Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z...
Point the Finga
2Pac
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
49
End
342
Internal
50
Multi
211
Slant
22
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Hook]
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger,✦ ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger,✦ ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger,✦ ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger,✦ ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
[Verse 2]
As I run up on em madman,✦ a nutcase with a screw loose
A zoot troupe full of foolies✦ with toolies✦
Niggas✦ run to me don't come to me with beef
Take your jewels and your jeep, boom boom! Let that ass sleep
It's gettin'✦ hectic, niggas✦ run, quick
Buckshots are the payback for dumb shit
All you niggas✦ on the block tryin' to test me
Best wear a vest or get open like, sesame✦
I'll run up on you mad deep; while you're tryin' to sleep
I'm steady✦ pumpin'✦ bullets in your sheets
Wake up, motherfucker, don't stutter
Point blank by a nigga✦ from the gutter,✦ yeah!
Gimme mine, gimme mine, gimme, mine
Ban my rhymes,✦ now It's back to bustin',✦ nines✦
And bustaz can't get none, hell no
A quick flurry✦ and he's buried✦ with a swelled jaw
I came up from the amateurs to pro hits
At 5-0, so you know I take no shit
And everybody wants to kill a bringer
Of bad news, so they choose, to point the finga✦
[Hook]
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger,✦ ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger,✦ ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger,✦ ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger,✦ ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
[Bridge]
One two three, peace to the real G's
Still me, til these motherfuckers✦ kill me
I bring skills and I build, kill at will
Smoke sess til I'm ill, still feel me?
I say one two three, peace to the real G's
Still me, til these motherfuckers✦ kill me
Pick it up, pick it up, give it up
Best to duck or get fucked✦ for your bucks
Scream one two three, peace to the real G's
Still me, til these motherfuckers✦ kill me
I can't give up, it's a black thang
And I ain't goin back to the crack game
(You can do it son; be a man and stand up or run)
Bitches,✦ let 'em point the finga✦
(You can do it son; be a man and stand up or run)
Snitches,✦ let 'em point the finga✦
Yo, one two three, peace to my real G's
Still me, til these motherfuckers✦ kill me
I guess nobody✦ loves✦ a rap singer✦
That's why these motherfuckers...(hahaha!) point the finga✦
[Hook]
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger,✦ ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger,✦ ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger,✦ ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger,✦ ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger,✦ ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger,✦ ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger,✦ ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger,✦ ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger,✦ ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger,✦ ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Boom boom boom on your black ass, bitch
"You could get the finger,✦ ("Come and get some!") the middle!"
Technical Breakdown
8.5
Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5
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 Complexity4.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control9.0
Performance and control
Computed Score8.46
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
The verse functions as a masterclass in aggressive cadence and rhythmic pocket-seizing, prioritizing kinetic energy and direct intimidation over complex lyrical density.
A
7.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
4
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
9
Delivery
Aggressive enunciationMultisyllabic internal rhyme clustersPercussive cadenceContextual wordplay
Rhyme Architecture: 2Pac utilizes a high-frequency internal rhyme scheme (e.g., 'loose/zoot/foolies/toolies') that cascades into strong, percussive end rhymes, typical of the early 90s West Coast aesthetic.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Best wear a vest or get open like, sesame"
① A call-out to the fairy tale 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves' where 'open sesame' unlocks a door.② A violent metaphor suggesting the target's chest will be 'opened' by gunfire, forcing them to wear a bulletproof vest for protection.
"I'm steady pumpin' bullets in your sheets"
① A direct threat of lethal force during an ambush in the victim's bedroom.② A subversion of the intimacy of sleeping, turning the bed into a site of violent discharge.
Commanding vocal presence
Consistent rhythmic pocket
Effective integration of internal rhymes
High-tension delivery
Limited vocabulary breadth
Reliance on repetitive street tropes
Lack of multi-layered philosophical depth