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[Bridge: John Legend]
Cause when you need it the most
Ain't no one ever✦ around✦
Cold world, cold world
[Verse 2: Jadakiss]
Yo, the pain's unbearable,✦ remains✦ unawareable✦
He fuck around,✦ jump off a building if you dare him to
The greats, they done already✦ killed✦ him, who you compare him to
To really✦ figure✦ out what he said will take a year or two
Family✦ over✦ everything, skills over✦ politics
He don't need the accolades as long as you acknowledge✦ it
Just playing the hand you was dealt, no aces✦
Betrayal is worse than death in most cases✦
The world is filled✦ with hypocrites, that's so racist
Multiple shots to the face, no chasers
Mad cause you blew up quick and you excited
Your man that you grew up with get you indicted
This was your nigga,✦ yo, for him, you let the trigger go
Found out at the trial they got audio✦ and video✦
Shit don't always✦ happen✦ how you plan it
Get jammed✦ up and really✦ find out who your fam is
You could feel the picture, you don't need to see the canvas✦
That nigga✦ Jay'll Hawk you, he don't even✦ play for Kansas✦
You know when it's someone you love, the hurt's pure
When you front tryna✦ hold it in, it hurts more
You was right there back-to-back with me my first war
Even✦ had a crack spot together, the first floor
Used✦ to buzz 'em in then meet 'em right by the first door
That was 'prolly✦ a year before✦ I went on my first tour
Friendship was worth more than a couple of ounces✦
You was 'sposed✦ to be with me arguing with the bouncers
Instead, you ended✦ up somewhere far in the mountains✦
Talking 'bout what we was doing, what we was counting
Nothing but old pictures of old sixes✦
Old BM's with the kits, old Schnitzers
Two sides,✦ both wishes✦
Karma✦ is the sister✦ of life, they both bitches
[Bridge: Anthony Hamilton & Meek Mill]
See there's✦ a story✦ in my life
There's✦ a story✦ in my pain
There's✦ a story✦ in my tears, oh-oh✦ oh (Yeah, for life)
There's✦ a story✦ in me
[Verse 3: Meek Mill]
Lord forgive me for my sins, I was chasin'✦ ends
And I'm into✦ makin'✦ money,✦ I ain't into✦ making✦ friends
Cause these niggas✦ rattin',✦ I ain't finna✦ take a chance
Homie said he 'bout that action, they grab him, he take the stand
Damn, say loyalty make a man
Got a homie and he told, I don't even✦ shake his hand
I don't even✦ crack a smile, knew him since a child
Man this game so foul but niggas✦ made vows
To a code I never✦ break, ridin'✦ in the heavyweight✦
Thirty-six Os in the bird, call it featherweight✦
Never✦ on time, when I show up, I be ready✦ late
Niggas✦ got fat while we starved, they already✦ ate
And I'm tryna✦ get full, mask on, clip full
If he got the money,✦ we attack✦ him like a pit bull
We sellin'✦ soft and sellin'✦ hard like it's a brick store
On my dick, nigga,✦ thought that's what your bitch for
Hah!
[Bridge: Akon & John Legend]
My pain ain't never✦ been told (Ain't never✦ been told)
All the success that I'm suffering from
Came from this knowledge✦ I sold (This knowledge✦ I sold)
My family✦ fucks with me
And fought the enemy✦ that stood in my way (In my way)
That's why I don't trust nobody✦
And I doubt you'll ever✦ see that day
[Chorus: Akon]
'Fore I surrender✦ to you (Surrender)✦
Surrender✦ to you (Surrender)✦
Surrender✦ to you (Surrender✦ to you, which I will never✦ do)
[Bridge: John Legend & Anthony Hamilton]
Cause when you need it the most
Ain't no one ever✦ around✦ (Nobody's around)✦
Cold world (Cold world) cold world (Mmm, yes it is, yeah)
And the ones✦ that you keep close
Are the ones✦ that'll take you down (Always✦ take you down)
Cold world (Cold) a cold, cold world
[Chorus: Akon & Anthony Hamilton]
'Fore I surrender✦ to you (Surrender)✦
Surrender✦ to you (Surrender)✦
Surrender✦ to you (Surrender✦ to you)
Fore I surrender✦ to you (Surrender)✦
Surrender✦ to you (Surrender)✦
Surrender✦ to you (Surrender✦ to you, which I will never✦ do)
Oh-ohh,✦ oh-woah✦
Oh-ohh✦ (oh-ohh)✦ oh-ohh✦
[Outro: Anthony Hamilton, Akon & John Legend]
See there's✦ a story✦ in my life (Hey, surrender)✦
There's✦ a story✦ in my pain (Hey, surrender)✦
There's✦ a story✦ in my tears, oh-oh✦ oh (Surrender)✦
There's✦ a story✦ in me
I won't surrender,✦ I won't surrender,✦ ohh no no no
Technical Breakdown
9.1
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres8.0
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm10.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity7.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control9.0
Performance and control
Computed Score9.13
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Jadakiss demonstrates mid-2000s elite-tier narrative compression, using rapid-fire multisyllabic internal rhyme structures to anchor dark, cynical reflections on loyalty and betrayal.
A+
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
8
Wordplay
9
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhymingNarrative compressionAABB and AAAA rhyme clustersExtended metaphor
Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on dense, multisyllabic internal rhyme clusters (unbearable/unawareable/dare him to/compare him to) transitioning into a more stabilized AABB pattern for narrative clarity.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"That nigga Jay'll Hawk you, he don't even play for Kansas"
① A reference to the 'Jayhawk' mascot of the University of Kansas as a predatory or aggressive figure.② A play on 'Jay' (Jadakiss's name/the action) and 'Hawk' as in to watch or pursue someone intently, dismissing the actual sports affiliation.
"Multiple shots to the face, no chasers"
① Alcohol terminology where a shot of liquor is consumed without a mixer (chaser).② A violent description of a shooting, implying the act was direct, immediate, and left no opportunity for the victim to react or survive.
Exceptional rhythmic consistency
High-density internal rhyme placement
Hard-hitting, cynical urban storytelling
Commanding vocal presence
Occasional reliance on genre-standard tropes (betrayal/snitching)
Vocabulary remains within standard street-rap lexicon