R U Still Down? (Remember Me)

Hellrazor

2Pac

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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Internal

128

Multi

200

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[Chorus: Stretch]

Mama^✦ raised^✦ a hellraiser,^✦ stress gettin'^✦ major^✦

Lord be my savior,^✦ uhh

Mama^✦ raised^✦ a hellraiser,^✦ stress gettin'^✦ major^✦

Lord be my savior,^✦ uhh

Mama^✦ raised^✦ a hellraiser^✦ (Dear Lord, can you feel me?), stress gettin'^✦ major^✦

Lord be my savior,^✦ uhh

Mama^✦ raised^✦ a hellraiser,^✦ stress gettin'^✦ major^✦

Lord be my savior,^✦ uhh

Mama^✦ raised^✦ a hellraiser^✦ (Dear Lord, can you feel me?), stress gettin'^✦ major,^✦ uhh

Mama^✦ raised^✦ a hellraiser,^✦ stress gettin'^✦ major^✦

[Verse 2: 2Pac]

Tell me, Lord, can you feel me? Show a sign

Damn near running out of time, everybody's dyin'

Mama^✦ raised^✦ a hellraiser,^✦ can't figure^✦

Why you let the police^✦ beat down niggas^✦

I'm startin' to think all the rich in the world is safe

While the poor babies^✦ rushin'^✦ into^✦ early^✦ graves^✦

God come save the youth

Ain't nothin'^✦ else to do but have faith in you

Dear Lord, I live the life of a Thug, hope you understand

Forgive me for my mistakes, I gotta^✦ play my hand

And my hand's on a sixteen-shot, semi-automatic

Crooked cop killin'^✦ Glock

Tell me, Lord, can you feel me? Show a way

I'm prayin' but my enemies won't go away^✦

And everywhere I turn I see niggas^✦ burn

Every^✦ nigga^✦ that I know is on death row

My younger homie's^✦ seventeen and he paid a price

Lil' young motherfucker^✦ doin' triple life

Though I tell him in his letters, it's gettin'^✦ better^✦

If my nigga^✦ knew the truth he'd hit the roof

Just heard your baby's mama^✦ was smoked^✦ out, fuck the drama^✦

Wanna^✦ break my Loc out, smokin'^✦ blunts

Gettin'^✦ drunk off that Tanqueray gin

'Bout to break my nigga^✦ out the fuckin'^✦ pen'

Mama^✦ raised^✦ a hellraiser^✦ (Gotta^✦ be, gotta^✦ be a special one)

Uhh, yeah, come on, uhh, mama^✦ raised^✦ a hellraiser^✦

Uhh, dear Lord, can ya feel me? Stress gettin'^✦ major^✦

[Chorus: Stretch]

Lord be my savior,^✦ uhh

Mama^✦ raised^✦ a hellraiser^✦ (Dear Lord, can you feel me?), stress gettin'^✦ major^✦

Lord be my savior,^✦ uhh

Mama^✦ raised^✦ a hellraiser,^✦ stress gettin'^✦ major^✦

Lord be my savior,^✦ uhh

Mama^✦ raised^✦ a hellraiser,^✦ stress gettin'^✦ major^✦

[Verse 3: 2Pac]

Dear Lord, can you hear me? It's just me

A young nigga^✦ tryna^✦ make it on these rough streets

I'm on my knees beggin',^✦ please, come and save me

A whole world done made a nigga^✦ crazy^✦

I got my three-five-seven, can't control it

Screamin',^✦ "Die motherfucker"^✦ and he's loaded^✦

Everybody run for cover,^✦ ahh, shit

Thug Life, motherfucker,^✦ duck quick

Now am I wrong? If I am, don't worry^✦ me

'Cause do or die, gettin'^✦ high 'til they bury^✦ me

Dear Lord, if ya hear me, tell me why

Little girl like LaTasha^✦ had to die

She never^✦ got to see the bullet,^✦ just heard the shot

Her little body^✦ couldn't take it, it shook and dropped^✦

And when I saw it on the news how she bucked^✦ the girl, killed^✦ Latasha^✦

Now I'm screamin'^✦ fuck the world

In the end it's my friends, that flip-flop

Lip-locked on my dick when my shit drop

Thug Life, motherfucker,^✦ I lick shots

Every^✦ nigga^✦ on my block dropped^✦ two cops

Dear Lord, can you hear me? When I die

Let a nigga^✦ be strapped, fucked^✦ up, and high

With my hands on the trigger, thug nigga^✦

Stressin' like a motherfuckin' drug dealer^✦

And even^✦ in the darkest nights, I'm a Thug for Life

I got the heart to fight now

Mama^✦ raised^✦ a hellraiser,^✦ why cry?

That's just life in the ghetto,^✦ do or die

Technical Breakdown

9.2

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 Control9.5

Performance and control

Computed Score9.20

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

2Pac utilizes a high-stakes, conversational delivery to bridge the gap between religious supplication and street-level desperation, creating a visceral, immersive narrative.

A+

9.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

7.5

Wordplay

9.5

Delivery

Conversational cadenceReligious allusionDynamic shiftDirect addressInternal rhyme stacking

Rhyme Architecture: A dense AABB/AABB variant characterized by multisyllabic internal rhyming that sustains momentum despite the somber, slow-paced thematic content.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"I gotta play my hand / And my hand's on a sixteen-shot"

① A metaphorical reference to life's circumstances (playing the cards you are dealt).② A literal reference to holding a firearm, shifting the metaphor into physical action.

"Hellraiser"

① Someone who causes trouble or behaves disruptively (the literal street definition).② A theological reference to someone living a life that invites 'hell' (consequences/damnation) in an urban environment.

Exceptional emotional resonance

Sophisticated balance of aggression and vulnerability

Impeccable pocket placement

Strong narrative cohesion

Vocabulary relies more on repetition for rhythmic effect than linguistic complexity

Wordplay is grounded in gritty reality rather than abstract metaphors

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