Life After Death
Last Day
The Notorious B.I.G.
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
33
End
230
Internal
105
Multi
245
Slant
10
Chain
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[Verse 2: Jadakiss]
You already know what it's about✦ when I run up in your house
Put the gun up in your mouth, and get the money✦ out the couch
Hearin'✦ you out is senseless, perhaps, for instance
I give this faggot✦ a French kiss
Black gloves,✦ no prints, dark tints
Word on the street — they ain't heard from him since
You know about✦ life after✦ kickin'✦ the cidd-an✦
Since me and my mi-ddan✦ can flip seven✦ gri-ddams
Scri-ddam, the flow is forbidden
Either✦ you ridin'✦ or you dyin', 'cause we swingin' iron✦
LOX and Poppa,✦ turnin'✦ niggas✦ into✦ Jim Hoffa✦
Who gon' stop us? Your last joint double-Copper
You gettin'✦ money✦ or you're runnin'✦ from the Feds?
Ain't nothin'✦ over✦ here but 16, with one in the head
And I solemnly swear
That all y'all niggas✦ out there got a problem this year
[Chorus: Jadakiss]
Can I live 'til my last day?
Hittin'✦ honeys✦ that be nasty✦
Gettin'✦ money✦ in the fast way
And I only✦ care halfway✦
But I still can't let you pass me
Can I live 'til my last day?
Hittin'✦ honeys✦ that be nasty✦
Gettin'✦ money✦ in the fast way
And I only✦ care halfway✦
But I still can't let you pass me
[Verse 3: Styles P]
Before✦ you think of keepin'✦ me down, heatin'✦ me down
The flow like water,✦ get deep and you drown
With no soul, many✦ niggas✦ roll with no goal
Even✦ the small gun got a little black hole
Your destiny is somethin' you can never✦ figure✦ out
Niggas✦ is never✦ happy✦ 'til there's✦ blood up in yo' mouth
There's✦ a lot of killers, but who the hell are you to blame?
There's✦ a lot of dead, how the hell you take the pain?
Live with it, got money,✦ you better✦ give with it
My man had the thug in him, did his bid with it
Get married to the game, but never✦ have a kid with it
Advice✦ from the wise — slice the pies
Too many✦ schemes devised when dreams collide✦
Teams provide✦ war for the street to absorb
You stashed in the ceiling and you slept on the floor
Only✦ a blind thug'll fall in love with a whore
[Break: The Notorious B.I.G.]
Uhh, uhh, uhh
[Verse 4: The Notorious B.I.G.]
Who the fuck wanna✦ squeeze?
My Desert E's make MCs freeze
You wakin'✦ up in cold sweats, they just dreams
You still apologizin'✦
Analyzin', my size and your size, and
Realizin'✦ a fist fight would be asinine✦
You just pop wines,✦ I must pop nines✦
Genuine✦ steel piece, nozzle in your grill piece
You shook up, two bricks, every✦ cook up
We can hook up, all I see is the future✦
Disrespect, I shoot ya
By the way, them bricks get flipped weekly✦
Sold by soldiers that mix weed with the leak-leak
Die for a dollar,✦ nigga,✦ life ain't sweet
Play for keeps, wet shirts with experts on the creep
Our beef is my fiancée, about✦ to marry✦ it
Illegal transactions in Farragut with Arabics
Why not? They fit twelve up in the bedroom
Imagine✦ what they stash is like
Make you a classic, like my first LP
Beef with me is unhealthy
Fuck around and get an ulcer,✦ lose your pulse, or
Collapsed lung, look how many✦ gats I brung
For them homos,✦ still doin' promos✦
Break both your legs, you're movin'✦ slow-mo✦
Got shine to glow mo'
996 grams, you need four mo'
[Chorus: Jadakiss]
Can I live 'til my last day?
Hittin'✦ honeys✦ that be nasty✦
Gettin'✦ money✦ in the fast way
And I only✦ care halfway✦
But I still can't let you pass me
Can I live 'til my last day?
Hittin'✦ honeys✦ that be nasty✦
Gettin'✦ money✦ in the fast way
And I only✦ care halfway✦
But I still can't let you pass me
Can I live 'til my last day?
Hittin'✦ honeys✦ that be nasty✦
Gettin'✦ money✦ in the fast way
And I only✦ care halfway✦
But I still can't let you pass me
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 / Rhythm8.5
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 Score8.34
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Jadakiss demonstrates high-level rhythmic density and internal rhyme innovation through his signature 'i-ddan' phonemic suffix scheme, prioritizing percussive flow over dense metaphor while maintaining a menacing, authoritative vocal presence.
A
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
8.5
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
8.5
Delivery
Phonemic suffix manipulation (i-ddan/gri-ddams)Internal rhyme stackingAssonant chain linkingAggressive, minimalist delivery styleDirect narrative-to-threat progression
Rhyme Architecture: The verse utilizes a foundation of AABB end-rhymes but heavily disrupts the internal structure with dense, multi-syllabic clusters—most notably the 'i-ddan' suffix repetition—which functions as both a rhythmic anchor and a display of technical agility.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"turnin' niggas into Jim Hoffa"
① A reference to Jimmy Hoffa's notorious disappearance and likely murder by the mob.② Metaphorical threat implying the target will vanish or be disposed of permanently.
"16, with one in the head"
① A standard 16-bar verse structure in hip-hop.② A firearm reference to a 16-round magazine with a chambered bullet.
Exceptional rhythmic pocket and syncopation
High-impact delivery and vocal gravity
Consistent thematic tone throughout the verse
Innovative use of phonemic repetition to extend rhyme chains
Reliance on aggressive tropes typical of the era
Occasional trade-off of lexical complexity for rhythmic flow
Limited metaphorical depth outside of criminal imagery