Until the End of Time
Let's Get It
2Pac
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
18
End
153
Internal
68
Multi
238
Slant
5
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Verse 2: 2Pac]
How shall I plead? Forever thuggin' on a quest to get G's
Running from enemies✦ ever✦ since the days of a seed
I'm under✦ pressure,✦ the stress will have me drinkin'✦
Thinkin'✦ niggas✦ after✦ me, much too paranoid to blink
Wonder✦ why the police✦ don't wanna✦ see me stackin' G's
They after✦ a player but I won't let 'em capture✦ me
I gotta✦ thank the Lord for the weed and the nicotine✦
I can't sleep, close my eyes and see wicked✦ things
I keep my pistol by my bedside,✦ one in the chamber
Preoccupied with homicide,✦ my life's✦ in danger✦
Rollin'✦ down the 405, beware✦ of strangers
Hand on my .45, that's what the fame does
I'm probably wrong but I'll never✦ know until I'm gone
From out the gutter✦ where the jealous✦ motherfuckers roam
Pass the weed, let that Hennessy get to me
Before✦ the penitentiary, let's get it on
[Chorus: Eddie F]
Untouchables✦ at your door (Let's get it on)
All you wack rappers✦ hit the floor (Yeah)
Untouchables✦ at your door (Let's get it on)
All you wack rappers✦ hit the floor
[Verse 3: Grand Puba]
I thought you knew I stay true to this rhyme thing I do
I have all the honey's✦ saying, "Go Pu'!"
I flip a style from the projects building 70, apartment 6C
I turn food stamps to green stamps, rough power✦ amps
And sold weed under✦ corner✦ lamps
But now I'm just microphone talking✦
So when you see my ass have my cash or just keep walking✦
Niggas✦ got more game than Genesis
Seen a movie made in LA, now everybody Menaces
But them youth don't trouble we
Because they fall victim to what they see, hey
I keeps it "Reel To Reel", like my last album title song
But I understand, it takes✦ a year for niggas✦ to catch on
Hit 'em in the head, dawg, so let's get it on, yeah
[Interlude: The Notorious B.I.G.]
Split the dutchies,✦ fill it with the skunk
We about✦ to get wicked✦ in the joint, uh
Notorious✦ is glorious✦ (Uh)
[Verse 4: The Notorious B.I.G.]
Niggas✦ know who's the mind-blower, the weed grower✦
Have you seeing doubles like Noah (Uh)
The rhyme flower✦ B.I.G
Top-notch with the Glock, check your pockets✦ and your sockets✦ (Uh, yeah)
It's just the way my pops taught me, when you throw the drop, check 'em thoroughly
The bastard might spin around and try to bury✦ me
And dead niggas✦ don't make no moves✦
When I'm slinging in the hood, I don't fake no moves,✦ aight?
Reminiscing on my swinger days (Uh-huh)
When I drove a Caddy✦ and my bitch sported finger✦ waves✦ (Oh)
Yeah, she had the Gucci boots, I had Carducci suits
Oshkosh-begosh, Coca-Cola, lookin'✦ real cute
Junior✦ M.A.F.I.A.✦ representing Bucktown
MAC-11 cocked✦ back, niggas✦ better✦ duck down (Uh, yeah)
Face down, you know the routine,✦ the cream
Earrings, you know the drama✦ Biggie bring, let's get it on
[Chorus: Eddie F]
Untouchables✦ at your door (Let's get it on)
All you whack rappers✦ hit the floor
Untouchables✦ at your door (Let's get it on)
All you whack rappers✦ hit the floor
Technical Breakdown
7.5
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 / Rhythm6.5
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity8.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control8.0
Performance and control
Computed Score7.54
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
2Pac utilizes a high-intensity, paranoiac flow that effectively merges street-level narrative realism with an urgent, visceral delivery style, compensating for moderate wordplay complexity with superior rhythmic conviction and atmospheric tension.
B+
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
6.5
Cadence / Flow
8
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
8
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhyme clustersStaccato rhythm displacementThematic consistency through paranoiaAlliteration (pistol/preoccupied/penitentiary)
Rhyme Architecture: The verse employs a consistent AABB-adjacent structure with heavy reliance on long-vowel assonance (e.g., 'G's', 'seed', 'see') and frequent internal rhyming that bridges line breaks, maintaining momentum through the transition between narrative and introspective states.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Hand on my .45, that's what the fame does"
① Physical action of gripping a weapon (.45 caliber handgun) while driving.② A commentary on the psychological cost of celebrity, where success necessitates constant defensive readiness.
"Before the penitentiary, let's get it on"
① A call to party or begin the action (hedonistic focus).② A fatalistic 'last call' mentality, acknowledging the high likelihood of incarceration and choosing to live life intensely in the interim.
Commanding vocal presence that captures emotional urgency
Seamless integration of internal rhyme chains
Strong narrative arc moving from paranoia to fatalistic resolution
Wordplay is occasionally literal rather than figurative
Limited use of complex metaphorical layering beyond the subject matter