The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
Against All Odds
2Pac
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
53
End
215
Internal
119
Multi
214
Slant
15
Chain
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[Chorus]
Against✦ all odds, hopin'✦ my thug motherfuckers✦ know
This be the realest✦ shit I ever✦ wrote (Nigga!)✦
Against✦ all odds, up in the studio,✦ gettin'✦ blow
To the truest shit I ever✦ spoke
Against✦ all odds, hopin'✦ my true motherfuckers✦ know
This be the realest✦ shit I ever✦ wrote
[Verse 2]
I heard he was light-skinned, stocky,✦ with a Haitian✦ accent
Jewelry, fast cars (Say his name though) and he's known for flashin'
(What's his name?) Listen✦ while I take you back
(Nigga,✦ say his name!) And lace this rap
A real live tale about✦ a snitch named✦ Haitian✦ Jack
Knew he was workin'✦ for the Feds (I knew it!)
Same crime, different trials, nigga,✦ picture what he said
And did I mention?
Promised to payback Jimmy✦ Henchman – in due time
I know you bitch niggas✦ is listenin', the world is mine (Mine! Trick)
Set me up, wet me up, niggas✦ stuck me up (I'm baaaack)
Heard the guns bust, but you tricks never✦ shut me up (I'm baaaack)
Touch one of mine, on everything✦ I own, I will destroy everything✦ you touch
Play the game, nigga✦
All out warfare, eye for eye
Last words to a bitch nigga,✦ "Why you lie?"
Now you gotta✦ watch your back, now – watch your front
Here we come, gunshots to Tut, now you stuck
Fuck the rap game, nigga,✦ this M.O.B.
So, believe me, we enemies,✦ I go against✦ all odds
(Trick-made✦ niggas,✦ ain't no peace!)
[Chorus]
I'm hopin'✦ my true motherfuckers✦ know
This be the realest✦ shit I ever✦ wrote
Against✦ all odds, up in the studio,✦ gettin'✦ blow
To the truest shit I ever✦ spoke
Against✦ all odds, hopin'✦ my true motherfuckers✦ know
This be the realest✦ shit I ever✦ wrote (Y'all all know!) (Against✦ all odds)
[Verse 3]
Puffy✦ gettin'✦ robbed✦ like a bitch
To hide that fact – he did some shit he shouldn't have did
(You know what) So we ridin'✦ for that
And that nigga✦ that was down for me, rest the dead
Switched sides,✦ guess his new friends wanted✦ him dead
Probably be murdered for the shit that I said
I bring the real, be a legend, breathin' or dead
Lord, listen✦ to me, God don't like ugly,✦ It Was Written
Ayo Nas, your whole damn style is bitten✦ (You sound like Rakim,✦ man)
You heard "My Melody,"✦ read about✦ my life in the papers✦
All my run-ins with authorities,✦ (Trick!) felonious capers✦ (Punk!)
Now you wanna✦ live my life
So what's a "chazzer," Nas? Niggas✦ that don't rhyme right
You've seen too many✦ movies✦
Load 'em up against✦ the wall, close his eyes
Since you lie – you die, goodbye!
Let the real live niggas✦ hear the truth from me (Hey)
What would you do if you was me? (Nigga!)✦
Against✦ all odds
[Chorus]
Hopin'✦ my true motherfuckers✦ know
This be the realest✦ shit I ever✦ wrote
Against✦ all odds, up in the studio✦ gettin'✦ blow
To the truest shit I ever✦ spoke
Against✦ all odds, hopin'✦ my true motherfuckers✦ know
This be the realest✦ shit I ever✦ wrote
Against✦ all odds, up in the studio✦ gettin'✦ blow
To the truest shit I ever✦ spoke; against✦ all odds
[Outro]
(21-gun salute)✦ One love to my true thug niggas✦
(Outlaw!✦ Outlaw!✦ Outlaw!)✦
21-gun salute✦ to my niggas✦ that died in the lines✦ of duty✦
Representin' to the fullest, bein' soldiers with military minds
That play the rules✦ of the game, 21-gun salute✦
I salute✦ you, my niggas,✦ stay strong
I ride for you, I rhyme for you, I roll for you, it's all for you
To all you bitch-made✦ niggas,✦ I'm comin'✦ for you
Against✦ all odds, I don't care who the fuck you is
You touch me, I'm at you
I know you motherfuckers✦ didn't think I forgot✦
Hell nah, I ain't forgot,✦ nigga✦
I just remember what you told me
You said don't go to war unless✦ I got my money✦ right
I got my money✦ right, nigga,✦ now I want war
Technical Breakdown
9.2
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres7.5
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 Score9.20
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Pac utilizes a relentless 'investigative' cadence to weaponize the rap format into a literal indictment, shifting from narrative exposition to direct, confrontational address with unmatched intensity.
A+
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
9.5
Delivery
Aggressive conversational narrativeCall-and-response vocal layeringMultisyllabic rhyme chainsDirect address confrontation
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABB and AAAA couplet structures with high-density internal rhyme strings that bridge narrative segments into the final threat.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Set me up, wet me up, niggas stuck me up"
① A literal chronological account of the 1994 Quad Recording Studio ambush② A rhythmic progression of verbs that creates a percussive, claustrophobic internal rhyme sequence mirroring the violence described
"All out warfare, eye for eye"
① Biblical/Hammurabic principle of retributive justice② A direct declaration of the shift from gangsta posturing to a literal 'war' status against his adversaries
Unparalleled command of performance intensity
Strong narrative arc moving from specific descriptors to ultimatum
Effective use of vocal call-and-response to mimic a studio interrogation
High internal rhyme density driving the rhythmic pocket
Metaphorical complexity is lower than his more abstract work
Reliance on direct aggression over cryptic lyricism
The rhyme scheme occasionally favors shock value over vocabulary expansion