Pac's Life
Soon as I Get Home
2Pac
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
43
End
195
Internal
104
Multi
211
Slant
28
Chain
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[Verse 2: 2Pac]
Sittin'✦ here lookin'✦ at pictures of me and you livin'✦
But now you out in the world, while I'm twistin' in prison✦
Love letters come daily,✦ words of affection
You send me money✦ and nude flicks, beggin'✦ for some sexin'✦
Stay wide open,✦ keep your eyes peeled✦
And my advice✦ is "Keep it real or you can die squeelin'."
Plus, I never✦ had to worry✦ 'bout a visit,✦ ‘cause you're there daily✦
Guards tryna✦ get your number,✦ you don't dare tell me
Tongue-kissin', steady✦ humpin',✦ tryna✦ touch up somethin'✦
Before✦ the C-O in the corner✦ jump in, frontin'✦
Late night reminiscin', everybody's quiet
I think something's in the air, prepare for the riot
It's padlocks in my socks, steel from the bed springs
I touch 'em with thug love and then let they heads ring
I started a war but now I'm gone
Release me to the streets in the mornin',✦ it's on, soon as I get home
[Chorus: 2Pac]
Grab my gats, locate✦ my comrades✦
Let's get my enemies✦ not knowin'✦ I'm comin'✦ back
Let's get my money✦ out the safe
It's time to turn the streets into✦ a war zone
Soon as I get home
[Verse 3: Yaki Kadafi]
Since you've been gone
My whole life's✦ been like a game of Cee-lo✦
Thinkin' big, like the kid from Casino,✦ fulfillin' my dreams like Nino✦
Brown, the whole town be shook up and me and Mama✦ survivin'
Depends on how many✦ rocks a young nigga✦ cook up
Narcotics got traffic, seen those niggas you blasted
Wantin'✦ me in a casket,✦ on a ground, kind of plastic
Yeah, nigga,✦ I heard, Lil' Mu gave the word
You get paroled on the third, it's all love with these herbs
We out here frontin',✦ still here but all about✦ nothin'✦
But double O's is what I'm wantin'✦
And I'm tryna✦ see somethin'✦ that we ain't never✦ had
Luxury✦ life, results livin'✦ bad
Tricks of the trade, shit that shoulda been taught by Dad
But learned through the crew, lessons between me and you
And once we lock this shit down, it ain't a thing they can do
Meanwhile I stay waitin'✦ by the phone
Hopin'✦ I'll get a call tellin'✦ a nigga✦ that you home
[Chorus: 2Pac]
Grab the gats, locate✦ my comrades✦
Let's get my enemies✦ not knowin'✦ I'm comin'✦ back
Go get my money✦ out the safe
It's time to turn the streets into✦ a war zone
Soon as I get home
Grab my gats, locate✦ my comrades✦
Let's get my enemies✦ not knowin'✦ I'm comin'✦ back
Go get my money✦ out the safe
It's time to turn the streets into✦ a war zone
Soon as I get home
Grab my gats, locate✦ my comrades✦
Let's get my enemies✦ not knowin'✦ I'm comin'✦ back
Go get my money✦ out the safe
It's time to turn the streets into✦ a war zone
Soon as I get home
Grab my gats, locate✦ my comrades✦
Let's get my enemies✦ not knowin'✦ I'm comin'✦ back
Go get my money✦ out the safe
It's time to turn the streets into✦ a war zone
Soon as I get home
Grab my gats, locate✦ my comrades✦
Go get my enemies✦ not knowin'✦ I'm comin'✦ back
Go get my money✦ out the safe
It's time to turn the streets into✦ a war zone
Soon as I get home
Grab my gats, locate✦ my comrades✦
Go get my enemies✦ not knowin'✦ I'm comin'✦ back
Go get my money✦ out the safe
It's time to turn the streets into✦ a war zone
Soon as I get home
Grab my gats, locate✦ my comrades✦
Go get my enemies✦ not knowin'✦ I'm comin'✦ back
Go get my money✦ out the safe
It's time to turn the streets into✦ a war zone
Yeah!
Technical Breakdown
8.9
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5
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 Complexity6.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control9.0
Performance and control
Computed Score8.88
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
The verse excels in raw, visceral narrative cohesion, leveraging 2Pac's ability to transition from intimate epistolary sentiment to explosive, hardened prison survival tactics within a compact 16-bar structure.
A+
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
9
Delivery
Internal multi-syllabic rhymingNarrative arc progressionEpistolary-to-violent contrastRhythmic pocket maintenance
Rhyme Architecture: A complex mix of AABB and AAAA mono-rhyme clusters that bleed into heavy internal assonance (e.g., 'twistin/prison', 'humpin/somethin'). The flow is anchored by a consistent 4/4 cadence that accelerates as the theme shifts from longing to imminent violence.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Keep it real or you can die squeelin'"
① Maintaining street credibility and loyalty to the code.② A literal warning that violating the 'no snitching' code in prison leads to lethal retaliation.
"Padlocks in my socks"
① A reference to a makeshift prison flail/weapon (padlock inside a sock).② An indicator of the transition from romantic vulnerability to hyper-vigilant survival mode.
Exceptional emotional grounding and narrative pacing
High-density internal rhyme scheme
Commanding vocal presence that fluctuates naturally with the subject matter
Limited vocabulary breadth compared to modern high-concept lyricists
Relies on established tropes of the mid-90s gangsta rap genre