The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
Hail Mary
2Pac
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
35
End
208
Internal
110
Multi
276
Slant
22
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: 2Pac]
Come with me
Hail Mary,✦ nigga,✦ run quick, see
What do we have here now?
Do you wanna✦ ride or die?
La, da-da,✦ da, da, da-da,✦ da
Come with me
Hail Mary,✦ nigga,✦ run quick, see
What do we have here now?
Do you wanna✦ ride or die?
La, da-da,✦ da, da, da-da,✦ da
[Verse 2: 2Pac]
Penitentiaries✦ is packed✦ with promise-makers, never✦ realized✦
The precious✦ time that bitch niggas✦ is wastin',✦ institutionalized✦
I live my life a product made to crumble
Much too hardened for a smile, way too crazy✦ to be humble, we ballin'✦
Catch me, Father,✦ please ‘cause I'm fallin'✦ in the liquor store
Pass the Hennessy,✦ I hear you callin',✦ can I get some more?
Bail 'til I reach Hell, I ain't scared✦
Mama✦ checkin' in my bedroom, I ain't there
I got a head with no screws in it, what can I do?
One life to live, but I got nothin'✦ to lose, just me and you
On a one-way✦ trip to prison,✦ sellin'✦ drugs
We all wrapped up in this livin',✦ life as thugs
To my homeboys in Clinton Max doin' their bid
Raise hell to this real shit and feel this
When they turn out the lights, I'll be there in the dark
Thuggin' eternal through my heart
Now hail Mary,✦ nigga✦
[Chorus: 2Pac]
Come with me
Hail Mary,✦ nigga,✦ run quick, see
What do we have here now?
Do you wanna✦ ride or die?
La, da-da,✦ da, da, da-da,✦ da
Come with me
Hail Mary,✦ nigga,✦ run quick, see
What do we have here now?
Do you wanna✦ ride or die?
La, da-da,✦ da, da, da-da,✦ da
[Verse 3: Kastro]
They got a APB out on my thug family✦
Since Outlawz✦ run these streets like these scandalous✦ freaks
Our enemies✦ die now, walk around✦ half-dead
Head down, K-blasted off of Hennessy✦ and Thai
Chronic, mixed✦ in, now I'm twisted, blistered and high
Visions of me thug-livin' gettin'✦ me by
Forever✦ live, and I multiply, survived by thugs
When I die they won't cry unless they comin'✦ with slugs
[Verse 4: Young Noble]
Peep the whole scene and whatever's goin' on around✦ me
Brain kind of cloudy,✦ smoked✦ out, feelin'✦ rowdy✦
Ready✦ to wet the party✦ up and whoever✦ in that motherfucker
Nasty✦ new street Slugger, my heat seeks suckers on the regular
Mashin'✦ in a stolen✦ Black Ac' Integra
Cocked✦ back, sixty✦ seconds 'til the draw, that's when I'm deadin'✦ ya
Feet first, you've got a nice Gat but my heat's worse
From a thug to preachin' church, I gave you love, now you eatin'✦ dirt
Needin'✦ work, and I ain't the nigga✦ to put you on
‘Cause word is bond when I was broke, I had to hustle 'til dawn
That's when the sun came up, there's✦ only✦ one way up
Hold your head and stay up, to all my niggas,✦ get your pay and weight up
[Bridge: Kadafi]
If it's on, then it's on, we rape beat-breaks✦
Outlawz✦ on a paper✦ chase, can you relate?✦
To this shit I don't got be the shit I gotta✦ take
Dealin'✦ with fate, hopin'✦ God don't close the gate
If it's on, then it's on, we rape beat-breaks✦
Outlawz✦ on a paper✦ chase, can you relate?✦
To this shit I don't got be the shit I gotta✦ take
Dealin'✦ with fate, hopin'✦ God don't close the gate
[Chorus: 2Pac & Prince Ital Joe]
Come with me
Hail Mary,✦ nigga,✦ run quick, see
What do we have here now?
Do you wanna✦ ride or die?
We've been travelin' on this weary✦ road
Sometimes life can be a heavy✦ load
But we ride, ride it like a bullet✦
Come with me
Hail Mary,✦ Hail Mary✦ (Hail Mary)✦
We won't worry,✦ everything✦ will curry✦
Hail Mary,✦ nigga,✦ run quick, see
Free like the bird in the tree
We won't worry,✦ everything✦ will curry✦
Yes, we free like the bird in the tree
We runnin'✦ from the penitentiary
This is the time for we liberty
Hail Mary,✦ hail Mary✦
What do we have here now?
Do you wanna✦ ride or die?
La, la-da-la-la-la-la-la-la-da
[Outro: 2Pac]
Westside, Outlawz✦
Makaveli the Don, solo✦
Killuminati, The 7 Days
Technical Breakdown
9.3
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres8.5
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm10.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity7.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control9.5
Performance and control
Computed Score9.31
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
2Pac utilizes a relentless, driving cadence that balances nihilistic despair with structural technicality, cementing the 'Outlaw' persona through internal rhyme density and atmospheric, grim lyricism.
A+
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
8.5
Wordplay
9.5
Delivery
multisyllabic internal rhyminganaphorarhythmic syncopationthematic foreshadowing
Rhyme Architecture: The verse employs a complex internal rhyme scheme utilizing multisyllabic clusters (promise-makers/realized/institutionalized) that force a dense, rapid-fire flow, punctuated by deliberate pauses before shifting into a more melodic, despairing delivery.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"I got a head with no screws in it"
① literal reference to insanity or lack of mental stability② metaphor for being 'loose' or unpredictable, acting without the inhibition of societal norms
"Bail 'til I reach Hell"
① a reference to bail money or being released from custody② a double meaning on 'bail' as in moving quickly (getting out of dodge) toward an inevitable grim fate
masterful command of rhythmic tension
visceral, immersive imagery
perfect alignment of vocal inflection with thematic tone
vocabulary range is limited by the focus on street-level vernacular
some lines lean heavily on thematic tropes of the era