Deeply Rooted

Do What I Do

Scarface

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

26

End

139

Internal

75

Multi

203

Slant

8

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Verse 2: Rick Ross]
I was all alone,✦ car full of niggas✦
How'd I get here? Car full of hittas✦
I was rollin'✦ weed, they was snortin' blow
Such a cool breeze, heart so cold
Step up to the plate, where your money✦ at?
Bobby✦ Brown on cake with a hundred packs
New editions, Lisa✦ Lisa✦
We were secret✦ lovers, had to get a beeper✦
My Atlantic star, not a Notre Dame
Not a student loan, tried to motivate
Continental, my Bentley, this shit should be illegal
Selassie eye in the ghost, thousand bales✦ of that diesel
Lord, go toe to toe with any✦ pussy✦ boy
Fuck, one time for Face and all the Boobie boys
26 inch plates✦ on a 68
Where I'm from a half a key'll set a nigga✦ straight
I just wanna✦ make the car notes✦
Let mama✦ make the pot roast
You should meet me at the car wash
Washin'✦ all 8, that's inshallah
[Chorus: Z-Ro]
So hard in these streets
Gotta✦ pack a pistol✦ plus talk to God in these streets
Go to church, Sunday,✦ Monday,✦ sellin'✦ raw in these streets
Never✦ took it home though, I left it all in these streets
Gotta✦ do what I gotta✦ do
I ain't promotin'✦ no eviction✦ notice✦ on the door
Fuck it, I had to go for broke
Do what I gotta✦ do
Hustle 'til I see the dirt
Riskin'✦ 25 years just to see another✦ first
[Verse 3: Nas]
Speakin'✦ for those squeakin'✦ in them cell blocks readin'✦
To blacks, whites✦ and Puerto✦ Ricans
Brothers with those ankle bracelets, impatient for their releasin'
To make it back to the block, the hatred,✦ the present
Time sure flies, look how many✦ years went by
My young niggas✦ already need hair dye
Alcoholic faces,✦ women✦ bad as a mug
Gettin'✦ fat as fuck
Fried food be addin'✦ up, the system✦ thrives off its victims
They ask how this economic collapse
Can affect people all over✦ the map
Tea party✦ for tax reenactment is whack
The past the past, yo, to my vatos✦ out in the East Los
Nietas✦ on the east coast, shouts to Puerto✦ Rico✦
Dominican✦ Republic people, rep I
Brown and black, we must get it together
The prison✦ industrial complex a fuckin'✦ set up
The Aztec,✦ Olmec,✦ African✦ settled on this land from the get up
I changed my aim, who I'm gon' wet up
When violence is resorted,✦ knowledge is distorted✦
Unless✦ it's payback for brutality
I'm more or less with that, get back
[Chorus: Z-Ro]
So hard in these streets
Gotta✦ pack a pistol✦ plus talk to God in these streets
Go to church, Sunday,✦ Monday,✦ sellin'✦ raw in these streets
Never✦ took it home though, I left it all in these streets
Gotta✦ do what I gotta✦ do
I ain't promotin'✦ no eviction✦ notice✦ on the door
Fuck it, I had to go for broke
Do what I gotta✦ do
Hustle 'til I see the dirt
Riskin'✦ 25 years just to see another✦ first

Technical Breakdown

8.3
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm9.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity8.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.0

Performance and control

Computed Score8.25

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Rick Ross delivers a structurally sound, referential performance that leans heavily on cultural nostalgia and luxury signifiers to anchor his narrative, though it lacks the dense, transformative wordplay of elite-tier lyricism.

A
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
8
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
7
Delivery
AABB rhyme structureCultural sampling via pop-culture nomenclatureInternal rhyme chainsStaccato delivery cadence
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABB coupled with strong internal slant rhymes that create a driving, propulsive momentum, maintaining a consistent rhythmic pocket throughout the verse.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Bobby Brown on cake with a hundred packs / New editions"

① A reference to the R&B singer Bobby Brown and his group New Edition.② A play on 'cake' as street slang for money and 'New editions' referring to new shipments or batches of narcotics.

"Washin' all 8, that's inshallah"

① A reference to 'inshallah' (God willing) as a prayer for protection or success.② A phonetic wordplay where the 'inshallah' coda mimics the rhythmic closure of a cleaning routine, blending the religious term with the imagery of laundering drug proceeds.

Strong command of cadence and rhythmic pocket

Effective use of nostalgia-based imagery (Bobby Brown, Lisa Lisa) to create atmosphere

Strong structural coherence that builds a consistent narrative arc

Heavy reliance on brand-name dropping rather than linguistic innovation

Occasional filler phrases to maintain the rhyme scheme

Limited depth in metaphor beyond standard trap-rap tropes

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