Ready to Die

Machine Gun Funk

The Notorious B.I.G.

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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249

Internal

Multi

272

Slant

Chain

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[Verse 2]

All I want is bitches!^✦ Big booty^✦ bitches!^✦

Used to sell crack so I could stack my riches^✦

Now I pack gats to stop all the snitches^✦

From stayin' in my business -- what is this? Relentless

Approach to know if I'm broke or not?

Just 'cause I joke and smoke a lot, don't mean I don't tote the Glock

16 shots for my niggas^✦ in the pen

Until we motherfuckin'^✦ meet again^✦

Huh! I'm doin' rhymes^✦ now, fuck the crimes^✦ now

Come on the Ave., I'm real hard to find now

'Cause I'm knee deep in the beats

In the Land Cruiser Jeep with the MAC-10 by the seats

For the jackers,^✦ the jealous-ass crackers^✦ in the ****

I'll make you prove that it's bulletproof

Hold your head 'cause when you hit the bricks

I got gin, mad blunts and bitches^✦ suckin'^✦ dick

The funk, baby!^✦

[Chorus]

I live for the funk, I'll die for the funk

I live for the funk, I'll die for the funk (Uh)

I live for the funk, I'll die for the funk

[Verse 3]

So I guess you know the story^✦ — the rap side, crack side

How I smoke funk, smack bitches^✦ on the backside

Bed-Stuy! The place where my head rests

Fifty-shot clip if a nigga^✦ wan' test

The rocket^✦ launcher, Biggie stomped ya

High as a motherfuckin'^✦ helicopter

That's why I pack a nina,^✦ fuck a misdemeanor

Beatin'^✦ motherfuckers like Ike beat Tina^✦

"What's love got to do..."

When I'm rippin'^✦ all through your whole crew?

Strapped like Bamboo, but I don't sling guns

I got bags of funk and it's sellin'^✦ by the tons

Niggas^✦ wanna^✦ know how I live the mack life!

Makin'^✦ money,^✦ smokin'^✦ mics like crack pipes!^✦

It's type simple and plain to maintain

I add a little funk to the brain

The funk, baby!^✦

[Chorus]

I live for the funk, I'll die for the funk

Technical Breakdown

8.4

Multisyllabic Rhymes6.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm10.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity3.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control9.5

Performance and control

Computed Score8.38

Production

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Biggie uses internal rhyme density and a conversational, authoritative cadence to mask a predatory street narrative as a laid-back, rhythmic flow, defining the G-Funk era's aesthetic.

6.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

6.5

Wordplay

9.5

Delivery

Internal rhyme clustersSyncopated street vernacularConversational cadenceMultisyllabic enjambmentRhythmic anchor points

Rhyme Architecture: Complex interwoven AAAA structures utilizing slant rhymes and heavy internal assonance (bitches/riches/snitches/business/relentless/this) to maintain a driving, relentless momentum.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"I'll make you prove that it's bulletproof"

① A challenge to the durability of a vehicle or armor② An aggressive invitation to engage in a lethal shootout to test if the target can actually survive

"Used to sell crack so I could stack my riches"

① Physical act of selling narcotics to accumulate wealth② A rhythmic play on 'stacking' as both piling money and building a cadence/reputation

Exceptional rhythmic pocket and cadence variation

Masterful use of internal rhyme to build tension

High-impact delivery that establishes persona

Seamless integration of violent imagery with melodic flow

Vocabulary remains functional rather than ornate

Thematic scope is limited to classic street tropes

Some punchlines rely more on delivery tone than linguistic complexity

Machine Gun Funk

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