R U Still Down? (Remember Me)
Fuck All Y'all
2Pac
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
27
End
160
Internal
65
Multi
180
Slant
10
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Verse 2]
I'm sippin'✦ Tanqueray and juice, and what's the use?n'Cause I'm a hopeless thug
Ain't no love, reminiscin' on how close we was
Way back in the day, before✦ they put the crack in the way
And hey, how much money✦ can you stack in a day?
It's gettin'✦ rough, collect✦ calls from my niggas in cuffs
I recollect✦ we used✦ to ball, now just living's enough✦
I stand tall in the winter,✦ summer,✦ spring or fall
"Thug For Life" sprawled all across the wall
And all about✦ my dollars make me wanna✦ holla✦
Drop an album, sell a million, give a fuck about✦ tomorrow
I know, it's gettin'✦ crazy✦ after✦ dark, these marks
Keep on huffin'✦ and puffin',✦ ain't no fear in my heart
What's goin' on in the ghetto?✦ Still struggle and strive
I still roll with the heater,✦ smokin'✦ Chocolate✦ Thai
In '94, I'll be goin' solo✦
Too many✦ problems of my own so I'm rollin'✦ dolo,✦ fuck all y'all
[Chorus]
Huh, pardon✦ me
I thought I had friends, but I ain't got no fuckin'✦ friends (That's right, fuck all y'all)
I thought I had friends, but I ain't got no fuckin'✦ friends (Fuck all y'all)
Fuck all y'all
I thought I had friends, but I ain't got no fuckin'✦ friends
[Verse 3]
I went from rags to riches✦
Quick to socializin' with the baddest bitches✦
Went from a bucket✦ to a rag with switches✦
I'm seein' death around the corner✦
I'm bumpin'✦ "Gloria,"✦ doin' 90 ‘cause I wanna✦
I'm gettin'✦ high, and like I said, it was some Chocolate✦ Thai
Mixed✦ with some Indonesia, watch me fly
And even✦ though I know the cops behind me (Haha!)✦
Hit the weed and I continue doin' 90 (Biatch!)
Until I get caught, another ticket✦ get to kick it in court
Fuck the law, give a shit, I'm even✦ worse than before✦
I know they wanna✦ see a nigga✦ buried✦
But I ain't worried, still throwin' these thangs, got me locked✦ in these chains
And hey, nigga,✦ what the fuck is you wailin'✦ 'bout?
Soon as I hit the cell, I'll be bailin'✦ out
And when I hit the streets, I'm in a rush to ball
I'm screamin' "Thug Life!", nigga,✦ fuck y'all (I thought I had friends, but I ain't got no fuckin'✦ friends)
[Outro]
That’s right, fuck all y'all man (I thought I had friends, but I ain't got no fuckin'✦ friends)
Fuck all y’all
That is right, I don’t need nobody✦ (I thought I had friends, but I ain't got no fuckin'✦ friends)
Fuck all y’all
Fuck all the hard copies✦ daily✦ news (I thought I had friends, but I ain't got no fuckin'✦ friends)
Fuck the bitches,✦ the tele news, New York Posts, all those motherfuckers (I thought I had friends, but I ain't got no fuckin'✦ friends)
Fuck all y’all
Fuck 'em
I thought I had friends, but I ain't got no fuckin'✦ friends
I thought I had friends, but I ain't got no—
Technical Breakdown
8.8
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm9.0
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 Score8.76
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
2Pac uses a conversational, rhythmic flow that prioritizes emotional resonance and social commentary over complex metaphorical density, defining the mid-90s 'reality rap' aesthetic.
A
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
9.5
Delivery
Conversational cadenceMultisyllabic internal rhymingSocial narrativeDynamic shifts in aggression
Rhyme Architecture: Primarily AAAA or AABB couplets with dense internal multi-rhyme chains (e.g., 'juice/use/hopeless/close/was').
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"before they put the crack in the way"
① Physical obstacles placed in the street or neighborhood.② The introduction and systematic spread of crack cocaine into the community as a systemic barrier.
"rollin' dolo"
① Moving or acting physically alone.② A play on 'solo' and the concept of riding 'dole' or acting independently as a direct reaction to betrayal.
Raw emotional delivery
Superior rhythmic pocket
Strong social contextualization
Cohesive thematic narrative
Limited usage of complex figurative language
Relies heavily on genre tropes of the era