My Homies

Money and the Power

Scarface

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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100

Internal

105

Multi

187

Slant

Chain

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[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 Entendres6.0

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 Control7.5

Performance and control

Computed Score7.33

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 showcase street-level realities, relying on consistent rhythmic pacing and visceral imagery over complex lyrical abstractions, which was a hallmark of high-level storytelling in the early 90s.

B+

9.5

Multisyllabic

8.5

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

Wordplay

7.5

Delivery

Narrative arc consistencyEnd-rhyme clustersInternal rhythmic mirroringDirect persona-driven storytelling

Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABB or AAAA couplets with heavy usage of multi-syllabic end-rhymes (e.g., 'played it/made it/paid it'), anchored by a firm 4/4 cadence that prioritizes clear enunciation of the narrative.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"pitch a bitch"

① To complain or express frustration in a loud, confrontational manner.② A colloquialism for creating a scene or causing a disturbance through verbal agitation.

"sixty cent bumps"

① Reference to the specific street-level pricing of drug quantities during the era.② Acts as a concrete anchor for the narrator's economic status, providing rhythmic syncopation.

"Momma told me shoot first, and ask questions later"

① A literal directive for violent street survival.② An ironic subversion of maternal advice, transforming a standard upbringing trope into a justification for lethal street-code application.

Authentic street-level vernacular

High internal rhyme consistency

Strong character development within a limited verse duration

Commanding vocal presence that enhances the simple rhyme scheme

Occasional reliance on genre-standard tropes (bitches, crack, pumps)

Limited usage of complex figurative language or multi-layered metaphors

Predictable rhyme outcomes which may feel repetitive to modern listeners

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