Better Dayz

Military Minds

2Pac

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

30

End

246

Internal

112

Multi

305

Slant

13

Chain

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[Verse 2: Tek & Steele]
They called✦ us for assignment, one of the squad's finest✦
Skills in guerilla✦ warfare and blessed with refinement
My rap sheet, contains sections✦ of bomb sessions✦
Says I'm responsible for black Smif-N-Wessun
Puttin'✦ likkle youts in a military state of mind (State of mind)
Dangerous like chronic and yard when combined
Cocoa✦ Brovaz 'pon de borderline
Test de sound and ye dead same ti-ime
Man to man, I'm facin'✦ the Devil with a plan
Judo✦ stance, first glance, I'm makin'✦ my advance✦
Animal✦ instincts, intelligence of an assassin
Masked✦ men, ninjas✦ that surround me, ready✦ to attack✦
I react swiftly, what father✦ taught me sticks with me
Never✦ forget✦ the method, stick and move strictly
Shit be seemin'✦ like it's closin'✦ in
With no regrets I hold position✦ 'cause I suppose I'm one of the chosen✦ men
[Verse 3: Buckshot]
Picture being put in a position✦ to move
And you can't move 'cause your move was blocked✦ by the knight
At 12 o'clock,✦ that's when the madness begins
So I start to focus✦ in, my thoughts on the war
'Cause the rule is the law, and the law that we live by
Is to stay true to self, in this case, BDI
Why try if your body✦ lie
By the block true soldier✦ mentality, this is how we rock 'n' roll
(This is how we ride)
[Chorus:Boot Camp Clik]
Stick and move, time to show 'em how to make a move
Or get moved✦ on, let's see who strong
[Verse 4: Tek & Steele]
In the gaze of the strange, where nothin'✦ stays the same
Where new faces✦ come through with similar game
Now who you thought was them, really✦ ain't
They catchin' deja✦ vu's of the game people play
It's a call for readjustment, fine tune yo' position✦
You slippin'✦ and trippin'✦ 'stead of bobbin✦ and dippin'✦
But never✦ let this world of stress get the best of me
Takin'✦ breathin' techniques, slay you with tai chi
What does it take, to get a break in the world of snakes✦
And those who fake, elimination✦ I'm facin'✦ destruction✦
Outlawed, so I duck and down
Fo'-fo'✦ is bustin',✦ no one to trust in
Rushin'✦ to the goal line
Catch a nigga✦ beat him treat him like he stole mine
No swine, I'm a soldier,✦ soldier✦ I control✦ mine
Time to, take you, back into✦ time, follow✦ this here
[Verse 5: Buckshot]
One way out, this black hole
For this black soul, shit is outta✦ control✦
I'm fightin' for my position✦ to be a fetus✦ in this world I'm enterin'
And my face is sentencin' for repentance✦
Before✦ my body✦ was fully✦ formed✦ into✦ a human✦
I was already consumin' weed
'Cause my moms used✦ to smoke back in the '70s
Maybe that's why in the '90s I drop G's when I drop degrees
When I ease across the block with Pac
Got all y'all niggas✦ shocked✦
You didn't think Boot Camp Clik would link with a Outlaw✦ mind?
If you do you press rewind✦
And you can peep guerrilla✦ tactics in every✦ line
[Outro: 2Pac]
Yeah, and this is how we do it!
Where my real thugs, where they at?
Let me, see my real thugs, now where ya at?
Won't ya see my real thugs, where ya at?
Let me, see my real thugs, where ya at now?
Where my real thugs, let me see, where ya at?
Tell me where my real thugs gots to see, where ya at?
Where's✦ my soldiers✦ - where ya at?
Where my, real soldiers✦ - where ya at?
Where my soldiers✦ at; where ya at, where ya at?
Get yo' strap, my nigga;✦ where ya at, where ya at?
Where my soldiers✦ at; where ya at, what ya at?
Get ya thug niggas,✦ where ya at, witcha✦ strap?
Where my soldiers✦ at, where my true thug niggas✦
No longer✦ drug dealers✦ 'cause we now, thug niggas✦
Where my soldiers✦ at, no longer✦ drug dealers✦
'Cause we now, thug niggas,✦ let me, where my
Where my soldiers✦ at? Put your pistols✦ in the air
Where my soldiers✦ at? Put yo' guns up
Tell me where my soldiers✦ at? Put yo' pistols✦ in the air
Where my, soldiers,✦ my true thug rollers
Yes, it just doesn't quit, yes!
This is that real hip-hop✦ shit yes!
Fuck what you heard
From the ghetto✦ to the 'burbs, know we meant, every✦ word
Where my soldiers?✦ Where my soldiers✦ at?
Where my soldiers?✦ Where my soldiers✦ at?
Put yo' hand on the pistol, put yo' pistols✦ in the air
Where my soldiers✦ at? Where my soldiers✦ at?
Where my soldiers?✦ Where my soldiers✦ at?
Where my soldiers?✦ Where my soldiers✦ at?
When Bob Dole and Delores Tucker✦ wanna✦ know
Where my soldiers✦ at, go bo!!

Technical Breakdown

8.9
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres7.0

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 Score8.91

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse excels in rhythmic propulsion and thematic consistency, leveraging military metaphors to ground the aggressive persona, though it relies more on atmosphere than high-concept lyrical density.

A+
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
7
Wordplay
8.5
Delivery
Military-themed internal rhymesMultisyllabic enjambmentPatois-inflected rhythmic cadenceChess-based metaphor integration
Rhyme Architecture: The scheme utilizes a dense, overlapping structure characterized by AABB and interlocking internal rhymes that mirror the 'military' theme, emphasizing heavy percussive stress on end-rhymes.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"blocked by the knight"

① A literal tactical obstruction in a confrontation② A chess maneuver (knight piece) referencing the 'game' of street survival

"responsible for black Smif-N-Wessun"

① A statement of authorship regarding the musical group Smif-N-Wessun② A double entendre implying responsibility for the actual firearm-related damage (Smith & Wesson) in the street environment

Impeccable pocket placement and rhythmic density

Cohesive thematic world-building

Effective use of multi-syllabic rhyme clusters to drive the tempo

Authentic integration of cultural cadence (Patois) into the rhyme structure

Metaphorical complexity is occasionally subservient to rhythmic flow

Some imagery leans toward genre-standard tropes rather than ground-breaking abstraction

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