Loyal to the Game

N.I.G.G.A. (Never Ignorant Getting Goals Accomplished)

2Pac

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

10

End

74

Internal

42

Multi

106

Slant

8

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Verse 2: Jadakiss]
My dimes✦ make the fiends go to sleep, so they call 'em Bedrocks
Niggas✦ is like photographers, all they take is headshots
Your last words'll be, "Damn, what's all these red dots?"
Niggas✦ nowadays, they worry✦ me
My bars is therapy, as long as you usin'✦ 'em thoroughly
Mwah, 'til the day that they bury✦ me
My niggas✦ is stronger and tighter now than they probably✦ ever✦ be
And I'm a product of the '70s
The hood got niggas✦ on punishment, that's why they never✦ leave
If I ain't eating✦ wit' you, I'm probably✦ beefin'✦ wit' you
If no money✦ ain't involved, ain't no need for me speaking wit' you
I know you got a gun but I'm hopin'✦ you keep it wit' you
'Cause, unfortunately, I'm one of the rappers that keep a pistol
And know what the llama✦ do
Shady,✦ Aftermath, Ruff Ryders, D Block, and, of course Amaru✦
Lot of people honor you
Probably✦ 'cause the way that you used✦ to bring the drama✦ to
Whoever you wanted✦ to
You a leader✦ when you can get a leader✦ to follow✦ you
But, anyway,✦ life goes on
So I'll see you when I art in heaven✦ like our fathers do
[Chorus: 2Pac & Jadakiss]
Niggas✦
Yeah, niggas,✦ can't fuck with us
Niggas✦
Yeah, niggas✦
'Cause bein' a nigga✦ means you love niggas,✦ haha✦
Niggas✦
I was raised✦ in this society so there's✦ no way you can
Expect me to be a perfect person, 'cause I'ma✦ do what I'ma✦ do
[Outro: 2Pac]
Niggas✦
Nigga,✦ can't fuck with us

Technical Breakdown

8.5
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres8.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm8.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity7.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.5

Performance and control

Computed Score8.50

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Jadakiss demonstrates high-level linguistic economy, utilizing multi-layered entendre and precise rhythmic pocketing to bridge 90s storytelling aesthetics with technical, syllable-heavy braggadocio.

A
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
8.5
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
8
Wordplay
8.5
Delivery
Multi-syllabic end-rhyme chainsInternal rhyme densityContextual narrative pivotingPhonetic wordplaySituational irony
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AAAA/AABB influenced clusters with heavy reliance on long-vowel assonance (e.g., 'ee' sounds in 'sleep', 'Bedrocks', 'headshots', 'red dots', 'therapy', 'bury', 'seventy', 'leave').
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"so they call 'em Bedrocks"

① Reference to the city of the Flintstones (Bedrock), implying the product is so strong it knocks users out.② Slang for crack cocaine rocks, which literally put people to sleep/sedation.

"all they take is headshots"

① The literal act of being shot in the head.② The photographic term for portrait-style industry promotional photos, implying these 'photographers' are just posing/faking the danger.

"I'll see you when I art in heaven"

① A phonetic play on 'part' (parting ways/death).② A meta-referential comment on his role as an 'artist' entering the afterlife/legacy of Tupac.

Exceptional rhythmic consistency

High density of punchlines per bar

Effective use of double entendres to ground violent metaphors

Seamless transition from internal rhyme schemes to narrative flow

Occasional reliance on standard rap tropes (gun talk)

Slightly predictable rhyme endings in the mid-section

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