The Untouchable

Game Over

Scarface

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

24

End

141

Internal

67

Multi

177

Slant

10

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: Ice Cube]
Lord please, murda✦ my enemies✦ (Yeah)
Burn em at a thousand✦ degrees✦
And lord please let me make mo cheese
'Cause I ain't quite ready✦ to leave (No)
Lord please, murda✦ my enemies✦ (Yeah)
Burn em at a thousand✦ degrees✦
And lord please let me make mo cheese
'Cause I ain't quite ready✦ to leave (No)
[Verse 2: Scarface]
Buck the whole world
Meant that, gotta✦ stay strapped
'Cause 99.9 a niggas,✦ carry✦ they gats
Super✦ fist fightin' shit might come down to dyin'
When the time comes✦ down for the tryin' I got nine
Reasons why niggas✦ shouldn't step in my face
With the nonsense, 'cause I'm always heated✦ and you can taste this
Audi little something out the seams a my trousers
With no hesitation✦ I got a team to come clown ya
I down ya, so let your people know what they face
With the type of individual that'll bomb a sub-station✦
Kaboom! and everybody dies outside
It ain't no escapin' the Reaper✦ so don't try
Go ahead,✦ close ya eyes, who the next to step?
Face down, hit, bleedin' on the steps a death
Check yo self, you just been invaded by true soldiers
December 31st, '96 (the game is over)✦
[Chorus: Ice Cube]
Lord please, murda✦ my enemies✦ (Yeah)
Burn em at a thousand✦ degrees✦
And lord please let me make mo cheese
'Cause I ain't quite ready✦ to leave (No)
Lord please, murda✦ my enemies✦ (Yeah)
Burn em at a thousand✦ degrees✦
And lord please let me make mo cheese
'Cause I ain't quite ready✦ to leave (No)
[Verse 3: Dr. Dre]
(I've got all my life to live, plus with all my love to give)
Smokin'✦ weed I never✦ trail, I lead
Spendin' dough, tripped the cost of a ride like it was pocket✦ money,✦ Gs
But these are the things real playas do
Talkin'✦ shit is real things that the hatas✦ do
I'm namin'✦ you
Shit's thick, its time to run for shelter✦
I kept the word, things could happen✦ to marks like it was Helter✦ Skelter✦
[Verse 4: Scarface & Dr. Dre]
Dear diary,✦ I'm runnin'✦ outta✦ pages✦
Fadin',✦ in and out, takin'✦ purple hazes✦
The dazes,✦ Revelations in the last stages✦
Red skies institute, the silent horns playin'
I'm prayin' with tears in my eyes
'Cause I'm tryin' to make it into✦ eternal peace without dyin'
But they eyein' my bank account with beams on my rover✦
The killa✦ failed✦ to launch his attack
(The game is over)✦
[Chorus: Ice Cube]
Lord please, murda✦ my enemies✦ (Yeah)
Burn em at a thousand✦ degrees✦
And lord please let me make mo cheese
'Cause I ain't quite ready✦ to leave (No)
Lord please, murda✦ my enemies✦ (Yeah)
Burn em at a thousand✦ degrees✦
And lord please let me make mo cheese
'Cause I ain't quite ready✦ to leave (No)

Technical Breakdown

8.7
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres7.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm9.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity8.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control9.0

Performance and control

Computed Score8.69

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Scarface utilizes a clinical, menacing cadence that prioritizes rhythmic intensity and visceral storytelling over intricate wordplay, characteristic of mid-90s Southern gangsta rap.

A
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
8
Vocabulary
7
Wordplay
9
Delivery
Internal rhyme stackingStaccato rhythmic pacingViolent imageryDirect addressPolysyllabic slant rhyming
Rhyme Architecture: The verse employs a consistent AABB-adjacent structure with heavy reliance on internal multi-syllabic clusters (e.g., 'dying/tryin/nine' and 'face/taste/place') that anchor the listener despite the dense rhythmic variations.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"I got nine / Reasons why niggas shouldn't step in my face"

① A reference to the caliber of his firearm (9mm).② A rhetorical device asserting his dominance and the logical consequences for his enemies.

"always heated and you can taste this"

① Physical warmth or the 'heat' of a firearm.② The visceral experience of violence or 'getting burned' in a conflict.

Commanding vocal presence that mirrors the urgency of the subject matter

Exceptional use of internal rhyme to maintain momentum

Coherent thematic narrative that builds tension toward the final confrontation

Strong rhythmic pocket control that emphasizes the percussive nature of the bars

Limited metaphorical complexity relative to modern abstract lyricism

Reliance on genre-specific tropes that cap the ceiling for high-level entendres

Occasional filler phrases to accommodate rhyme alignment

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