R U Still Down? (Remember Me)

I'm Gettin' Money

2Pac

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

End

124

Internal

105

Multi

160

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[Chorus]

I'm gettin'^✦ money^✦ (Money)^✦

[Collision]

Yeah, get paid nigga^✦

I gotta^✦ get [?]

Get paid bwooy (Fuck the police)^✦

Watch out for all this, nigga^✦

[Verse 2]

Still on parole^✦ and I'm the first nigga^✦ servin'^✦

Pour some liquor^✦ on the curb, for my homies^✦ that deserve it

If I wanna^✦ make a million, gotta^✦ stay dealin'^✦

Kinda^✦ boomin'^✦ round the way, think today^✦ I make a killin'^✦

Dressin' down like I'm dirty,^✦ but only^✦ on the block

Just a clever^✦ disguise, to keep me runnin'^✦ from the cops

I'm gettin'^✦ high, think I'll die if I don't get no ends

I'm in a bucket^✦ but I'm ridin'^✦ it like it's a Benz

I hit the strip I let my music buck

Drinkin' liquor^✦ and I'm lookin'^✦ for a bitch to fuck

Rather^✦ die makin'^✦ money,^✦ than live poor and legal

As I slang another ounce, I wish it was a kilo^✦

I need money^✦ in a major^✦ way

Time to fuck my girl, she gettin'^✦ paid today,^✦ ha hah ha

I live Thug Life and let the money^✦ come to me

'Cause they can never^✦ take the game from a young G

[Chorus]

I'm gettin'^✦ money^✦ (Money)^✦

[Collision]

Yeah nigga,^✦ get paid

Can't fade me boy

To my niggas^✦ in Oaktown

Get money^✦

That's right y'all

That's how we run the shit in '93 boy

Fuck them niggas^✦ [?]

[Verse 3]

Damned^✦ if I don't, and damned^✦ if a nigga^✦ do

Now watch a young motherfucker^✦ pull the trigger too

RAISE UP, and don't let them see ya cry

Dry your eyes, young nigga^✦ time for do or die

I pack a pistol^✦ in my pocket,^✦ ready^✦ on my Glock

Ain't no time for a nigga^✦ to even^✦ cock shit

I done seen a motherfucker^✦ peep pain

At point blank range 'cause he slept on the game

Ain't a damn thing changed, they shakin'^✦ the dice

Now roll 'em if you can't stand pain better^✦ hold 'em

'Cause ain't no tellin'^✦ what ya might roll

You might fold catch AIDS from a slight cold

You better^✦ live ya' life to the fullest

Be quick to kill a bull got a pistol^✦ motherfucker^✦ better^✦ pull it

And even^✦ if they kill me

They can never^✦ take the life of a young G

[Chorus]

I'm gettin'^✦ money^✦ (Money)^✦

Gettin'^✦ money^✦ (Gettin'^✦ money)^✦

[Collision]

Gettin'^✦ paid nigga^✦ (That's right), for my niggas^✦ in the hood

That's right nigga,^✦ that's right boy enough for love

Talk to hold that shit boy [?]

Pass the shit

Gettin'^✦ paid (Gettin'^✦ paid)

Technical Breakdown

7.2

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 / Rhythm6.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.5

Performance and control

Computed Score7.16

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

2Pac uses a visceral, street-level narrative to contrast legal poverty with the lucrative, high-stakes nature of illicit hustling, prioritizing rhythmic repetition and raw attitude over complex lyrical subtext.

9.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

6.5

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

Wordplay

7.5

Delivery

Internal rhyme chainingMultisyllabic rhyme schemesNarrative framingColloquial imagery

Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on dense, multisyllabic end-rhymes (servin'/deservin', dealin'/killin') combined with consistent internal vowel patterns that drive the momentum forward in a standard AABB-style cadence.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"I'm in a bucket but I'm ridin' it like it's a Benz"

① Driving an old, unreliable, beat-up car (a 'bucket').② Maintaining a high-status mindset and confident persona despite having inferior equipment.

"Dressin' down like I'm dirty, but only on the block / Just a clever disguise"

① Physical clothing choice to blend into the neighborhood environment.② A tactical measure to avoid police profiling and law enforcement attention.

Commanding, authentic vocal delivery

Strong sense of narrative urgency

Rhythmic consistency that fits the era's G-Funk aesthetic

Lyrics are largely literal and lack deep metaphorical layering

Punchlines are functional rather than inventive

Lacks the structural complexity of his later, more refined work

I'm Gettin' Money

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