R U Still Down? (Remember Me)

R U Still Down? (Remember Me)

2Pac

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

23

End

202

Internal

67

Multi

255

Slant

11

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Verse 2]
I'm gettin'✦ high, so a nigga✦ think he touch the sky
Turn tough inside✦ in the rush to die
Livin'✦ life as a thug, time to face the truth
What's goin' on with the wasted✦ youth
Please, God, come and save me, had to work with what you gave me
And got a nigga✦ goin' crazy✦
I can't read the signs, I'm blind
But a nigga✦ know he need his nine, 'cause times✦
They ain't what they used✦ to be
Ain't a penitentiary built big enough✦ for me and my niggas✦ on the streets
Man, listen✦ 'cause these ain't the old days
Ain't no way, am I bustin'✦ my ass and gettin'✦ no pay
It seems I can't find my focus
And homie, I ain't paranoid, I seen the future✦ and it's hopeless
Lord knows, it's hard on a young scrub
It seems I had less problems when I slung drugs
But since I'm tryna✦ lace niggas✦ with the game
Wanna✦ see me locked✦ in chains, tryna✦ dirty✦ up my name
And them same motherfuckers✦ that was callin'✦ me
Will be the first to turn their back, when I'm fallin',✦ see
I should have seen it from the jump, but now it's clear
This one nigga✦ got the town in fear, but are you still down?
[Chorus]
Raise 'em up ... are you still down?
Raise 'em up ... are you still down?
Raise 'em up ... are you still down?
Raise 'em up ... are you still down?
Raise 'em up—
[Verse 3]
I wrote this for my critics and my enemies
Last year you used✦ to love me, huh, remember✦ me
Now you hate me with a passion, tryna✦ get me stuck in the mix
I'm stayin' sharp, got no time for them tricks
And now they wonder✦ if I'm goin' to jail
Just as well, 'cause my life on the streets - a livin'✦ hell
And I can't sleep, they got my phone tapped✦ and mercy✦
Lord, come get me 'fore they hurt me
Ran out of tears and through the years couldn't change me
My daddy✦ left me alone✦ and so I'm angry✦
I never✦ did nothin'✦ wrong, my mama✦ told me, "Baby,✦ it's on!"
And now I'm hustlin' and bustin'✦ them bones✦
Never✦ said it came easy,✦ I'm makin'✦ G's
Buyin' all the things on TV and gettin'✦ skeezed
Wish my homeboys could see me now
Little bad motherfucker✦ runnin'✦ wild through the town
Please tell me, are you still down?
[Chorus]
Are you still down? Raise 'em up. Remember✦ me
Are you still down? Raise 'em up. Remember✦ me
Are you still down? Raise 'em up
Are you still down? Raise 'em up. Remember✦ me
Are you still down? Raise 'em up. Remember✦ me
Are you still down? Raise 'em up. Remember✦ me
Are you still down? Raise 'em up
Are you still down? Raise 'em up. Remember✦ me
Are you still down? Raise 'em up. Remember✦ me
Are you still down? Raise 'em up. Remember✦ me
Are you still down? Raise 'em up
[Outro]
That's right y'all, give them bitches✦ the motherfuckin'✦ middle finger✦
Raise 'em up
These hoes can't fade me, don't these bitches✦ know we crazy?✦
Thug Life niggas✦ be the sickest
You feel me?
Now get that shit written down
Goddamn!
Took four years and a motherfuckin'✦ case for these motherfuckers✦ to feel me
Ain't that a bitch?
Are you still motherfuckin'✦ down?
Old ho ass fake ass niggas✦
We out this motherfucker✦ though

Technical Breakdown

8.0
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 / Rhythm8.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.0

Performance and control

Computed Score8.02

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

2Pac utilizes a hyper-personal, conversational delivery to mask the technical complexity of his rhyme schemes, grounding existential dread in street-level realism.

A
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
8.5
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
8
Delivery
internal rhyme chainingconversational cadencethematic anchoringdynamic enjambment
Rhyme Architecture: 2Pac employs an dense internal rhyme structure where rhymes are often embedded within the lines rather than just at the end (e.g., 'sky/die', 'truth/youth', 'gave me/crazy'), maintaining a rhythmic pocket that bridges traditional AABB structures with more fluid, stream-of-consciousness patterns.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"I can't read the signs, I'm blind"

① Physical or metaphorical inability to see the path forward in life.② A refusal or inability to interpret the warning signs of betrayal from associates.

"I had less problems when I slung drugs"

① A reflection on the simplicity of criminal life compared to the complexity of his current reality.② A biting social commentary on how the system punishes the messenger trying to teach the 'game' more than the actual dealer.

High emotional resonance and raw intensity

Masterful placement of multi-syllabic rhymes within a naturalistic flow

Coherent narrative arc connecting personal struggle to systemic issues

Exceptional command of cadence shifts to build tension

Literalistic approach limits more complex figurative wordplay

Reliance on established tropes of the era (e.g., the '9' for gun)

Occasional filler words needed to maintain the conversational pulse

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