The Diary
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 Entendres5.5
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 Control7.5
Performance and control
Computed Score7.28
Production
— Crazy C, Scarface, Roland Smith, J. Prince, John Bido, Doug King, Sam (Rap-A-Lot)Be the first to rate the production
Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Scarface utilizes a grounded, narrative-first approach where the delivery acts as the primary engine for tension, complemented by a persistent, rhythmic consistency that defines the '90s Southern storytelling archetype.
B+
9.5
Multisyllabic
8.5
Internal Rhymes
7
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
5.5
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
Narrative arcMultisyllabic internal rhyme clustersDynamic vocal projectionColloquial framing
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABB couplets with dense internal multisyllabic chains (e.g., 'Caddy/vogs/clothes/clothes') that maintain a steady 4/4 cadence suitable for mid-tempo G-funk production.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Mom would ask questions, and often pitch a bitch"
① The mother was expressing frustration or annoyance at the suspect activity.② A play on 'pitch a fit', utilizing the slang 'bitch' to characterize her agitated state of mind.
"Momma told me shoot first, and ask questions later"
① A literal reference to adopting a violent, preemptive strike strategy in street conflict.② A subversion of the standard idiom 'ask questions first, shoot later', flipping the morality of the encounter to justify criminal urgency.
Exceptional rhythmic pocket maintenance
Authentic, high-stakes narrative progression
Authoritative vocal tone that commands the beat
Limited use of complex metaphorical layering
Reliance on era-specific tropes rather than linguistic innovation
Wordplay is functional rather than conceptual