The Fix

On My Block

Scarface

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

6

End

123

Internal

49

Multi

174

Slant

4

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Verse 2]
On my block, we duck the nigga-haters and the cops
Fuck a IROC, we race Impalas, chromed-out
On my block, it ain't no different than the next block
You get drunk and pass out, and they back you to the house
And when you wake up on the couch, you going right back at it
On my block, when you're that fucked✦ up, they laugh at it
On my block, it's just another day in the heart
Of the Southside of Houston Texas,✦ making✦ your mark
On my block, we're cuing all the time, playing dominoes
Keep the Swishers sweet down until my mama✦ goes back inside✦
Then we can fly, pass it around a few times✦ to get high
[Chorus]
My block, where everything✦ is everything,✦ for sheezy✦
My block, we probably✦ done it all, homey,✦ believe✦ me
My block, we made the impossible✦ look easy,✦ for sheezy✦
My block, I'd never✦ leave my block, my niggas✦ need me
My block, where everything✦ is everything,✦ for sheezy✦
My block, we probably✦ done it all, homey,✦ believe✦ me
My block, we made the impossible✦ look easy,✦ for sheezy✦
My block, I'd never✦ leave my block, my niggas✦ need me
[Verse 3]
On my block, everybody business✦ ain't your business✦
What's going on in this house is staying here, comprende?
On my block, you had to have that understanding
'Cause if you told Ms. Mattie, she went and told Gladys✦
And once Punchy✦ mama✦ got it, it was all on the wire
And when the word got back, they set your ass on fire
On my block, we got some 'Nam vets, shellshocked
Who never✦ quite got right; now, they inhale✦ rocks
On my block, it's like the world don't exist
We stay confined to this small, little section we living✦ in
Oh, my block, I wouldn't trade it for the world
'Cause I love these ghetto✦ boys and girls
Born and raised✦ on my block
[Chorus]
My block, where everything✦ is everything,✦ for sheezy✦
My block, we probably✦ done it all, homey,✦ believe✦ me
My block, we made the impossible✦ look easy,✦ for sheezy✦
My block, I'd never✦ leave my block, my niggas✦ need me

Technical Breakdown

7.7
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 / Rhythm6.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity7.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.5

Performance and control

Computed Score7.66

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Scarface utilizes a repetitive, hypnotic anaphora ('On my block') to build a documentary-style narrative that mirrors the cyclical, claustrophobic nature of life in the Southside Houston projects.

B+
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
6.5
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
8.5
Delivery
AnaphoraInternal Rhyme ChainsCyclical Narrative ConstructionConversational CadenceMultisyllabic Slant Rhyme
Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies heavily on a recurring anaphoric anchor at the start of each thought, followed by dense internal rhyming strings (block/cops/drop/house/couch) that maintain a percussive, conversational flow.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"back you to the house"

① Physically carrying someone who is unconscious from intoxication back to their residence.② A subtextual commentary on the cyclical entrapment of the environment, where 'returning to the house' is the only inevitable movement.

"everything is everything"

① A colloquialism suggesting that the neighborhood covers every aspect of the human experience.② An existential statement that in the microcosm of the block, all aspects of life (danger, love, struggle) are distilled into one location.

Exceptional rhythmic consistency

Immersive, grounded imagery that defines the Houston aesthetic

Strong structural cohesion through repeated phrasing

High-level authenticity and descriptive narrative power

Limited use of complex metaphorical layering

Reliance on localized vernacular that favors storytelling over linguistic density

Less focus on punchline-centric rap in favor of atmospheric world-building

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