The World Is Yours

Now I Feel Ya

Scarface

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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[Verse 2]

I'm eighteen,^✦ and now I'm havin'^✦ big fun

My baby's^✦ mother^✦ just had my first son

May eleven,^✦ I never^✦ will forget^✦ the day

A star's born, let's name him little Scarface

My first born and yo I'm a proud father^✦

I gotta^✦ son, I gots ta be my son's father^✦

And sellin^✦ dope ain't the way that I can get ahead^✦

But what the hell, I gots ta keep my baby^✦ fed

I buy him milk, and pampers tryin ta do my part

And he's my son, I gots ta try to make him hard

I buy him clothes, and jewelry not the Tonka^✦ toys

Because^✦ the Tonka^✦ toys will only^✦ punk my boy

And I don't want my son to look at life

Through a replica of reality^✦ tryin' to make it lifelike

But yet and still I let my son be a kid

Just give him up the real, exactly like my momma^✦ did

So when he gets to be a man he'll appreciate

The game I gave him way back when he used^✦ to roller^✦ skate

And now my son is four years old

I really^✦ gots ta give the real and try to play the father's role

Because^✦ these years he'll remember^✦ most

So it's all about^✦ little Marcus and me becomin' close

But I got a buncha^✦ obstacles

If it ain't my line of work it's the girlies^✦ on my popsicle

Now everybody's got my baby^✦

Wantin'^✦ to have their hands in my pocket^✦ tryin to drive me crazy^✦

"It's your daughter,^✦ don't she look like you?"

I just can't tell, why don't you take it to my Momma^✦ Duke

Because^✦ my mother^✦ knows the real deal

All these hoochies^✦ poppin'^✦ coochie tryin' to get a free meal

So now we in and outta^✦ court

Tryin' to get mo money,^✦ braggin' om the child support

Tellin'^✦ her friends that she's breakin'^✦ me

Now eveybody^✦ knows, that she was just fakin'^✦ G

Come to find out, the girl never^✦ had me

She's the baby's^✦ mother^✦ but me I ain't the baby's^✦ daddy^✦

And biological tests can prove

You gotta^✦ get up off of me and go after^✦ the other^✦ dude

But now I finally^✦ got a real daughter^✦

No need for the testin'^✦

I know that I'm the baby's^✦ father^✦

I heard my daddy^✦ say them hoes will try ta kill ya

You couldn't have told me nothin'^✦ back then

But now I feel ya...

I feel ya...

[Verse 3]

Now I'm twenty-two and finally^✦ got a grip on life

It's nineteen^✦ ninety-three, I put away^✦ my pocket^✦ knife

And got a bigger^✦ stick to fight with

I'm young and black so my choice ain't a nightstick

Because^✦ we livin'^✦ in a concentration^✦ set

And everyday, we face to face with death

I seen my homies^✦ go and come

And judgement day is just somethin we can't run from

So I know my number's comin'^✦ up

So I gotta^✦ protect myself from suckers who be runnin'^✦ up

And even^✦ though I hate killin'^✦ off my own kind

I gotta^✦ be a man and as a man I'm a defend mine

My brother^✦ Quanell's tryin' to keep the neighbourhood at peace

Don't fight each other,^✦ we gots ta stand and fight the beast

So united^✦ we stand but we gonna^✦ fall quick

Because^✦ we always^✦ tryin to take another^✦ brother's shit

And the cops is in the same vote

Just because^✦ we comin'^✦ up quick they think we slang dope

They shootin' ta kill, they gas ain't sparkin' goods

They shot my long time partner Rudy^✦ in cold blood

And now the story's^✦ all twisted up

And if they gave the cop the chair

I really^✦ wouldn't give a fuck

Because^✦ she left my partner's family^✦ with memories^✦

And after^✦ hearin'^✦ this I know you gon' remember^✦ me

But yet in still I find it hard for me to stay in touch

I see his parents and then I started breakin'^✦ up

Because^✦ I know what you did was wrong

But you won't realize until you dead and gone

It ain't no justifiable homicide, you never^✦ gave a warning

You straight up shot him from behind^✦

But all the cryin' in the world ain't gonna^✦ bring him back

You give a gat to a black he don't know how to act

But you gotta^✦ tell your story^✦ to the judge

Not the imitation^✦ judge, the judge that everybody^✦ loves^✦

And if the man upstairs grants you forgiveness

Then in reality^✦ you took care of your business

But regardless I know you wanna^✦ kill me

But I ain't goin' out like dat

Ya feel me?

...yeah

Technical Breakdown

8.6

Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm10.0

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 Score8.63

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Scarface utilizes a grounded, narrative-driven flow that prioritizes emotional authenticity over complex linguistic gymnastics, effectively capturing the tension between street morality and paternal responsibility.

8.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

6.5

Wordplay

Delivery

Narrative arc developmentInternal rhyme densityRhythmic enjambmentConversational cadence

Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on AABB and AAAA couplet structures integrated with heavy internal rhyme clusters, maintaining a conversational, confessional meter typical of early 90s Southern storytelling.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Because the Tonka toys will only punk my boy"

① Physical toy trucks are fragile and do not prepare a child for harsh street reality.② The term 'punk' serves as a double meaning for both 'making him appear soft/weak' and 'turning him into a target' for street exploitation.

"Through a replica of reality tryin' to make it lifelike"

① The son is playing with toy-based simulations of adult items (jewelry/clothes).② A meta-commentary on the dangers of children navigating the streets with a 'simulated' understanding of survival, contrasting play-pretend with the hard reality of Scarface's life.

Authentic emotional resonance

Consistent thematic focus on paternal conflict

High internal rhyme density creates a consistent groove

Strong character development within limited bar space

Limited metaphorical variety

Some repetitive phrasings for the sake of rhyme convenience

Surface-level wordplay compared to his later, more abstract work

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