Made
The Ghetto
Scarface
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
12
End
116
Internal
101
Multi
231
Slant
5
Chain
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[Verse 2: Freddie Gibbs]
Cans of spam, hand to hand
No deals made, dolla✦ for dolla,✦ gram for gram
Follow✦ me and see just how much a man can stand
Before✦ we go off the deep end
Come in your crib and creep in
Help us get home invaded
The hustlas they gon' get raided
Eventually, but for now they stay thuggin' and motivated✦
Misguided miseducated✦
We barely✦ be graduated✦
And our lack of skills lead to some daily✦ infatuations
In the ghetto,✦ the barrio,✦ the hood, the slums
Government funds fill my city✦ up with drugs and guns
And I can't go for being broke so I'mma✦ go on the run
Momma✦ can't stand the way I live but can't give up on her son
Even✦ though I know she hear about✦ my habits✦ through the grape vine
Stealin'✦ the car on Sunday,✦ to hit the state line
Gettin'✦ drunk and twisted off liquor all through the daytime
Handshakes and gang signs, don't play with mine
[HOOK: Freddie Gibbs]
Ghetto,✦ the ghetto,✦ the ghetto✦ ghetto✦
I'm from the ghetto,✦ the ghetto,✦ the ghetto✦ ghetto✦
Where the laws that caught niggas✦ our own default✦ with us
Everyday✦ we gotta✦ pray to the lord to walk with us
In the ghetto✦
Ghetto,✦ the ghetto,✦ the ghetto✦ ghetto✦
I'm from the ghetto,✦ the ghetto,✦ the ghetto✦ ghetto✦
Where the laws that caught niggas✦ our own default✦ with us
Everyday✦ we gotta✦ pray to the lord to walk with us
In the ghetto✦
[Verse 3: Freddie Gibbs]
Granny✦ I really✦ miss you while I'm on the road
Them Sunday✦ dinners was more than just food for the soul
Don't be no fool, cause there's✦ plenty✦ fools walking the globe
Convicted felons equippin' tools, all in my shows
Chose another road they wanna✦ die in these streets
They look at me in disbelief when I rhyme about✦ peace
I had people try to deceive me just to see me deceased✦
My policy✦ is fuck police✦ till all my niggas✦ released✦
Speak!
The way I'm feelin'✦ my anthem✦ for ghetto✦ children
Fill my daily✦ appetite for destruction I want rebuildin'
Rest in peace to Lil' Ebony,✦ Richardson lord we livin'✦ crazy✦
It's hard to cope when these cowards is killin'✦ babies✦
The ghetto✦ ain't just a place it's a mentality✦
Most of us carry✦ with us constantly causing casualties
Stealin'✦ and dealin'✦ is how I deal with my reality✦
Sirens and gunfirin' never✦ rattled me
I gotta✦ be from
[HOOK: Freddie Gibbs]
Ghetto,✦ the ghetto,✦ the ghetto✦ ghetto✦
I'm from the ghetto,✦ the ghetto,✦ the ghetto✦ ghetto✦
Where the laws that caught niggas✦ our own default✦ with us
Everyday✦ we gotta✦ pray to the lord to walk with us
In the ghetto✦
Ghetto,✦ the ghetto,✦ the ghetto✦ ghetto✦
I'm from the ghetto,✦ the ghetto,✦ the ghetto✦ ghetto✦
Where the laws that caught niggas✦ our own default✦ with us
Everyday✦ we gotta✦ pray to the lord to walk with us
In the ghetto✦
Technical Breakdown
7.5
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 Control8.0
Performance and control
Computed Score7.54
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Freddie Gibbs utilizes a gritty, reportorial narrative style that prioritizes visceral authenticity over complex linguistic gymnastics, effectively mirroring the cyclical hopelessness of the environment he describes.
B+
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
6.5
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
8
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhyme chainsEnjambment for narrative pacingSociopolitical commentaryVocal cadence variation
Rhyme Architecture: Gibbs employs a dense, multi-syllabic AAAA internal structure that anchors the flow, frequently bleeding rhymes across line breaks to maintain forward momentum without relying on simple end-rhyme cliches.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"dolla for dolla, gram for gram"
① A literal description of equitable street-level drug transactions.② A commentary on the rigid, uncompromising economy of the ghetto where every resource is accounted for.
"Government funds fill my city up with drugs and guns"
① A literal observation of crime in his neighborhood.② A systemic critique suggesting that local or federal neglect functions as a catalyst for the proliferation of illicit trade.
Exceptional command of rhythmic pocket
Authentic, high-stakes storytelling
Strong use of internal rhyme density to heighten intensity
Commanding, gritty vocal presence
Relies on established 'ghetto' tropes which lowers novelty
Occasional narrative predictability in rhyme selection
Lack of high-level metaphorical abstraction