Tha Carter
Snitch
Lil Wayne
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
26
End
224
Internal
99
Multi
166
Slant
8
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus]
Don't let your mouth open✦ up
'Cause you don't wanna✦ see the handgun✦ open✦ up, no
Don't let your mouth open✦ out
'Cause you don't wanna✦ see the automatic✦ open✦ out, no
Don't let your mouth open✦ up
'Cause you don't wanna✦ see the handgun✦ open✦ up, no
Don't let your mouth open✦ out
'Cause you don't wanna✦ see the automatic✦ open✦ out, no
[Verse 2]
Weezy,✦ nigga,✦ been 'bout me
Stay low, so you don't know shit 'bout me
Make no mistake, I'm a veteran at
Me never✦ rat, mommy✦ taught me better✦ than that
Get a gat if you ain't got one already
If you do, then you ain't got enough, get two
And you could never✦ get me, nigga,✦ get you
And you ain't gotta✦ fuck me, girl, fuck you
I'm rollin'✦ with my goons
And I would never✦ roll on my nigga,✦ take that to my tomb
Ain't no girl came out of mom's womb
Real-nigga shit, motherfucker, I'm Tune
And I was taught
If a man talk about✦ another man while that man ain't present, a man don't listen✦
They throwin' bricks, but they hands is missin'✦
Just watch what you sayin', sissy,✦ bitch (Snitch)
[Chorus]
Don't let your mouth open✦ up
'Cause you don't wanna✦ see the handgun✦ open✦ up, no
Don't let your mouth open✦ out
'Cause you don't wanna✦ see the automatic✦ open✦ out, no
Don't let your mouth open✦ up
'Cause you don't wanna✦ see the handgun✦ open✦ up, no
Don't let your mouth open✦ out
'Cause you don't wanna✦ see the automatic✦ open✦ out, no
[Verse 3]
Ain't no tellin'✦ who spillin' the 'url
You tellin'✦ your boy, he tellin'✦ his girl
Oh, now she tellin'✦ the world
It ain't no secret,✦ I'm hotter✦ than ether✦
But I don't need the cop shit neither
Either✦ close your mouth or meet the heater✦
We the Dirty✦ South where cocaine cheaper
You go up north, niggas✦ boost they fee up, uh
This where the real hustlers meet up
Look out, anybody could be them people, oh
Your own people could be them people
No glasses can help you see them people
They around✦ too many✦ evil people
Detectives wanna✦ get even,✦ equal✦
My Desert Eagle ain't even✦ legal,✦ but shh
[Chorus]
Don't let your mouth open✦ up
'Cause you don't wanna✦ see the handgun✦ open✦ up, no
Don't let your mouth open✦ out
'Cause you don't wanna✦ see the automatic✦ open✦ out, no
Don't let your mouth open✦ up
'Cause you don't wanna✦ see the handgun✦ open✦ up, no
Don't let your mouth open✦ out
'Cause you don't wanna✦ see the automatic✦ open✦ out, no
[Outro]
Yeah, nigga,✦ watch the people around✦ you, watch the people away✦ from you
Leave them niggas✦ be, let 'em stay from you
These niggas'✦ mouths is runnin'✦ like hot water,✦ I swear to God
Real niggas✦ takin'✦ falls like Niagara
Tryna✦ stay up like Viagra,✦ but it ain't gon' happen✦
These niggas✦ is best buddies with the 5-0 team, they know the DA by name
It ain't a game, it used✦ to be one
It's like these niggas✦ got them big ducks in they mouth that the gynecologist use when your bitch go get a pap smear
That's pussy✦ anyway✦
Weezy✦
Technical Breakdown
7.8
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres5.0
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm9.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity5.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control7.0
Performance and control
Computed Score7.79
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Wayne relies on aggressive, conversational flow and internal rhyming patterns over dense metaphor, focusing on maintaining his persona-based credibility.
B+
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
5
Vocabulary
5
Wordplay
7
Delivery
Assonance-heavy internal rhyme chainsConversational direct addressRhythmic emphasis on end-line rhyme placement
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AAAA/AABB mono-rhyme and couplet structures, utilizing the 'you'/'me'/'that' sound-banks consistently to drive a percussive, triplet-adjacent cadence.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"rollin' with my goons / And I would never roll on my nigga"
① Driving or traveling in a group with associates.② The slang term for 'snitching' or informing on an associate to the police.
"I'm a veteran at / Me never rat"
① Possessing experience in street life.② A play on 'veteran' containing 'rat' phonetically, establishing the antithesis of his code of conduct.
Consistent rhythmic pocket and flow maintenance
High-energy delivery that compensates for linguistic simplicity
Effective use of internal rhyme to mask linear narrative
Over-reliance on repetitive rhyming sounds (you/me/that)
Minimal metaphorical depth or complex narrative layers
Punchlines rely on aggressive posturing rather than wit