Until the End of Time

Mama's Just a Little Girl

2Pac

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[Verse 2: 2Pac]

At sixteen

What a beautiful thing, the very^✦ essence of a jet-black ebony^✦ queen

And who could tell she'd get pregnant at an early^✦ age?

She didn't listen,^✦ had sex, watch her belly^✦ raise

Hey, got violated^✦ by someone she dated^✦

If this is fate, I'd hate to see the seeds she created,^✦ and so we waited^✦

Though it takes^✦ time to build a body^✦ and a mind

She reclines nine months then finally it's time

What do we find? Little growin'^✦ boy of mine

With a tortured soul, addicted to a life of crime

Had no time for the growin'^✦ stage

He learned his values^✦ on the streets at an early^✦ age

Watch for police,^✦ don't come home, why?

'Cause Mama's^✦ actin'^✦ crazy^✦ at the hospital

'Bout to have another baby^✦

Like a rose from the concrete,^✦ growin'^✦ within^✦

Blessed with twins how the hell can Mama^✦ raise three men?

So we began,^✦ closest family,^✦ such insanity^✦

A happy^✦ home, from one act of inhumanity^✦

Plus Mama^✦ said the seed was corrupted

Used^✦ to rub her belly,^✦ beggin'^✦ us to breathe and she'd loved^✦ us

Now, Mama,^✦ sits quiet, sippin'^✦ peppermint Schnapps

Turned^✦ the house into^✦ a spot and made her watch for cops (hey)

How could Mama^✦ bring a thug like me in this world?

She ain't the cause of all the drama^✦

Cause Mama's^✦ just a little girl

[Hook: 2Pac]

(Stupid^✦ motherfuckers don't know)

Mama's^✦ just a little girl

(How can she raise us?)

[Verse 3: 2Pac]

Now, will she remain^✦ in the same spot?

The gunshots rang, they came from the 'caine spot

Now, look here, I see her clutchin' her son in her arms, she's hurt

Her heart bleeds, now she watched her seed die in the dirt

Fulfilled prophecy

But who could stop the grief I walk around, tryin' to hold the world, up on top of me

I'd probably be an innocent man, still I'm the victim of a curse

What could be worse? Nothing but pain, since my birth

Only^✦ functions at the pen', 'cause everybody's in

Payin' back society, I'm guilty^✦ of a life of sin

I watch the drama^✦ occur,^✦ my eyes blur before^✦ I jetted^✦

I wonder^✦ why we all have to die 'fore we get it

Though we shed tears, so many^✦ peers I've done buried^✦

Worried and scared,^✦ knowin'^✦ I'ma^✦ see the cemetery

Must be prepared, in this cold world, no one cares^✦

No! It ain't fair, but we all bear and do our share

In this land of the underhanded schemes and plans

Vivid^✦ dreams of a nigga^✦ havin'^✦ G's in hand

Mama^✦ told me not to be a punk

Fuck what you talkin'^✦ about,^✦ coward, what you niggas^✦ want? (hey)

There ain't a thing I wouldn't do for my Mama^✦ in this world

Cause you know I ain't mad at cha, you're just a little girl

(Hell nah, that's right)

[Hook: 2Pac]

See mammas^✦ just a little girl

(Mama's^✦ just a little girl)

Mama's^✦ just a little girl

Facing^✦ all this drama,^✦ 'cause mama's^✦ just a little girl

[Outro: 2Pac]

They ask us why we mutilate^✦ each other^✦ like we do

(Mama's^✦ just a little girl)

They wonder^✦ why we hold such little worth for human^✦ life

(Facin'^✦ all this drama,^✦ when mama's^✦ just a little girl)

To ask us why we turn from bad to worse

Is to ignore^✦ from which we came

(Mama's^✦ just a little girl)

You see, you wouldn't ask why the rose that grew from the concrete^✦ had damaged^✦ petals^✦

(Mama's^✦ just a little girl)

On the contrary, we would all celebrate^✦ its tenacity^✦

We would all love its will to reach the sun

Well, we are the roses^✦

(We are the roses)^✦

This is the concrete^✦

(This is the concrete)^✦

And these are my damaged^✦ petals^✦

(These are my damaged^✦ petals)^✦

Don't ask me why

(Don't ask why)

Thank God, nigga^✦

(Thank god)

Ask me how

(Ahahaha)

You see, Mama's^✦ just a little girl

Technical Breakdown

8.8

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 Control8.5

Performance and control

Computed Score8.75

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

2Pac utilizes a narrative-driven flow where the rhyme scheme functions as a rhythmic timeline for the character's tragedy, relying on emotive cadence over complex lyrical puzzles.

9.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

6.5

Wordplay

8.5

Delivery

Narrative arc consistencyMultisyllabic internal rhymingAnaphoraRhythmic pacing reflecting character maturation

Rhyme Architecture: A sophisticated AABB/CCDD variant with heavy internal multisyllabic rhyming that maintains a conversational, street-level urgency.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Turned the house into a spot"

① The literal transformation of a family home into a place of residence.② A colloquial street term for a crack house or base of criminal activity.

"Like a rose from the concrete, growin' within"

① A biological description of a pregnancy.② A reference to his own established motif of enduring beauty/life born from an impoverished, harsh environment.

High emotional resonance and storytelling capability

Naturalistic flow that masks the high density of rhymes

Expert use of juxtaposition to highlight social issues

Linear narrative limits the use of abstract metaphors

Vocabulary remains functional and standard for the genre/era

Some rhyme pairings are predictable though effective for delivery

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