2Pacalypse Now

I Don't Give a Fuck

2Pac

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

23

End

148

Internal

49

Multi

162

Slant

4

Chain

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[Verse 2: Pogo]
Nigga,✦ it ain't just the Blacks
It's also✦ a gang of motherfuckers✦ dressed in blue slacks
They say niggas✦ hang in packs and they attitudes is shitty✦
So, tell me, who's the biggest gang of niggas✦ in the city?✦
They say we niggas✦ like to do niggas✦
So me and a cop are just two niggas✦
A street-walkin'✦ nigga✦ and a beat-walkin'✦ nigga✦
With a badge, I end his future✦ and his past
With a blast, take his cash before✦ I dash and bash his head in
Dump him at the dead end, and that's just his luck
'Cause a nigga✦ like P don't really✦ give a fuck
[Verse 3: 2Pac]
Walked✦ in the store, what's everybody starin'✦ at?
They act like they never✦ seen a motherfucker wearin'✦ black
Followin' a nigga✦ and shit, ain't this a bitch?
All I wanted✦ was some chips
I wanna✦ take my business elsewhere, but where?
’Cause who in the hell cares✦
About✦ a Black man with a Black need?
They wanna✦ jack me like some kind of crack fiend
I wonder✦ if he knows that my income✦
Is more than his pension, salary,✦ and then some
Your daughter is my number✦ one fan
And your trife-ass wife wants a life with a Black man
So who's the mack? In fact, who's the blackjack?
Sit back and get fat off the fat cat
While he thinks that he's gettin'✦ over✦
I bust a move as smooth as Casanova
And count another quick mill'
I'm gettin'✦ paid for my trade, but I'm still real
And if you look between the lines,✦ you'll find a rhyme
As strong as a fuckin'✦ nine
Mail stacked up, niggas✦ wanna✦ act up
Let's put the gats up and throw your blacks up
But the cops getting dropped by the gunshot
Used✦ to come, but he's done, now we run the block
To my brothers, stay strong, keep your heads up
They know we fed up
But they just don't give a fuck
Yeah, they just don't give a fuck (I don't give a fuck either,✦ man)
[Outro: 2Pac]
I gotta✦ give my fuck offs
Fuck you to the San Francisco Police✦ Department✦
Fuck you to the Marin✦ County✦ Sheriff's Department✦
Fuck you to the FBI
Fuck you to the CIA
Fuck you to the B-U-S-H
Fuck you to the Ameri-K-K-Ka
Fuck you to all you redneck prejudice motherfuckers✦
That wanna✦ fuck with me, fuck y'all
Punk, gay, sensitive, little dick bastards
2Pacalypse motherfuckerin' now
Y'all can all kiss my ass and suck my dick
And my Uncle Tommy's balls
Fuck y'all
Punks

Technical Breakdown

7.3
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm7.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.5

Performance and control

Computed Score7.33

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Pac utilizes a confrontational, conversational delivery style that emphasizes social critique through juxtaposition, effectively turning the 'criminal' trope back on systemic authorities.

B+
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
7
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
6
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
Internal rhyme chainsSocial juxtapositionConversational cadenceRhetorical questioning
Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on dense AAAA/AABB patterns that favor rhythmic punch over complex multi-syllabic setups, utilizing slant rhymes to maintain the momentum of the rant.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"They wanna jack me like some kind of crack fiend"

① The store clerk/society is viewing him as a criminal threat who might commit a robbery.② He is highlighting the systemic exploitation (jacking) of Black bodies, equating the system's predatory behavior to the desperation of a drug addict.

"Is more than his pension, salary, and then some"

① A literal comparison of financial status to demonstrate his success.② A direct power reversal where he asserts his independence from the system that views him as a subordinate.

High intensity and conviction

Effective use of vernacular to build character

Strong rhythmic consistency that serves the angry tone

Reliance on somewhat dated social tropes

Lack of intricate, multi-layered wordplay compared to later era standards

Linear progression lacks a surprising structural pivot

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