Tha Carter
This Is The Carter
Lil Wayne
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
37
End
241
Internal
101
Multi
244
Slant
11
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: Mannie Fresh & Lil Wayne]
Ladies✦ and gentlemen,✦ pimps and players (Come on)
Half-ass✦ rappers✦ and true rhyme sayers (Come on)
This is the Carter✦ (Yeah)
So hold onto✦ your teenage✦ daughter✦ (Yeah)
Because✦ this is the Carter✦ (Yeah)
A lot more rich and a whole lot smarter✦ (Come on)
Wayne in your brain, Young Carter✦ (Mean I'm flyer than a motherfuckin'✦ pelican right now)
Wayne in the brain, Young Carter✦ (Don't even✦ get this shit twisted,✦ motherfucker)✦
[Verse 2: Lil Wayne]
I'm the Birdman,✦ Birdman✦ Jr., bitch
I be high in the sky, shit on you and your bitch
I be flyer than your guy, you need to lose the prick
Now if you follow✦ everything, just grab a wing and we could shh
All the way down to the mall and bet I buy it all
Young Mal, picture the broad lick
All the way down to the balls, then she wipe it off (Oh)
If gettin'✦ money✦ is wrong, I ain't right at all
I Young Money✦ a car, I just write it off
I'm the boss of my own shit, I'm my own clique
I would say fuck you, but go and get your own dick
Get your game up, boy, hustle harder✦
This, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this
Get your game up, boy, hustle harder✦
This, this, this, this, this, this is the Carter,✦ yeah
[Chorus: Mannie Fresh & Lil Wayne]
Ladies✦ and gentlemen,✦ pimps and players (Come on)
Half-ass✦ rappers✦ and true rhyme sayers (Come on)
This is the Carter✦ (Yes, it is)
So hold onto✦ your teenage✦ daughter✦ (That's what you better✦ do)
Because✦ this is the Carter✦ (That's what it is)
A lot more rich and a whole lot smarter✦ (So ching)
Wayne in your brain, Young Carter✦ (Colder✦ than the motherfuckin'✦ North Pole, nigga)✦
Wayne in the brain, Young Carter✦ (And I'm slicker than the shit I told your bitch last night)
[Verse 3: Lil Wayne]
And y'all better✦ blame Baby✦
'Cause he the motherfucker✦ that made me, and I'm crazy?✦
And y'all ask why I never✦ left the Navy✦
'Cause he's the motherfucker✦ that pay me, is you crazy?✦
Young, Young, Young Wizzle, baby✦
Give you your issue, nina✦ wanna✦ kiss you
No, no, no, me no want no bullshit
So, so stop baller-blockin' 'cause a nigga✦ hood rich
And I floss every✦ day because✦ I could, bitch
So holla✦ at your boy, 'cause I'm still on some hood shit
Like, like, like what's really✦ good with your mama,✦ your lil' boy?
And your sister✦ looking good, shit, shit
I'm still Apple Eagle Weezle
1-7 Hollygrove, never,✦ ever✦ leave you
I got y'all waitin'✦ on my sequel
This, this, this, this, this, this is the Carter,✦ people
[Chorus: Mannie Fresh & Lil Wayne]
Ladies✦ and gentlemen,✦ pimps and players (Come on)
Half-ass✦ rappers✦ and true rhyme sayers (Come on)
This is the Carter✦ (Yes, it is)
So hold onto✦ your teenage✦ daughter✦ (That's what you better✦ do)
Because✦ this is the Carter✦ (That's what it is)
A lot more rich and a whole lot smarter✦ (So ching)
Wayne in your brain, Young Carter✦ (I'm 'bout to head all the way to the ground, motherfucker,✦ fuck you)
Wayne in the brain, Young Carter✦ (I can't see shit but the shoes on my feet, make me run it over)✦
Ladies✦ and gentlemen,✦ pimps and players (That's private)
Half-ass✦ rappers✦ and true rhyme sayers (Now come on)
This is the Carter✦ (Yeah)
So hold onto✦ your teenage✦ daughter✦ (Yeah)
Because✦ this is the Carter✦ (Don't get it twisted)✦
A lot more rich and a whole lot smarter✦ (Say what?)
Wayne in your brain, Young Carter✦ (Nigga,✦ my diamonds✦ got diamonds,✦ I ain't bullshittin', what's good?)
Wayne in the brain, Young Carter✦ (Squad up, my hoes got hoes, for real)
[Outro: Lil Wayne]
You're murkin'✦ 'em, uh, uh, Mannie Fresh, yeah
Murkin'✦ 'em, uh, uh, Mannie Fresh, yeah
Murderin' 'em, yeah, yeah, Mannie Fresh, yeah
Murkin'✦ 'em, yeah, yeah
This, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this
This, this, this, this, this, this, this, this
Technical Breakdown
8.2
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 / Rhythm9.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity7.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control7.5
Performance and control
Computed Score8.22
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Wayne utilizes aggressive, repetitive phonetics and high-energy vocal inflection to compensate for a relatively straightforward thematic focus, relying on persona-driven braggadocio rather than dense literary metaphors.
A
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
6
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
Assonance-heavy cadencesInternal rhyme stackingPersona-driven identity playRepetitive stutter-start flow
Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on heavy AAAA/BBBB rhyme chains using the '-ick' and '-all' phonemes, punctuated by internal multisyllabic clusters that tether the flow to the beat despite the irregular bar lengths.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"I Young Money a car, I just write it off"
① The literal act of deducting a car as a business expense on taxes.② A play on his label 'Young Money' acting as a verb, suggesting his success renders high-value purchases financially insignificant.
"I'm the Birdman, Birdman Jr."
① References to the Cash Money Records label heads.② Metaphorical avian imagery used throughout the verse to describe being 'fly' or elevated above his peers.
High-octane delivery
Consistent thematic alignment with the 'Birdman' persona
Excellent use of phonetic repetition to drive rhythm
Effective implementation of internal rhymes to sustain momentum
Limited semantic depth in metaphors
Over-reliance on repetitive rhyming sounds
Punchlines are largely personality-based rather than linguistically complex