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Holler If Ya Hear Me

2Pac

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

44

End

197

Internal

117

Multi

293

Slant

29

Chain

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[Chorus]
"Hard"
"Tellin'✦ you to hear it" "The rebel"✦
"Tellin'✦ you to hear it"
Holler✦ if ya hear me! "Hard"
"Tellin'✦ you to hear it" "The rebel"✦
"Tellin'✦ you to hear it"
Holler✦ if ya hear me! "Hard"
"Tellin'✦ you to hear it" "The rebel"✦
"Tellin'✦ you to hear it"
[Verse 2]
Pump your fists like this
Holler✦ if ya hear me, pump pump if you're pissed✦
To the sell-outs, livin'✦ it up
One way or another you'll be givin'✦ it up, huh
I guess 'cause I'm Black born
I'm supposed to say peace, sing songs and get capped✦ on
But it's time for a new plan, bam!
I'll be swingin' like a one-man✦ clan
Here we go, turn it up, don't stop
To my homies✦ on the block gettin'✦ dropped by cops
I'm still around✦ for ya
Keepin'✦ my sound underground for ya
And I'ma throw a change up
Quayle ain't do nothing but blow my name up, huh
Now my homies✦ in the backstreets,✦ the Black streets
They feel me when they rollin'✦ in their fat Jeeps
This ain't just a rap song, a Black song
Tellin'✦ all my brothers,✦ get their strap on
And look for me in the struggle
Hustlin 'til other✦ brothers✦ bubble
Holler✦ if ya hear me!
[Chorus]
"Tellin'✦ you to hear it" "The rebel"✦
"Tellin'✦ you to hear it"
Holler✦ if ya hear me! "Hard"
"Tellin'✦ you to hear it" "The rebel"✦ (You're too near me, see it clearly)✦
"Tellin'✦ you to hear it"
Holler✦ if ya hear me! "Hard"
"Tellin'✦ you to hear it" "The rebel"✦
"Tellin'✦ you to hear it"
Holler✦ if ya hear me! "Hard"
"Tellin'✦ you to hear it" "The rebel"✦
"Tell— Tellin'✦ you to hear it"
Holler✦ if ya hear me!
[Verse 3]
Will I quit? Will I quit?
They claim that I'm violent, but still I keep
Representin', never✦ give up on a good thing
Wouldn't stop it if we could, it's a hood thing
And now I'm like a major threat
'Cause I'll remind you of the things you were made to forget✦
Bring the noise to all my boys
Know the real from the busters and the decoys✦
And if you hustle like a real G
Pump your fist if ya feel me, holler✦ if ya hear me
Learn to survive in the nine-tre'
I make rhyme pay, others make crime pay
Whatever it takes✦ to live and stand
'Cause nobody✦ else'll✦ give a damn
So we live like caged✦ beasts
Waitin'✦ for the day to let the rage free
Still me 'til they kill me
I love it when they fear me, holler✦ if ya hear me!
[Chorus]
"Tellin'✦ you to hear it" "The rebel"✦
"Tellin'✦ you to hear it"
Holler✦ if ya hear me! "Hard"
"Tellin'✦ you to hear it" "The rebel"✦
"Tellin'✦ you to hear it"
Holler✦ if ya hear me! "Hard"
"Tellin'✦ you to hear it" "The rebel"✦
"Tellin'✦ you to hear it"
Holler✦ if ya hear me! "Hard"
"Tellin'✦ you to hear it" "The rebel"✦ (You're too near me, see it clearly)✦
"Tellin'✦ you to hear it"
Holler✦ if ya hear me! "Hard"
"Tellin'✦ you to hear it" "The rebel"✦
"Tellin'✦ you to hear it"
Holler✦ if ya hear me! "Hard"
"Tellin'✦ you to hear it" "The rebel"✦
"Tell— Tellin'✦ you to hear it"
Holler✦ if ya hear me! "Hard"
"Tellin'✦ you to hear it" "The rebel"✦
"Tellin'✦ you to hear it"
Holler✦ if ya hear me! "Hard"
"Tellin'✦ you to hear it" "The rebel"✦
"Tellin'✦ you to hear it"
"Hard"
"Tellin'✦ you to hear it" "The rebel"✦
"Tellin'✦ you to hear it"
"Hard"
"Tellin'✦ you to hear it" "The rebel"✦
"Tellin'✦ you to hear it"
"Hard"
"The rebel"✦
"Hard"
"The rebel"✦
Holler✦ if ya hear me!
"Hard"
"The rebel"✦
Holler✦ if ya hear me!
"Hard"
"The rebel"✦
Holler✦ if ya hear me!
"Hard"
"The rebel"✦
Holler✦ if ya hear me!
"Hard"
"The rebel"✦
Holler✦ if ya hear me!
"Hard"
"The rebel"✦
Holler✦ if ya hear me!
"Hard"
"The rebel"✦
Holler✦ if ya hear me!
"Hard"
"The rebel"✦
Holler✦ if ya hear me!
"Hard"
"The rebel"✦
Holler✦ if ya hear me!
"Hard"
"The rebel"✦
Holler✦ if ya hear me!
"Hard"
"The rebel"✦
"Hard"
"The rebel"✦
"Hard"

Technical Breakdown

8.4
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes8.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm10.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity4.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control9.0

Performance and control

Computed Score8.41

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse relies on aggressive, rhythmic delivery and a clear, focused sociopolitical narrative rather than high-concept linguistic abstraction, perfectly capturing the 1993 zeitgeist of militant protest music.

A
8.5
Multisyllabic
8.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
4
Vocabulary
6
Wordplay
9
Delivery
Aggressive percussive consonantsCall-and-response cadenceDynamic shifts in vocal intensityAnaphoric repetition for thematic reinforcement
Rhyme Architecture: A mix of AABB and AAAA structures with frequent internal rhyme clusters that serve to drive the aggressive pulse of the track.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"One way or another you'll be givin' it up"

① The sell-outs will eventually lose their current wealth or status.② The sell-outs will be forced to surrender or face the consequences of their betrayal.

"I'll be swingin' like a one-man clan"

① Physical confrontation, implying combat or fighting.② A direct subversion of the KKK (Ku Klux Klan), reclaiming the power dynamic of a 'clan' for the oppressed.

Exceptional command of rhythmic pocket

Powerful emotional resonance and authentic delivery

Strong structural arc from cultural critique to personal manifesto

Limited metaphorical complexity

Vocabulary relies on standard genre-typical vernacular

Lacks deep-layer polysemy

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