Better Dayz
Never Call U Bitch Again
2Pac
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
21
End
245
Internal
78
Multi
251
Slant
12
Chain
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[Hook: Jewell & 2Pac]
If I hurt ya it wasn't intentional✦ (I know, I know)
I tried to change but it's hard to let it go (All that is dead though, I'm changed)
Wait and see
All the love you gave, you'll get it back from me
I swear I'll never✦ call you bitch again,✦ believe✦ me! Uh!
If I hurt ya it wasn't intentional✦ (I know what time it is)
I tried to change but it's hard to let it go (She's gotta✦ givin'✦ nigga✦ time to grow up, you know I'm sayin'? That was way back)
Wait and see
All the love you gave, you'll get it back from me
I swear I'll never✦ call you bitch again,✦ hey!
[Verse 2: 2Pac & Jewell]
I wake up early✦ in the mornin',✦ at the crack of dawn
Nigga✦ still tired✦ so I'm yawnin',✦ and now I'm gone
Tryin' to get my money✦ on strong, so an early✦ riser✦
Out before✦ them other✦ guys, that's the way to profit✦ every✦ time
Can't get too close my enemies,✦ they see ghosts, they envy✦ me
Plus we been beefin'✦ with the East Coast, with casualties✦
Got stopped✦ in traffic, had a warrant, so they gaffled me
But while I'm gone, watch my business and my back for me
My enemies✦ think they got me crossed,✦ they ain't knowin'✦
Ain't no love for player haters where you cowards goin'
You paid bail, got me out of jail, home again✦
I promise not to leave you on your own again✦
Cristal corks are popped,✦ romantic✦ thoughts are dropped✦
It's so frantic✦ but don't panic, 'cause we crossed✦ the top
I found a partner and a rider,✦ a woman✦ and friend
I swear I'll never✦ call you bitch again,✦ believe✦ me! (I never✦ hurt you!)
[Hook: Jewell]
If I hurt ya it wasn't intentional✦
I tried to change but it's hard to let it go
Wait and see
All the love you gave, you'll get it back from me
If I hurt ya it wasn't intentional✦
I tried to change but it's hard to let it go
Wait and see
All the love you gave, you'll get it back from me
[Verse 3: 2Pac & Jewell]
(Can we—) witness the evil✦ men do, all this shit I been through (Oh baby!)✦
Never✦ meant to hurt you — can we make this work, boo? (Ooohh)
I know you been feelin'✦ pain, things are not the same
Waitin'✦ to exhale✦ while I'm sittin'✦ in the county✦ jail
Keep your head up, 'cause things are gettin'✦ better✦
My cellmate shed tears of your last love letter✦
Told him you would find a friend, so keep your eyes peeled✦ (It hurts me)
Sorry✦ if I cuss, but it's the sufferin' that I feel (Ooohh)
Who can I trust? And if I bust, will she snitch? (If I hurt ya it wasn't intentional)✦
Even✦ though you ain't the type to trip, sorry✦ if I called✦ you bitch (I tried to change but it's hard to let it go)
You showed✦ me the definition of feminine (Wait and see)
The difference between a pack of bitches and black women✦ (All the love you gave, you'll get it back from me)
Huh, I see the boss for the third time, hope to see you soon (If I hurt ya it wasn't intentional)✦
Pictures of us kissin'✦ in the livin'✦ room, in the nude (I tried to change but it's hard to let it go)
Thanks for bein' there much more than a friend (Wait and see)
I swear I'll never✦ call you bitch again,✦ believe✦ me! (All the love you gave, you'll get it back from me, babe!)
[Outro: Jewell & 2Pac]
Uhhh baby✦
I never✦ meant to hurt you, oh no!
I have to understand
You need to be a man
I'll be your shoulder to cry on…
One more time, one more time
I swear I'll never✦ call you bitch again,✦ believe✦ me!
I swear I'll never✦ call you bitch again,✦ believe✦ me!
Technical Breakdown
8.9
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 / Rhythm10.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity7.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control8.5
Performance and control
Computed Score8.86
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
2Pac utilizes a conversational, urgent delivery style that balances the structural rigidity of internal rhymes with an intimate, raw vulnerability, effectively pivoting from street-hardened narratives to personal accountability.
A+
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
8.5
Delivery
Internal rhyme chainsMultisyllabic enjambmentConversational cadenceThematic progression from external strife to personal apology
Rhyme Architecture: The verse employs a consistent AABB-influenced scheme with high-density internal rhyme strings, particularly in the opening bars, transitioning into narrative-driven end-rhymes.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"see ghosts, they envy me"
① The literal sense of seeing spirits or haunting specters from past trauma.② A metaphor for the paranoia of being successful; enemies 'haunting' the rapper's life due to jealousy.
"Got stopped in traffic, had a warrant, so they gaffled me"
① Literal arrest by law enforcement during a routine traffic stop.② A realization of the rapper's 'trapped' lifestyle where his past (warrants) physically interrupts his forward progress.
Exceptional rhythmic placement of internal rhymes
High emotional resonance and authenticity in delivery
Strong narrative arc within the context of a 16-bar sequence
Relies on standard street-rap tropes of the era
Lack of complex, multi-layered metaphors
Some rhymes feel functionally driven by the rhyme scheme rather than meaning