha whole CMR, CMR family✦
Nobody✦ burn them blocks like-a✦ we
Nobody✦ bust them heads like-a✦ we
Nobody✦ could outshine✦ we
Tha whole CMR, CMR family✦
Nobody✦ burn them blocks like-a✦ we
Nobody✦ bust them heads like-a✦ we
Nobody✦ could outshine✦ we
Tha whole CMR, CMR family✦
Nobody✦ burn them blocks like-a✦ we
Nobody✦ bust them heads like-a✦ we
Nobody✦ could outshine✦ we
Tha whole CMR, CMR family✦
Technical Breakdown
7.8
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres6.0
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm8.5
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity7.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control6.5
Performance and control
Computed Score7.80
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Mannie Fresh utilizes a conversational, confrontational delivery style that relies on direct address and blunt narrative shifts rather than intricate lyrical layering, providing a stark contrast to his usual production-centric persona.
B+
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
8.5
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
6
Wordplay
6.5
Delivery
Internal rhyme chainingConversational direct addressColloquial imageryRhythmic pause-and-release
Rhyme Architecture: Uses AAAA/BBBB rhyme clusters centered on dense terminal vowel sounds combined with aggressive internal slant rhymes typical of the Southern bounce aesthetic of the era.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"I got so much money, I know who killed Kennedy"
① A boast of extreme wealth implying that money grants access to all hidden global secrets.② A hyperbolic assertion used to establish dominance, dismissing the threats sent to him by positioning himself above normal investigations.
"What made you bring a knife to a gun fight"
① A literal reference to being unprepared for a lethal conflict.② A rhetorical critique of the opponent's intellectual or financial lack of capacity relative to the speaker's own status.
Effective use of conversational pacing to build tension
Strong rhythmic foundation in the narrative delivery
Clear, punchy thematic focus on street rivalry
Wordplay is largely surface-level and literal
Lack of complex metaphorical architecture
Relies on established tropes of the era regarding street toughness