My Homies
A Minute to Pray and a Second to Die
Scarface
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
32
End
147
Internal
84
Multi
196
Slant
7
Chain
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[Interlude]
(Heeyheeey…✦ brother✦ brother✦ brother✦ what’s happeninig?……)
(Heeey I ain’t got……)
(Naanalalah✦ dah tadadadaah✦ daah……………….)
[Verse 2]
It was crazy✦ how it happened
Some niggas✦ rolled✦ by in a Riviera capping
All I could see was a pistol✦ spitting rounds
And the boy was just screaming as he fell to the ground
A woman✦ yelled✦ "get an ambulance"
But I knew he was dead, he didn't stand a chance
You should've seen him, he was scared✦
A bullet✦ goes to his chest, and one to his head
He just laid there in silence
And all I heard was the sirens
Paramedics pulled✦ up
Followed by a lawman✦ and then came a firetruck
Put his ass on the stretcher
But if he survives, I'm willing to betcha✦
He'll be out for revenge
They patched him up within✦ a week, he was back at it again✦
Went to his brother✦ on the Northside
Grab your shit, it's a hit, we're gonna✦ take a long ride
Packed✦ it up in the trunk
AK-47, M-11 and a pump
Rolled✦ by Worthing on Scott Street
School was letting out
"Yo you ain't gonna✦ shoot yet?" "WATCH ME!"
Opened✦ his trunk and grabbed✦ a shotgun
He shot him
Put his tooly✦ on the front seat
Continued his mission, as he headed✦ down the street
The kids was just staring at each other✦
J.D. rolled✦ by and smoked✦ Mack’s brother✦
Reached in his coat and grabbed✦ a 'port
Full speed down Reed, shot his mom on the porch
On his way down Cullen✦
His brother✦ was just dazed✦ in a shock, "Why you do it?"
"Why you shoot his moms ain't shit"
"Hahaha.✦ Man, fuck that bitch."
Went to the store to use the payphone
Called✦ up Mack, "Aiyyo! J.D., homie"
Hung it up and rolled✦ down Dacca✦
Heading for the nigga✦ he was after✦
By the time he arrived at the scene
Malcolm was ready✦ for anything
He tried to sneak around✦ the back way
Never✦ thought of being taken✦ out on that day
Black boy, black coat
Stood around✦ the corner✦ as he passed✦ slit his throat
He didn't fall so he fired✦
One to the middle of his skull, he's expired
A whole army✦ came out
Twenty-seven niggas✦ all strapped out of one house
That how it happens in the Acre
One nigga✦ died in the park in the paper✦
Shit gets deeper✦ but why?
I guess you only✦ get a minute✦ to pray
And a second to die
[Outro]
(Heeyheeey✦ heey heeey what’s happening✦ now?)
(Brother✦ what’s scratches?)✦ (Heey I ain’t got it)
(Naanalalah✦ dah tadadadaah✦ daah………….)
(Heeyheeey✦ heey heeey what’s happening✦ now?)
(Brother✦ what’s scratches?)✦ (Heey I ain’t got it)
(Heeyheeey✦ heey heeey what’s happening✦ now?)
(Brother✦ what’s scratches?)✦ (Heey I ain’t got it)
(Heeyheeey✦ heey heeey what’s happening✦ now?)
(Brother✦ what’s scratches?)✦ (Heey I ain’t got it)
(Heeyheeey✦ heey heeey what’s happening✦ now?)
(Brother✦ what’s scratches?)✦ (Heey I ain’t got it)
(Heeyheeey✦ heey heeey what’s happening✦ now?)
(Brother✦ what’s scratches?)✦ (Heey I ain’t got it)
(Tadadadaah)✦
Technical Breakdown
8.1
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 / Rhythm8.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity7.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control8.5
Performance and control
Computed Score8.07
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Scarface utilizes a clinical, documentary-style flow that favors high-impact narrative realism over complex metaphorical wordplay, grounding the verse's power in its stark, cinematic visual storytelling and rhythmic tension.
A
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
8
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
8.5
Delivery
Cinematic narrative progressionObjective third-person perspectiveStaccato rhythmic cadenceEnjambment for tension building
Rhyme Architecture: Primarily AABB/CCDD couplet-based rhyming structures that mimic the rapid-fire, clipped cadence of street reportage, emphasizing terminal rhymes to anchor the narrative beats.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"a pistol spitting rounds"
① The physical action of a firearm discharging ammunition rapidly.② A personified description of the weapon acting as an aggressive, vocal agent of violence, contributing to the chaotic atmosphere.
"it's a hit"
① A premeditated contract killing or retaliatory assassination.② A sudden, impulsive violent event, emphasizing the cyclical and inevitable nature of the street violence depicted.
Visceral imagery and narrative economy
Exceptional rhythmic pacing suited to the storytelling tone
Strong structural arc from the initial violence to the cycle of retaliation
Authentic, grounded perspective
Lack of complex figurative language or multi-layered metaphors
Relying on literal narration rather than lyrical abstraction