Until the End of Time
When I Get Free II
2Pac
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
44
End
217
Internal
90
Multi
198
Slant
12
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Hook] + [J. Valentine's harmonizing]
When I get free, motherfuckers✦ better✦ watch they ass
Soon as I get released,✦ I'ma✦ clock some cash
Did some time locked✦ down, but I'm back on the street
There'll✦ be trouble when they see me
When I get free, motherfuckers✦ better✦ watch they ass
Soon as I get released,✦ I'ma✦ clock some cash
Did some time locked✦ down, but I'm back on the street
There'll✦ be trouble when they see me
[Verse 2]
Still sittin'✦ in my cell as I dwell on my past
Tryin' to figure✦ how a nigga✦ turned✦ dreams into cash quick
Call her collect, ain't no respect✦ on the other✦ side
My cellmate's suicidal 'cause his mother✦ died
And my C.O. is a lady,✦ and I'm thinkin' maybe
Me and her can hook up a scheme, to be Swayze
'Cause she keep on callin'✦ me baby✦
To a young motherfucker facin'✦ eighty✦ that's enough to make you crazy✦
Now how long will it take, to get her hooked✦
Got her watchin' me liftin'✦ weights, sneakin' looks
I devised a plan, I'm in the trunk while she drives✦ the van
Ain't no disguise I'ma✦ die as a man
If we make it then I'm takin'✦ it to Hell
All them niggas✦ that was frontin' while I sat up in the cell
Locked✦ in jail, I couldn't touch her so I planned your misery✦
The nigga✦ you don't wanna✦ see
[Hook] + [J. Valentine's harmonizing]
When I get free, motherfuckers✦ better✦ watch they ass
Soon as I get released,✦ I'ma✦ clock some cash
Did some time locked✦ down, but I'm back on the street
There'll✦ be trouble when they see me
When I get free, motherfuckers✦ better✦ watch they ass
Soon as I get released,✦ I'ma✦ clock some cash
Did some time locked✦ down, but I'm back on the street
There'll✦ be trouble when they see me
[Verse 3]
Stuck in my cell
The pen' ain't nuttin✦ like the county✦ jail
When will they let me bail?
Walkin'✦ through the yard, I play the guard
First nigga✦ disrespect✦ me, first nigga✦ gettin'✦ scarred
I'm, back on the scene
I'm hittin'✦ knees in the back of a limousine, puffin'✦ on weed
As we game on the drunk hoes
Hit the skunk I reminisce just on the way, we used✦ to play, you punk hoes
What I possess is to be rich, in currency
Paranoid niggas✦ like bitches when they come and see me
Laid out, played out, the nigga✦ barely✦ breathin'
As for that bullshit punk, nigga✦ n-now we're even✦
But I wait, until✦ it's time
And try to find a crooked way to profit✦ off this crime
This life of mine... until✦ I get free
My prophecy is niggas✦ screamin', as if they bleed in agony✦
As soon as they popped✦ my gate
I knew these motherfuckers✦ made a mistake
[Hook] + [J. Valentine's harmonizing]
When I get free, motherfuckers✦ better✦ watch they ass
Soon as I get released,✦ I'ma✦ clock some cash
Did some time locked✦ down, but I'm back on the street
There'll✦ be trouble when they see me
When I get free, motherfuckers✦ better✦ watch they ass
Soon as I get released,✦ I'ma✦ clock some cash
Did some time locked✦ down, but I'm back on the street
There'll✦ be trouble when they see me
When I get free, motherfuckers✦ better✦ watch they ass
Soon as I get released,✦ I'ma✦ clock some cash
Did some time locked✦ down, but I'm back on the street
There'll✦ be trouble when they see me
[Outro]
When I get free
Hahaha..✦ yeah nigga,✦ when I get motherfuckin' free
Pop the gate, I'm back baby!✦
When I get free.. we up out this bitch
Technical Breakdown
9.1
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres7.5
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm10.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity7.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control9.0
Performance and control
Computed Score9.08
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Pac utilizes narrative tension to bridge the gap between carceral claustrophobia and the frantic energy of an escape plan, leveraging his vocal intensity to elevate relatively simple linguistic constructions.
A+
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
9
Delivery
Narrative arc progressionInternal rhyme chainsCinematic storytellingPhonetic stress alignment
Rhyme Architecture: The verse employs a consistent AAAA/BBBB internal and end-rhyme structure, heavily relying on multi-syllabic feminine rhymes ('past/cash quick', 'lady/baby/crazy', 'hooked/looks') which provides a relentless momentum.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"hook up a scheme, to be Swayze"
① A reference to Patrick Swayze, specifically his role in the film 'Ghost', implying he wants to disappear or become invisible to escape.② Slang derivation from the actor's name to 'ghost' or 'get away' (disappear) from his current imprisonment.
"I'm in the trunk while she drives the van"
① Literal narrative description of a prison break escape plan.② A subversion of the 'man in the van' trope, flipping the power dynamic of the inmate and the C.O.
Visceral narrative building
Masterful use of internal rhyme to maintain forward momentum
Exceptional emotional modulation in delivery
Vocabulary remains functional rather than ornate
Relies on standard prison-tropes common in the mid-90s era