Loyal to the Game
Black Cotton
2Pac
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
20
End
165
Internal
125
Multi
171
Slant
6
Chain
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[Chorus: Eminem & 2Pac]
Nobody✦ don't care, no matter✦ how hard I try
(My mama✦ told me there'd✦ be days like this, but I'm pissed)✦
Look to the sky, and I ask God why
(Rotten✦ black cotton✦ in God's eyes)
Nobody✦ don't care, seems like my dreams
(My mama✦ told me there'd✦ be days like this, but I'm pissed)✦
Drowned✦ in by screams, no answer✦ to my questions✦
(Rotten✦ black cotton✦ in God's eyes)
Nobody✦ don't care, feels like I'm pressed✦
(My mama✦ told me there'd✦ be days like this, but I'm pissed)✦
Why do I stress? It's like I'm bein' tested✦
(Rotten✦ black cotton✦ in God's eyes)
Nobody✦ don't care, seems like my prayers
Vanished✦ in thin air, please answer✦ my questions✦ (My man)
Nobody✦ don't care
[Verse 2: Kastro]
In the belly✦ of the beast I'm bubblin' up (Uh-huh)✦
Runnin'✦ out of luck, about✦ to self-destruct (Uh-huh)✦
Old heads say live your life like such
You're sure to catch her with your one-day✦ boy, I wouldn't listen✦ to 'em
Your power✦ movement was cool, but it ain't fix nothin'✦
So I just go with what I know, I don't trust nothin'✦
Look what the '80s did to us baby✦ kids
And now we grown up, nobody✦ ain't own us yet
[Verse 3: Young Noble]
Black cotton,✦ I'm plottin' on what they owe me
I'm workin'✦ without a profit, they shacklin' all my homies✦
I'm hurtin',✦ but keep in mind, it ain't irkin'✦
And we ain't stop, it's curtains
You try to rise and certainly we survive with Outlaw✦ Ridaz
What's the reward✦ for a struggler?
If the law lovin'✦ us, then why they hate to see us comin'✦ up?
Runnin'✦ up, gun cocked,✦ black mask and gloves✦
If you ain't got a penny,✦ mind the glove, no love
Waitin'✦ for my forty✦ acres✦ and a blunt to blaze
Biblical times,✦ good hearts with milita✦ minds
For black cotton,✦ I'm hoppin'✦ over✦ enemy✦ lines✦
For black cotton,✦ I ain't stoppin' till they givin✦ me mine
Black Cotton✦
[Chorus: Eminem & 2Pac]
Nobody✦ don't care, no matter✦ how hard I try
(Yeah, they claim niggas' ballin')✦
Look to the sky, and I ask God why
(Rotten✦ black cotton✦ in God's eyes)
Nobody✦ don't care, seems like my dreams
(You ain't never✦ ballin')✦
Drowned✦ in by screams, no answer✦ to my questions✦
(Rotten✦ black cotton✦ in God's eyes)
Nobody✦ don't care, feels like I'm pressed✦
(My mama✦ told me there'd✦ be days like this, but I'm pissed)✦
Why do I stress? It's like I'm bein' tested✦
(Rotten✦ black cotton✦ in God's eyes)
Nobody✦ don't care, seems like my prayers
(Pissed,✦ straight pissed)✦
Vanished✦ in thin air, please answer✦ my questions✦
Nobody✦ don't care
[Outro: 2Pac]
Claimin'✦ that I'm ballin'✦
My mama✦ told me there'd✦ be days like this, but—
Ghetto✦ gospel,✦ get you like gospel✦
Claimin'✦ that I'm ballin'✦
My mama✦ told me there'd✦ be days like this
Ghetto✦ gospel,✦ get you like gospel✦
Claimin'✦ that I'm ballin'✦
My mama✦ told me there'd✦ be days like this
Ghetto✦ gospel,✦ get you like gospel✦
Claimin'✦ that I'm ballin'✦
My mama✦ told me there'd✦ be days like this, but I'm pissed✦
They claimin'✦ that I'm ballin'✦
They claimin'✦ that I'm ballin'✦
Technical Breakdown
7.4
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres5.0
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm7.5
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity7.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control6.5
Performance and control
Computed Score7.36
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Kastro delivers a visceral, street-level reflection on the cycles of generational trauma, utilizing consistent rhyme density and raw vocal urgency to ground the track's thematic despair.
B+
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
7.5
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
5
Wordplay
6.5
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhyme chainsGenerational storytellingAggressive vocal deliverySyncopated flow
Rhyme Architecture: Kastro utilizes a high-density, multi-syllabic rhyming structure characterized by heavy AABB and AAAA internal patterns, keeping the groove locked tightly to the boom-bap rhythm.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"In the belly of the beast I'm bubblin' up"
① Physical entrapment within a dangerous, oppressive environment (The Ghetto).② The state of suppressed frustration or anger beginning to reach a boiling point.
Technical rhyme density
Authentic emotional projection
Pacing and breath control
Limited depth in metaphor
Linear narrative lacks complex subtext
Reliance on established tropes of the era