Better Dayz
Street Fame
2Pac
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
32
End
152
Internal
100
Multi
216
Slant
20
Chain
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[Hook]
One love to my true thugs
Comin'✦ to a ghetto✦ near you, street fame
Bust! Comin'✦ to a ghetto✦ near you, street fame
All out warfare, eye for a eye
Bustin'✦ on my enemies,✦ bad boy killers
Straight dissin'✦ you
Fuck Little Kim, you nasty✦ bitch!
[Verse 2]
Temperature rises,✦ niggas✦ blinded by my lyrical disguise✦
No time to plot retreats, niggas✦ shiver✦ and die
Multiple rounds found laced✦ in his body✦ and face
Wrapped✦ in plastic,✦ the acid✦ erased✦ all traces✦
Criminal tactics, the block game became✦ so drastic✦
Military mind, mash all the hoes, get blasted
If we bleed then they suffocate,✦ chokin'✦ in terror
So we strive seein' our lives✦ be reflected in mirrors
The prophecy is clear, niggas✦ lock and load, disappear
Strategize✦ with no fear, wagin'✦ war for years
The crack game wasn't big enough, ready✦ to rush
Bitch made motherfuckers get murdered and touched
I go to jail niggas✦ screamin' free me, speakin' freely✦
Conversatin'✦ with my comrades kickin'✦ Swahili
Indeed✦ they should fear my first seed
It gets worse, planned a curse to be a G, on the first to breathe
Currency in stacks, artillery in the back
Strapped,✦ armies,✦ we camouflaged in all black
When we attack,✦ holla✦ out my set, nigga✦
Tighten your jaw, givin'✦ birth to Outlawz,✦ street fame
[Hook]
Bust, nigga✦ bust!
Comin'✦ to a ghetto✦ near you, street fame
Only✦ Makaveli✦ the Don
Can put it down like this; ain't none like me
Comin'✦ to a ghetto✦ near you, with street fame
[Verse 3]
Positive identification,✦ got me rushed✦ to the station✦
Stuck in this line up, tryin' hard to hide my face
They placed✦ the name but can't recall✦ description✦
I ain't did shit, officer, that bitch trippin'
Promise✦ retaliation,✦ their plan busted,✦ no man to be trusted
Everything corrupted once man touch it
Kamikaze, hopin'✦ that none of the spies find me
That's why we bye bye daily,✦ knowin'✦ cops trail me
But why cry? Floatin'✦ while we tokin'✦ on this potent branch
Flossin' in the thug stance, pistol tucked✦ inside✦ my pants
Never✦ underestimate✦ me, playa hate me, see me and hide
Sure as hollow-points shatter, enemies✦ die
Spread love, dead thugs gettin'✦ buried✦ in riches✦
Take a chance to advance; fuck them worryin' bitches!✦
Penitentiary's a possibility, bust and pray
Wear a rubber✦ so I live to fuck another day, hey!
Ain't nothin'✦ strange, I'm 25, dyin' to change
But still I bang wantin'✦ street fame
[Hook]
That's the end of that
Thugged out, Makaveli✦ the Don
Representin' the Outlawz,✦ street fame
One love to my true niggas✦
Comin'✦ to a ghetto✦ near you street fame
Makaveli✦ the Don, Killuminati
Comin'✦ to a ghetto✦ near you, street fame
[Outro]
Yo, check this out, I'ma✦ tell you like this
If the lifestyle✦ that you livin'✦
Got you taking more fuckin'✦ shorts than gettin'✦ props
Then that lifestyle✦ need to stop
Best to recognize✦ this Outlaw✦ shit
‘Cause only✦ in this Outlaw✦ lifestyle✦ can you truly✦ come to
To see what this life's✦ supposed to be like
Nigga,✦ you'll start to see riches✦
Fine bitches✦ and hittin'✦ switches✦
Shit, to me that shit sound delicious; street fame
Technical Breakdown
9.1
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 Complexity8.5
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control9.0
Performance and control
Computed Score9.13
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
The verse functions as a masterclass in aggressive, percussive cadence, leveraging 2Pac's signature intensity to mask relatively straightforward lyrical content, elevating it through sheer atmospheric gravity.
A+
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
8.5
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
9
Delivery
Assonance-heavy multi-syllabic stringsPerpetual forward momentumInternal rhyme densityAggressive prosody
Rhyme Architecture: The verse utilizes a complex AAAA/BBBB internal locking structure where terminal words like 'disguise/die/face/traces/drastic/blasted/terror/mirrors' serve as anchor points for dense, multi-syllabic internal chains.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Conversatin' with my comrades kickin' Swahili"
① The literal act of speaking the language Swahili.② A code for underground, insular communication used among members of a tight-knit, secretive circle.
"the acid erased all traces"
① A forensic description of dissolving evidence with chemical agents.② A metaphor for the 'erasure' of a person's existence within the brutal economy of street life.
Exceptional rhythmic urgency
Consistent, menacing tone
High-density phonetic connectivity
Authoritative vocal presence
Lyrical content relies heavily on genre tropes of the era
Metaphorical depth is secondary to cadence
Lack of complex multi-layered wordplay beyond surface-level threats