2Pacalypse Now

Part Time Mutha

2Pac

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

33

End

173

Internal

54

Multi

197

Slant

25

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: 2Pac & Poppi]
A part time
A part time
She's a part time mutha✦
A part time
A part time
She's a part time mutha✦
[Verse 2: Angelique]
I grew up in a home where no one liked✦ me
Moms would hit the pipe, every✦ night, she would fight me
Papa✦ was a nasty✦ old man like the rest
He's feelin'✦ on my chest with his hands in my dress
Just another✦ pest and yes, I was nervous
Was this a test? I just don't deserve this
I wanna✦ tell mom, but would she listen?✦
She's bound to be bitchin' if she hasn't got a fix in, so
Now I lay me down to sleep, Lord don't let him rape me
If he does my soul to keep, don't let the devil take me
Can't concentrate,✦ I contemplate✦ in my classroom✦
Thinkin'✦ how my stepdad raped✦ me in the bathroom✦
Every✦ day I make class and yet I'm missin'✦ periods
The thought of pregnancy is in my head and now I'm fearin'✦ it
I gotta✦ tell mom before✦ she sees me
I told her how he treated me and she didn't believe✦ me
Callin'✦ me a slut 'cause my butt's kinda✦ big so
Still that ain't no way to be talkin'✦ to your kids though
I can't believe✦ the way he caught her
Got her believin' him and dissin'✦ her own daughter
Time for me to break and find another✦
That's when I discovered
The ways of the days of a part time mutha✦
[Chorus: 2Pac & Poppi]
I got a part time
A part time
A part time
She's a part time mutha✦
A part time
A part time
A part time mutha✦
She's a part time mutha✦
[Verse 3: 2Pac]
I rush to tend her, talked✦ as I touched her
She blushed, the clothes✦ came off and I bust her
I'm up now, ready✦ to get drunk on the block
Here, take a cab, thanks a lot for the cock
She's gone and I'm thinkin'✦ that my game's✦ so strong
Pat myself on the back and move on
Is this just how it is? Hell no
'Cause she came back with the kid, and yo
I been payin' ever✦ since
The clothes,✦ the food, the cars and, oh, the rent
All of my time gets spent at the workplace
No time to kiss her got me this in the first place
So, I do the dishes✦ and clean the floor
When I sleep I can't dream no more
Oh no, now I'm a part time mutha✦
And I change the diapers and clean the shit
The tables✦ are turned,✦ I can't take this
Oh no, now I'm a part time mutha✦
[Chorus: 2Pac & Poppi]
A part time
A part time mutha✦
Now I'm a part time mutha✦
I'm a part time mutha✦
A part time
A part time
A part time
I'm a part time mutha✦
She's a part time
A part time mutha✦
She's a part time mutha✦
She's a part time
She's a, she's a part time
A part time
A part time
A part time mutha✦
A part time
A part time mutha✦
A part time mutha✦
Part time
Part time, part time
Part time
She's a part time mutha✦

Technical Breakdown

8.2
Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres5.0

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 Control8.0

Performance and control

Computed Score8.16

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse functions as a visceral narrative of trauma, utilizing a stark, unflinching lyrical style that prioritizes raw reportage over complex linguistic abstraction, consistent with the socially conscious realism of early 90s West Coast rap.

A
7.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
5
Vocabulary
5
Wordplay
8
Delivery
Subversion of traditional nursery rhyme structuresConfessional narrative sequencingInternalized rhythmic stressTemporal sequencing of traumatic events
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABB or AAAA end-rhyme couplets paired with dense, narrative-driven internal rhyming, utilizing the 'Now I lay me down to sleep' prayer as a structural anchor to build tension.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"I'm missin' periods"

① Physical absenteeism from school or academic life.② A reference to the onset of pregnancy and the biological cessation of the menstrual cycle, effectively linking the academic environment to the domestic crisis.

"Now I lay me down to sleep, Lord don't let him rape me"

① A subversion of the traditional 'Now I lay me down to sleep' children's prayer.② The invocation of spiritual protection amidst physical violation, highlighting the loss of childhood innocence and the intrusion of the domestic nightmare into the sacred space of bedtime.

High level of narrative cohesion and emotional weight

Exceptional rhythmic consistency that grounds painful subject matter

Effective use of a familiar cultural trope (nursery rhyme) for juxtaposition

Limited metaphorical complexity

Reliance on literal reportage rather than elevated wordplay

Predictable rhyme structures typical of early 90s social commentary

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