My Homies Part 2
Gotta Get Paid
Scarface
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
48
End
190
Internal
103
Multi
279
Slant
22
Chain
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[Verse 2: Scarface]
I went inside,✦ watching him break it down
When he was finished he handed✦ a nigga✦ nine
A nine milimeter, nine zips
Said if I sold each one for nine, I'd have grip
I hesitated, I ain't never✦ sold a stone
I done seen it fuck the hood up
Plus all my niggas✦ gone
And they ain't never✦ coming✦ out
So with that in consideration
I took the package✦ and bounced
I'm headed✦ home, dazing✦ out in a zone
Eyes on my luggage,✦ I'm abouts to get it on
Get to the house, spread it all on the couch
Getting✦ this bank what it's about✦
[Chorus]
That's how a nigga✦ made
They got a nigga✦ paid
I'm a muthafuckin'✦ jacker✦ not a slave
Get money✦ everyday✦
It ain't no other✦ way
That's how it is until✦ they put me in a grave
[Verse 3: Scarface]
I'm in the living✦ room looking✦ at the news
Got a razor and some zipper✦ baggies
About✦ to do the fool
Cutting hundred dollar slabs
Wholesaling niggas✦ halves✦
Getting✦ money✦ like a muthafucka✦
Serivng niggas✦ bags
Got the blocks all blowed✦ up
The whole hood smoking✦
Got a pistol✦ I ain't shot yet
So dude's✦ wide open✦ for it
I'm just a youngster, I ain't done it, but I will
Cause I was taught you got to get it
So I get it how I live
Finna✦ get my ma a crib, she ain't working✦
So I'm forced✦ to win the bread for the household
Cause dad was no support
Often✦ in and out of court, caught a case out of town
Got a body✦ on his conscience, but nobody✦ made a sound
He was going through the motions✦
He gonna✦ probably beat the case
Still I get down on my knees
And beg the Lord to let him raise
Get up and get my workers out
Supply✦ 'em with the goods
Give instructions✦ to the goons
To come up out the hood
I ain't gotta✦ pay the fronters
So I'm finally finna✦ raise
Cause the bottom✦ line is this homie
You gotta✦ get paid
[Chorus]
That's how a nigga✦ made
They got a nigga✦ paid
I'm a muthafuckin'✦ jacker✦ not a slave
Get money✦ everyday✦
It ain't no other✦ way
That's how it is until✦ they put me in a grave
I never✦ learned✦ a trade
I fuck with chess and spades✦
The only✦ other✦ game a nigga✦ learned✦ to play was
Working✦ hopping yay
Cause kissing ass was gay
I'm on my business, I want money✦ like I'm jade
[Verse 4: Scarface]
I'm the nigga✦ in the hood
These little homies✦ wanna✦ be like
I got when shit was good
But now-a-days off in this street life
These niggas✦ switch it on you
Quick to put you in the crosses
Now he standing in your crib
And got a pistol✦ in your mouth
That's your muthafuckin'✦ boy
He popped✦ you and popped✦ your broad
Now he headed✦ to the closet✦
And he about✦ to take it all
So watch your muthafuckin'✦ friends
Cause them the ones✦ that sell you out
Ain't no future✦ in being loyal
When niggas✦ see you want the top
Jealous hearted muthafuckas
Always quick to say you hating✦
I don't want another homie dog
He swallowed that and chased✦ it
You can make it like I made it
I think it's best you do it dolo✦ (solo)✦
That way niggas✦ can't say shit about✦ you
When talking✦ to the po-po✦
Oh yo, you know that dude that fronted me my come up
I caught him coming✦ out the neighborhood
And had him done up
That's why I'm skeptic
When it comes✦ to different faces✦
Cause I know I got it coming✦
But 'til then, I'll get my bank, shit
[more ad libs]
..."fuck you think this is?"...
..."more food for thought"...
..."that's how this shit go
Muthafucka✦ been foolin'✦ you, fuckin'✦ with you
All your muthafucking✦ life
And he the muthafucka✦ talking✦ to the people
You know...get that nigga✦ ass outta✦ here"...
..."I ride by my muthafucking✦ self"...
..."look for me"...
Technical Breakdown
8.8
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes8.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm10.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity8.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control8.5
Performance and control
Computed Score8.75
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Scarface utilizes a masterclass in narrative pacing, grounding complex moral conflict in precise, rhythmic vernacular that defines the 90s Southern storytelling style.
A
8.5
Multisyllabic
8.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
8
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
8.5
Delivery
Narrative arc developmentStaccato deliveryInternal rhyme clustersRepetitive phonetic grounding
Rhyme Architecture: The scheme relies heavily on end-rhyme consistency using the 'nine/line/fine/sign' phonetics to create a claustrophobic, obsessive rhythm that reflects the protagonist's high-stakes situation.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"I took the package and bounced"
① Physical act of leaving the location with the drugs.② A double-entendre referring to the 'bouncing' of a basketball or the unstable, volatile nature of the lifestyle he is choosing.
"Getting this bank what it's about"
① The literal acquisition of money (currency).② The moral 'bank' or accumulation of life consequences he is depositing into his future.
Exceptional narrative economy
High-pressure vocal presence
Cohesive internal thematic consistency
Limited usage of dense metaphors
Linear progression lacks abstract complexity