Mr. Scarface Is Back
A Minute to Pray and a Second to Die
Scarface
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
32
End
147
Internal
84
Multi
196
Slant
7
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Interlude]
(Heeyheeey…✦ brother✦ brother✦ brother✦ what’s happeninig?……)
(Heeey I ain’t got……)
(Naanalalah✦ dah tadadadaah✦ daah……………….)
[Verse 2]
It was crazy✦ how it happened
Some niggas✦ rolled✦ by in a Riviera capping
All I could see was a pistol✦ spitting rounds
And the boy was just screaming as he fell to the ground
A woman✦ yelled✦ "get an ambulance"
But I knew he was dead, he didn't stand a chance
You should've seen him, he was scared✦
A bullet✦ goes to his chest, and one to his head
He just laid there in silence
And all I heard was the sirens
Paramedics pulled✦ up
Followed by a lawman✦ and then came a firetruck
Put his ass on the stretcher
But if he survives, I'm willing to betcha✦
He'll be out for revenge
They patched him up within✦ a week, he was back at it again✦
Went to his brother✦ on the Northside
Grab your shit, it's a hit, we're gonna✦ take a long ride
Packed✦ it up in the trunk
AK-47, M-11 and a pump
Rolled✦ by Worthing on Scott Street
School was letting out
"Yo you ain't gonna✦ shoot yet?" "WATCH ME!"
Opened✦ his trunk and grabbed✦ a shotgun
He shot him
Put his tooly✦ on the front seat
Continued his mission, as he headed✦ down the street
The kids was just staring at each other✦
J.D. rolled✦ by and smoked✦ Mack’s brother✦
Reached in his coat and grabbed✦ a 'port
Full speed down Reed, shot his mom on the porch
On his way down Cullen✦
His brother✦ was just dazed✦ in a shock, "Why you do it?"
"Why you shoot his moms ain't shit"
"Hahaha.✦ Man, fuck that bitch."
Went to the store to use the payphone
Called✦ up Mack, "Aiyyo! J.D., homie"
Hung it up and rolled✦ down Dacca✦
Heading for the nigga✦ he was after✦
By the time he arrived at the scene
Malcolm was ready✦ for anything
He tried to sneak around✦ the back way
Never✦ thought of being taken✦ out on that day
Black boy, black coat
Stood around✦ the corner✦ as he passed✦ slit his throat
He didn't fall so he fired✦
One to the middle of his skull, he's expired
A whole army✦ came out
Twenty-seven niggas✦ all strapped out of one house
That how it happens in the Acre
One nigga✦ died in the park in the paper✦
Shit gets deeper✦ but why?
I guess you only✦ get a minute✦ to pray
And a second to die
[Outro]
(Heeyheeey✦ heey heeey what’s happening✦ now?)
(Brother✦ what’s scratches?)✦ (Heey I ain’t got it)
(Naanalalah✦ dah tadadadaah✦ daah………….)
(Heeyheeey✦ heey heeey what’s happening✦ now?)
(Brother✦ what’s scratches?)✦ (Heey I ain’t got it)
(Heeyheeey✦ heey heeey what’s happening✦ now?)
(Brother✦ what’s scratches?)✦ (Heey I ain’t got it)
(Heeyheeey✦ heey heeey what’s happening✦ now?)
(Brother✦ what’s scratches?)✦ (Heey I ain’t got it)
(Heeyheeey✦ heey heeey what’s happening✦ now?)
(Brother✦ what’s scratches?)✦ (Heey I ain’t got it)
(Heeyheeey✦ heey heeey what’s happening✦ now?)
(Brother✦ what’s scratches?)✦ (Heey I ain’t got it)
(Tadadadaah)✦
Technical Breakdown
8.0
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres6.0
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm8.0
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 Score8.02
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Scarface utilizes a clinical, documentary-style narrative flow that prioritizes visceral pacing and scene-setting over complex linguistic gymnastics, perfectly capturing the fatalism of 90s street life.
A
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
8
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
6
Wordplay
8.5
Delivery
Cinematic narrative pacingDirect observational realismStaccato stress patternsEnjambment for tension building
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABB/CCDD couplets utilizing multi-syllabic end-rhymes (happened/capping, rounds/ground, ambulance/chance) that emphasize the terminal nature of the events described.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"pistol spitting rounds"
① The literal discharge of bullets from a firearm.② A personification of the weapon as an aggressive, vocal entity that terminates the victim's life.
"back at it again"
① The physical act of recovering from a gunshot wound.② A cycle of cyclical violence that ignores medical intervention to return to the street conflict.
Exceptional rhythmic consistency that mimics the urgency of a police report or eyewitness testimony
High level of narrative immersion
Strong command of cadence that creates a natural, conversational, yet authoritative tone
Lack of complex metaphor or wordplay density
Linear storytelling limits the opportunity for multi-layered lyrical interpretation
Limited use of figurative language compared to contemporary abstract poets