Mr. Scarface Is Back

Money and the Power

Scarface

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

28

End

100

Internal

105

Multi

187

Slant

5

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus]
Money✦ and the power,✦ money✦ and the power✦
I ain't fallin✦ short I got the
Money✦ and the power✦
Yup!
Money✦ and the power,✦ money✦ and the power✦
Bitches✦ on my dick 'cause I got
Money✦ and the power✦
[Verse 2]
Bought me a Caddy,✦ 30's and vogues✦
Brand new crib, brand new clothes
Mom would ask questions,✦ and often✦ pitch a bitch
Where am I gettin✦ the money?✦ Mickey✦ D's ain't paid me shit
I'd make up a story,✦ just to get her off my back
Uh oh I got a beep I think my boys are out of crack
Everything was smooth, exactly how I played it
A dollar to be made, best believe a nigga✦ made it
Nickels dimes✦ and twenties, and sixty✦ cent bumps
Nigga✦ rollin✦ hard, stackin✦ paper✦ like Trump
And I ain't give a fuck I told you that from the jump
Didn't worry✦ about✦ no static, I had a motherfuckin✦ pump
Ass out of line, word em up, a nigga✦ sprayed 'em
Momma✦ told me shoot first, and ask questions✦ later✦
Six hundred bucks a motherfuckin✦ hour
And I ain't fallin✦ short 'cause I got money✦ and the power,✦ yup
[Chorus]
Money✦ and the power,✦ money✦ and the power✦
I ain't fallin✦ short 'cause I got the
Money✦ and the power✦
Yeah
Money✦ and the power,✦ money✦ and the power✦
I got it like dat, 'cause I got
Money✦ and the power✦
[Verse 3]
There goes 21, and still stackin✦ 30's
Brought my brother Warren✦ Lee down from New Jersey✦
He helped✦ me for a minute,✦ then he started✦ screwin up
Said fuck gettin✦ paid, I guess my brother'd rather✦ fuck
Bitches✦ ran his life, and they're still runnin✦ Lee
I guess he doesn't realize the bitch is fuckin✦ me
It really✦ doesn't matter,✦ cause Ak'll never✦ tell
He can stay broke, but I got dope to sell
I step out on the cut, shit was lookin✦ funny✦
I ran back in the house and started✦ callin✦ up my money✦
I signaled for my workers to bring in all the dope
I can feel the bust and sure enough in comes✦ the 5-0
Niggas✦ stayed relaxed but they was friskin niggas✦ up
If someone said my name then I was definitely fucked✦
But I'ma✦ play it cool, if I kill I gotta✦ kill
Fightin for my shit, I never✦ ran and never✦ will
Come to find out, they wasn't fuckin✦ with my boys
Busted✦ a nigga✦ who said he paid em, talkin✦ noise
Hehehehehe...I guess the juices✦ are sour
But I ain't fallin✦ short 'cause I got money✦ and the power✦ YUP!
[Chorus]
Money✦ and the power,✦ money✦ and the power✦
Sold a million records, I got
Money✦ and the power✦
Yup!
Money✦ and the power,✦ money✦ and the power✦
Best to come clean, 'cause I got
Money✦ and the power✦
Money✦ and the power,✦ money✦ and the power✦
Money✦ and the pow-the-pow-the-pow-the-pow-the-power!

Technical Breakdown

7.3
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes8.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres5.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm7.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.0

Performance and control

Computed Score7.35

Production

— Crazy C, Scarface, Roland Smith, J. Prince, John Bido, Doug King, Sam (Rap-A-Lot)

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Scarface utilizes a grounded, narrative-first approach to cadence that prioritizes raw vocal authority over dense lyrical abstraction, perfectly capturing the 1993 Southern street-report aesthetic.

B+
9.5
Multisyllabic
8.5
Internal Rhymes
7
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
5
Wordplay
8
Delivery
linear narrative progressionrhythmic emphasis on closurecolloquial realismdirect address punchlines
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABB couplets with consistent multi-syllabic end-rhyme clusters that anchor the verse into a driving, relentless cadence.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"stackin paper like Trump"

① Accumulating large sums of cash (currency/paper).② A cultural shorthand for extreme wealth and capitalistic success associated with Donald Trump in the early 90s.

"shoot first, and ask questions later"

① A literal tactical instruction for street violence.② A subversion of the common idiom 'ask questions first', highlighting the moral inversion of the environment the speaker inhabits.

Exceptional vocal delivery that provides a sense of menace and urgency

Strong structural arc transitioning from material gain to conflict and resolution

Cohesive world-building consistent with the era's gangsta rap archetype

Limited use of complex figurative language or layered wordplay

Reliance on established tropes of the era (e.g., comparing wealth to Trump)

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