Tha Carter
Bring It Back
Lil Wayne
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
39
End
233
Internal
67
Multi
215
Slant
14
Chain
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[Chorus: Mannie Fresh & Lil Wayne]
Put your hands on your knees and bend your rump (Yeah)
Put your back in, back out, and do the hump (That's right)
Put your hands on your knees and bend your rump (Yeah)
Put your back in, back out, and do the hump (That's right)
[Post-Chorus: Lil Wayne]
A-whoadie,✦ a-whoadettes✦ (I bring it back to the bottom✦ of the map)
A-whoadie,✦ a-whoadettes✦ (I bring it back to the bottom✦ of the map)
A-whoadie,✦ a-whoadettes✦ (I bring it back to the bottom✦ of the map)
A-whoadie,✦ a-whoadettes✦ (I bring it back to the bottom✦ of the map)
[Verse 2: Lil Wayne & Mannie Fresh]
Yeah, I take off my brim
Moment of silence for the homeboy Soulja✦ Slim, yeah
Frontin' 'round here'll get your back chopped off
We do our own thing, we don't act like y'all
I say, black white walls with the back swiped✦ off, ayy
Y'all lil' busters just a tax writeoff
I'm a stand-up guy, not the type that fall
We don't breed them kind, but they bleed just fine, yup
Weezy✦ the Don, homie, read between the lines✦
If you can't, boy, read my 9
I'm goin' hard in the paint like Diesel time
Either✦ I'm the illest✦ cat doin' it or these cats is losin'✦ it
I be easy,✦ fall back and be cool with it
Pallbearer is movin',✦ his dead flow, I'm through with it
I'm the sh— nah, nah, I'm sewer✦ rich
Weezy✦ F. Baby,✦ I do this thing (Young ladies)✦
[Chorus: Mannie Fresh & Lil Wayne]
Put your hands on your knees and bend your rump (Yeah)
Put your back in, back out, and do the hump (That's right)
Put your hands on your knees and bend your rump (Yeah)
Put your back in, back out, and do the hump (That's right)
[Post-Chorus: Lil Wayne]
A-whoadie,✦ a-whoadettes✦ (I bring it back to the bottom✦ of the map)
A-whoadie,✦ a-whoadettes✦ (I bring it back to the bottom✦ of the map)
A-whoadie,✦ a-whoadettes✦ (I bring it back to the bottom✦ of the map)
A-whoadie,✦ a-whoadettes✦ (I bring it back to the bottom✦ of the map)
[Verse 3: Lil Wayne & Mannie Fresh]
Yeah, an old-school gangster mack like the eighties
I look like Cita✦ and act like Baby,✦ yep
You play with me, I react like the Navy✦
Or better✦ yet, the Army,✦ you gon' need them for me, yep
And your head is a bleepin'✦ target✦
You don't want me to see you with my peekin'✦ tommys
Wizzle Fizzle, I keep it New Orleans
Sleepin'✦ with women that sleep with the Hornets, yup
A country boy in somethin' foreign
'Bout a hundred thousand more than what you're in
You're not 'bout it, you freeze up like popsicles
Pop up on bicycles, pop y'all like spot pimples
Yeah, Wizzle Fizzle, original Hot Bizzle
Still Lil Wayne, but the dividends not little
Yeah, don't be surprised how the crown fit him
Uh, get down, uh, get down for the, the prince (Young ladies)✦
[Chorus: Mannie Fresh & Lil Wayne]
Put your hands on your knees and bend your rump (Yeah)
Put your back in, back out, and do the hump (That's right)
Put your hands on your knees and bend your rump (Yeah)
Put your back in, back out, and do the hump (That's right)
[Post-Chorus: Lil Wayne]
A-whoadie,✦ a-whoadettes✦ (I bring it back to the bottom✦ of the map)
A-whoadie,✦ a-whoadettes✦ (I bring it back to the bottom✦ of the map)
A-whoadie,✦ a-whoadettes✦ (I bring it back to the bottom✦ of the map)
A-whoadie,✦ a-whoadettes✦ (I bring it back to the bottom✦ of the map)
[Outro: Lil Wayne]
Ayy, ayy
The best rapper✦ alive✦
Since the best rapper✦ retired✦
Yeah, y-yeah, best rapper✦ alive✦
Yeah, yeah, since the best rapper✦ retired✦
Technical Breakdown
8.3
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm10.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity5.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control7.5
Performance and control
Computed Score8.30
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Lil Wayne utilizes a high-octane, rhythmic delivery to compensate for relatively simple lyrical content, focusing on cadence and flow over dense metaphorical complexity, while successfully establishing regional identity.
A
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
5
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
Internal Rhyme chainsMultisyllabic rhyme schemesDynamic cadence shiftsRegional signifiers
Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on a series of AAAA and AABB rhyme structures, utilizing end-rhymes (fall/all/wall/off) linked by dense internal multi-syllabic patterns that sustain momentum throughout the stanza.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"read between the lines / If you can't, boy, read my 9"
① Asking the listener to interpret subtext and underlying meaning② A literal reference to a 9mm firearm as the only 'reading material' an enemy will receive
"tax writeoff"
① A financial expense that reduces taxable income② Dismissing rivals as worthless or easily discarded entities with no significant value
Consistent rhythmic pocket and flow energy
Strong vocal presence and character definition
Effective use of internal rhyming to maintain pace
Lyrics lean heavily on generic boast-rap tropes
Limited semantic depth compared to later stylistic evolutions
Punchlines function primarily as surface-level threats rather than intricate wordplay