Emeritus
Emeritus
Scarface
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
33
End
176
Internal
60
Multi
289
Slant
11
Chain
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I'm just another ghetto✦ boy
Single parent upbringing, mama's✦ pride and joy
Dad died 'fore I got a chance to meet that dude
So I was raised✦ in the hood, in the streets I grew
Seen it all, it ain't too much I ain't done yet
Let my nuts hang, nigga✦ I ain't scared✦ of shit
Seen death in my eyes, musta✦ not have been time
Cause I'm the last of this motherfuckin✦ breed of mine
Yeah and can't nobody✦ tell you no different
The nerve of this motherfucker✦ sayin I'm tripping
The nerve of you motherfuckers questionin this
When I'm as real as a real-ass nigga✦ can get
And I was raised✦ with that G-code embedded in my blood
And I would rather✦ die than tell on a nigga✦ from my hood
Or tell it on a motherfucker✦ period✦
I take the code to the game that serious
The streets got rules,✦ it's certain shit you don't do like
Sayin it was me when you knowin✦ that it was you
It's not defamation✦ if what I'm sayin is true
Picked✦ a fight, got beat, now this pussy✦ is tryin to sue
Bitch, you knowin✦ what the outcome was
Fuck with one fuck with all, we were bound by blood
Not the blood of the gang but the blood of James✦
It's out of love for this nigga✦ we pump slugs in frames✦
That's the type of dude you're listenin to
Soft to you for a minute✦ then I'm trippin with you
And since you want it with me I'll position✦ them goons
They carry✦ out the order✦ to this mission✦ and boom
Ya out, now what was all this chit-chat about?✦
A word from the wise, keep my dick out ya mouth
Apparently I been too lenient on dudes✦
Cause you niggas✦ done forgot✦ who the streets belong to
I'm the motherfuckin✦ king, I'm the motherfuckin✦ mayor
I'm the president, the don, the boss of all players
Remember me, the one you got your idea✦ from?
Well I'm still here, planted on this block I slung
So fresh and so clean, complicated rhyme schemes
You niggas✦ is monotone, ain't no fuckin✦ with heat
I'm a motherfuckin✦ g and if I'm lyin then poof
May the Lord strike me dead in this motherfuckin✦ booth
I'm the truth, emeritus, the F-A-C
The M to the O to the motherfuckin✦ B
OG, to the critics analyzing my shit
Thinkin so-and-so is better,✦ you can suck my dick
Cause it's been 20 years and counting and I still ain't bouncing
Fuck the club I'm a true thug, the realest nigga✦ out here
Yeah I listen✦ to them bullshit caps
Or how they so-called shine but that bullshit's wack
Steady✦ on my grind and when I pull this strap
I'ma✦ show you what I mean by "These fools just rap"
Cause I'm just as greedy✦ as the next man is
I see em sellin✦ and then I'ma✦ feed my kids
And it is what it is, you can take it how you want it
Motherfuck who I offend✦ they can meet me on the corner✦
It don't matter✦ who you is or where you come from punk
When you see me that's the motherfuckin✦ bell, bitch, jump
Cause I'm tired✦ of you niggas✦ disrespecting the great
I am legend,✦ it ain't nobody✦ fuckin✦ with Face
My catalog's timeless
I could go on for days and days
Let me count the ways I got paid
It's over✦ when I leave this stage
I'ma✦ turn the page, say goodbye to Face
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Technical Breakdown
8.6
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres7.5
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm9.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity7.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control9.0
Performance and control
Computed Score8.64
Production
— N.O. Joe, Illmind, Mike Dean, Nottz, Cool & Dre, Jake One, Scram Jones, Sha Money XL, Tone Capone, Young Cee, ScarfaceBe the first to rate the production
Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Scarface leverages his trademark 'documentary realism' to turn personal narrative into a rigid ideological manifesto, utilizing structural repetition to mimic the unyielding nature of the 'G-code' he describes.
A
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
9
Delivery
Staccato phrasing for authorityThematic pivot from literal to metaphorical 'blood'Internal rhyme chains within multi-syllabic end-rhyme structuresDirect address to establish confrontational tone
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABB/CCDD couplet-based structures with high density internal rhyme clusters that stabilize the flow, allowing for conversational cadence to maintain its rhythmic pocket.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"the blood of the gang but the blood of James"
① The biological connection between family members and the specific person named James.② The contrast between affiliation-based loyalty and a deeper, sacrificial loyalty based on personal connection, elevating the concept of brotherhood to a religious/solemn level.
"pump slugs in frames"
① Literally shooting bullets into the bodies of rivals.② The concept of 'putting someone in a frame'—metaphorically sealing their fate or trapping them in the consequences of their actions through violence.
Unmatched vocal gravitas and conviction
Logical progression from autobiography to street ethics
Effective use of the 'blood' motif as a structural turning point
Rhythmic stability that allows for clear narrative delivery
Lexical range is purposefully limited to maintain grit, leading to lower vocabulary score
Lack of complex figurative metaphors in favor of direct, visceral storytelling