Ready to Die
Me & My Bitch
The Notorious B.I.G.
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
30
End
187
Internal
51
Multi
281
Slant
8
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Verse 2: The Notorious B.I.G.]
Moonlight strolls with the hoes, oh, no, that's not my steelo✦
I wanna✦ bitch that like to play ceelo✦ and craps
Packin'✦ gats in a Coach bag, steamin' dime bags
A real bitch is all I want, all I ever✦ had
With a bop just as strong as me
Totin'✦ guns just as long as me, the bitch belongs with me
Any✦ plans with another bitch, my bitch'll spoil it
One day, she used✦ my toothbrush to clean the toilet✦
Throwin' my clothes out the windows, so when the wind blows
I see my Polos✦ and Timbos✦
Hide my car keys so I can't leave
A real slick bitch, keep a trick up her sleeve
And if I deceive, she won't take it lightly
She'll invite✦ me, politely, to fight, G
And then we lie together,✦ cry together✦
I swear to God I hope we fuckin'✦ die together✦
[Chorus: The Notorious B.I.G., Puff Daddy & Girl]
Just me and my bitch, just me and my bitch, yeah
(Nigga,✦ nigga,✦ if I ever)✦
Just me and my bitch, yeah, just me and my bitch
(Catch your ass fuckin'✦ around)
Just me and my bitch, just me and my bitch, yeah
(I'll cut your motherfuckin' dick off)
Just me and my bitch, yeah, just me and my bitch
(Haha)✦
Just me and my bitch, just me and my bitch, yeah
(Stop playin')
Just me and my bitch, yeah, just me and my bitch
(I ain't pl— ain't— ain't no jokes,✦ ain't no jokes)✦
Just me and my bitch, just me and my bitch, yeah
(Ain't no jokes)✦
Just me and my bitch, yeah, just me and my bitch
(Yo, don— don't play with my dick)
[Verse 3: The Notorious B.I.G.]
She helped✦ me plan out my robberies✦ on my enemies✦
Didn't hesitate to squeeze to get my life out of danger✦
One day, she put 911 on the pager✦
Had to call back, whether✦ it's minor✦ or major✦
No response, the phone just rung
Grab my vest, grab my gun, to find out the problem
When I pulled✦ up, police✦ was on the scene
Had to make the U-turn, make sure my shit was clean
Drove down the block, stashed the burner✦ in the bushes✦
Stepped to police✦ with the shoves✦ and the pushes✦
It didn't take long before✦ the tears start
I saw my bitch dead with the gunshot to the heart
And I know it was meant for me
I guess the niggas felt they had to kill the closest one to me
And when I find 'em your life is to an end
They killed✦ my best friend, me and my bitch
[Chorus: The Notorious B.I.G.]
Just me and my bitch, me and my bitch, yeah
Just me and my bitch, yeah, just me and my bitch, uh
Just me and my bitch, me and my bitch, yeah
Just me and my bitch, yeah, just me and my bitch, uh
Just me and my bitch, just me and my bitch, yeah
Just me and my bitch, just me and my bitch
Just me and my bitch, me and my bitch, yeah
Just me and my bitch
[Skit: The Notorious B.I.G. & Girl]
Let's get started✦ then
So when did you first start rappin'?✦
Um, I was like about✦ 18 years old. Yeah, about✦ 18
So how did you first get started?✦ Who influenced✦ you?
Ain't nobody✦ really✦ influenced✦ me, you know what I'm saying?
I was just tired✦ of being on the streets, you know what I'm saying? Had to get up off that, you know
I see. So where you from?
Brooklyn
Technical Breakdown
8.1
Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5
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 Complexity5.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control8.5
Performance and control
Computed Score8.10
Production
— Bluez Brothas, Chucky Thompson, Diddy, Lord Digga, Norman GloverBe the first to rate the production
Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Biggie elevates a narrative-heavy storytelling verse through impeccable rhythmic placement and a conversational, yet authoritative, vocal pocket that grounds the hyperbolic depiction of a toxic relationship.
A
7.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
5
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
8.5
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhyme chainsConversational cadence variationNarrative arc developmentAssonance-driven flow
Rhyme Architecture: The verse utilizes a complex AABB and AAAA-variant structure, frequently breaking end-rhyme expectations with dense internal rhyming strings ('bop/strong/long/belongs').
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Keep a trick up her sleeve"
① Literal implication that the female partner is playing games or hiding intentions.② A play on the idiomatic expression 'ace up one's sleeve' (having an advantage) turned into 'trick' (prostitution/deception) to fit the theme of a treacherous, street-smart partner.
"Steamin' dime bags"
① The physical act of pressing or packaging marijuana for sale.② A colloquial reference to using heat or steam to manage drug product quality, establishing her role as a partner in his criminal enterprise.
Exceptional rhythmic lock on the beat
Authentic, conversational tone that anchors the narrative
Clear, chronological storytelling progression
Strong character development within a limited timeframe
Relies on established tropes of 'ride-or-die' relationships
Some metaphors lack the dense layering found in his later, more abstract work