2Pacalypse Now

Violent...

2Pac

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

End

324

Internal

102

Multi

283

Slant

Chain

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[Verse 2]

The cops can't stand me, but they can't touch me

Call me a dope man 'cause I rock dope beats

Jacked^✦ by the police,^✦ didn't have my ID

I said, "Excuse^✦ me, why you tryin' to rob me?"

He had the nerve to say I had a curfew^✦ (Do you know what time it is?)

Get out the car or I'll hurt you (Get out the fucking car, or I'll hurt you)

So here I go, I better^✦ make my mind up

Pick my nine up or hit the line-up^✦

I chose B, stepped into^✦ the streets

The first cop grabbed^✦ me, the other^✦ ripped^✦ my seat

They grabbed^✦ my homie and they threw him to the concrete (Ayy, man, ayo, ayy, man, just come on)

(What you doin man?) They tried to frame me

They tried to say I had some dope in the back seat

But I'm a rap fiend, not a crack fiend

My homie panicked (I'm out), he tried to run (Freeze, nigga)^✦

I heard a bullet^✦ fire from the cop's gun

My homie dropped,^✦ so I hit the cop

I kept swingin', yo, I couldn't stop

Before^✦ I knew it, I was beatin'^✦ the cop senseless^✦

The other^✦ cop dropped^✦ his gun, he was defenseless^✦

Now I'm against^✦ this cop who was racist

Givin'^✦ him a taste of trading places^✦

And all this 'cause the peckerwood was tryin' this

Frame up, but I came up

Now they claimin'^✦ that I'm violent^✦

[Chorus]

They claimin'^✦ that I'm violent^✦ (Them a call us violent)^✦

Fuck a damn cop (Them a call us— call us)

Just because^✦ we play what the people want

They claimin'^✦ that I'm violent^✦

Fuck a damn cop (Them a call us— call us)

Just because^✦ we play what the people want

They claimin'^✦ that I'm violent^✦

Fuck a damn cop (Them a call us— call us)

Just because^✦ we play what the people want

Fuck a damn cop (Them a call us— call us)

[Verse 3]

As I was beatin'^✦ on a cop, I heard a gun click (Uh-oh)

Then a gun shot, but I wasn't hit

I turned^✦ around, it was my homie with the gun in hand

He shot the cop (Damn), now he's a dead man

I said, come on, it's time for us to get away^✦ (Let's go, we gotta^✦ get the fuck outta^✦ here)

They called^✦ for backup^✦ and they'll be on their way

Jumped^✦ in the car and tried to get away^✦ quick

The car wouldn't start (Damn), we in deep shit

So we jumped^✦ out (Come, on, let's take the cop's car)

We drove a little ways thinkin' that we got far

But I looked^✦ up and all I saw was blue lights

If I die tonight, I'm dying in a gunfight

I grabbed^✦ the AK, my homie took the 12 gauge

Load 'em up quick, it's time for us to spray

We'll shoot 'em up with they own fuckin'^✦ weapons

And when we through sprayin' then we steppin'

This is a lesson^✦ to the rednecks and crooked cops

You fuck with real niggas, get ya fuckin'^✦ ass dropped^✦

So here we go, the police^✦ against^✦ us

Dark as dusk, waitin'^✦ for the guns to bust (What's next, man?)

What's next, I don't know and I don't care

One thing for sure, tommorrow I won't be here

But if I go, I'm takin'^✦ all these punks with me (Pass me a clip)

Pass me a clip, G, now come and get me

You wanna^✦ sweat me, never^✦ get me to be silent

Givin'^✦ them a reason^✦ (A reason)^✦ to claim that I'm violent^✦

[Outro]

They claim— They claim— (Violent)^✦

Fuck a damn cop (They claimin'^✦ that I'm violent)^✦

Just because^✦ we play what the people want

Fuck a damn cop

They claim— They claim— (Them a call us violent)^✦

Fuck a damn cop (They claimin'^✦ that I'm violent)^✦

Just because^✦ we play what the people want

Fuck a damn cop

Violent^✦ (Them a call us— call us— them a call us)

Violent^✦ (Them a call us— call us)

Just because^✦ we play what the people want

Fuck a damn cop (They claimin'^✦ that I'm violent)^✦

They claim— They claim— (Them a call us violent)^✦

Fuck a damn cop (They claimin'^✦ that I'm violent)^✦

Just because^✦ we play what the people want

Fuck a damn cop (They claimin'^✦ that I'm violent)^✦

They claimin'^✦ that I'm violent^✦ (Fuck a damn cop)

Just because^✦ we play what the people want

Fuck a damn cop (They claimin'^✦ that I'm violent)^✦

They claimin'^✦ that I'm violent^✦ (Fuck a damn cop)

Just because^✦ we play what the people want

Fuck a damn cop (They claimin'^✦ that I'm violent)^✦

They claimin'^✦ that I'm violent^✦ (Fuck a damn cop)

Just because^✦ we play what the people want

They claimin'^✦ that I'm violent^✦ (Fuck a damn cop)

Fuck a damn cop (They claimin'^✦ that I'm violent)^✦

They claimin'^✦ that I'm violent^✦ (Fuck a damn cop)

Just because^✦ we play what the people want

Technical Breakdown

8.8

Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

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 Complexity5.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control9.5

Performance and control

Computed Score8.79

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

2Pac uses a narrative-driven flow where high-intensity delivery compensates for literal storytelling, effectively turning the verse into an immersive audio-drama that captures the paranoia and volatility of the era.

8.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

6.5

Wordplay

9.5

Delivery

Narrative arcDynamic vocal shiftingInternal rhyme chainsCall-and-response ad-libs

Rhyme Architecture: A robust mix of AABB and AAAA end-rhyme patterns heavily reinforced by dense, multi-syllabic internal rhyming that sustains the forward momentum of the story.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Call me a dope man 'cause I rock dope beats"

① The literal meaning of a 'dope man' as a drug dealer.② A play on words identifying himself as a purveyor of high-quality ('dope') music production.

"I'm a rap fiend, not a crack fiend"

① An obsessive devotion to the craft of rapping.② A clear socio-political distinction identifying the artist as a creator rather than a victim of the substance abuse epidemic ravaging his community.

Exceptional emotional resonance and visceral vocal performance

Seamless integration of ad-libs to create a multi-character scene

High-energy pacing that maintains narrative tension

Literal storytelling limits the frequency of complex metaphor

Vocabulary choices lean toward functional rather than experimental

Relying on narrative progression rather than linguistic abstraction

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