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Now Is the Time
Rakim
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
25
End
204
Internal
104
Multi
153
Slant
8
Chain
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[Chorus: Compton Menace]
Yay-yay, I feel it's time now (Yeah)
You see, I'm always✦ in this classic✦ shit, floatin'✦ through the hoods, I gotta✦ climb down (I gotta✦ climb down, yeah)
I'm at the table, finish✦ beef, I feel it's fine now (Feel it's fine now, yeah)
You ain't gotta✦ worry✦ bout that 'lil problem,✦ you can shine now (East side)
Been through the classic✦ car collection,✦ I got a eye now (Got a eye)
Rakim✦ in that nineties-style✦ Benz, I gotta✦ hide now (Gotta✦ hide)
My bitch got the top down, this bucket✦ cap is fly now (Light)
Still make a nigga✦ lock down, so they know me from the pod now, look
[Verse 2: B.G.]
Real Gs in style (Style), never✦ be outdated✦ (Never)✦
Look mama,✦ I made it (Mama)✦ on the song with the greatest✦ (Greatest)✦
Still rockin'✦ the latest✦ (Latest),✦ been shittin' on haters✦ (Been)
Busting since the '90s, been gettin'✦ that paper✦ (Been)
Blessed by my creator (God), been givin'✦ me favor✦ (Favor)✦
Been runnin'✦ through hot girls, all type of flavors (Ah, hot, hot, hot)
Grew up with the takers,✦ all the movers✦ and shakers✦ (Shakers)✦
Allergic to you bustas,✦ irritated✦ by fakers✦ (Bustas)✦
Rather✦ die 'fore I ever✦ give the law a statement✦ (Never)✦
Just a real one-on-one,✦ you can't replace✦ 'em (Never)✦
King of my city✦ (City),✦ streets know what I'm 'bout (You know)
Original✦ Hot Boy (Hot, hot, hot), legend✦ of the South
Rather✦ die 'fore I ever✦ give the law a statement✦ (Never)✦
Just a real one-on-one,✦ you can't replace✦ 'em (Never)✦
King of my city✦ (City),✦ streets know what I'm 'bout (You know)
Original✦ Hot Boy (Hot, hot, hot), legend✦ of the South
[Chorus: Compton Menace]
Yay-yay, I feel it's time now (Yeah)
You see, I'm always✦ in this classic✦ shit, floatin'✦ through the hoods, I gotta✦ climb down (I gotta✦ climb down, yeah)
I'm at the table, finish✦ beef, I feel it's fine now (Feel it's fine now, yeah)
You ain't gotta✦ worry✦ bout that 'lil problem,✦ you can shine now (East side)
Been through the classic✦ car collection,✦ I got a eye now (Got a eye)
Rakim✦ in that nineties-style✦ Benz, I gotta✦ hide now (Gotta✦ hide)
My bitch got the top down, this bucket✦ cap is fly now (Light)
Still make a nigga✦ lock down, so they know me from the pod now, look
[Verse 3: Hus KingPin]
Straw hat with the palm tree, Cuban✦ plug, half Somali
He get the coke, throw in a mil', we call those don kis
'Cross the Bayou, his name Raul
I know a sister✦ from Hempstead, I make a pussy✦ piss bed thread
She got a fetish✦ for Italy,✦ trips to Venice✦
Fuckin'✦ in the most expensive
What a moment to be alone✦ with the master✦ poet
Scary✦ hour, I'm the nicest✦ in the game (Huevo)✦
Less showers, I wrote the nice, right as rain (Ah)
Bullet✦ shell, belly✦ chain, Chanel✦ smell, resemble Giselle
I had the '96 Knicks fade
Starks look, cross tattoo,✦ mark of Matthew
Jamaica Avenue,✦ jewels was bad news, streets watchin'
I load the Glock, hand to Rakim✦
Saga✦ begins, season✦ the city✦
She listen to B.G. and Biggie, squeezin' her kitty,✦ Huevo✦ (Ah)
Technical Breakdown
7.3
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres4.0
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm9.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity6.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control5.0
Performance and control
Computed Score7.30
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
The verse relies heavily on repetitive suffix-based rhyme schemes and simple cadence patterns, prioritizing a consistent rhythmic pocket over lyrical density or complex metaphor.
B+
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
4
Wordplay
5
Delivery
AABB rhyme scheme constructionheavy use of terminal vowel-heavy rhyme chainscall-and-response vocal layering
Rhyme Architecture: The verse utilizes a rigid, repetitive end-rhyme structure based on the '-ated' and '-ayer' sounds (outdated, made it, greatest, latest, haters, paper, favor, flavors).
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Look mama, I made it"
① The artist is addressing his mother about achieving financial and social success.② A direct reference to the career milestone of collaborating with an established legend (Rakim).
"Grew up with the takers, all the movers and shakers"
① Referencing peers who engage in criminal acquisition (takers).② A colloquialism for influential, high-status individuals who manipulate the environment around them.
consistent rhythmic delivery
strong adherence to the beat
clear and punchy phrasing
predictable end-rhyme heavy structure
lack of nuanced metaphors or wordplay
simplistic thematic focus on personal success