MICHAEL

Something for Junkies

Killer Mike

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

21

End

146

Internal

101

Multi

143

Slant

13

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Verse 2: Killer Mike]
Woke up straight, travel great, counting my money✦
Had a quick convo'✦ with my auntie the junkie
I tell her, "Baby,✦ you've been going too hard lately✦
See, you like sixty,✦ baby,✦ but you've been looking✦ eighty"✦
She said, "Shit, Michael,✦ I've been smoking✦ since '80
Before✦ the shooters, back when we still called✦ it freebasing"
She closed✦ her eyes, fantasized 'bout better✦ times✦
When she was beautiful, fine, and still snorting lines✦
She told me stories✦ of glory,✦ the club saying, "Suzy"✦
Atlanta night life was glamor, rich, Black, bougie
"A damn movie," she says, puffin'✦ a damn loosie
Trigger warning, the next moment,✦ she took a hit
She zoned✦ out, came back, took a spit
Looked✦ at me and said, "All of you got the same shit"
She said, "Michael,✦ you say you love me, I know you mean it
'Cause you still treat your junkie auntie like a human✦ being"
[Chorus: Killer Mike & Fabo]
Something✦ for junkies,✦ something✦ for losers✦ (Something✦ for the junkies,✦ something✦ for the users)✦
Addicts✦ and users,✦ substance✦ abusers✦ (Something✦ for the world all around✦ us that abuse✦ us)
This is something✦ for junkies,✦ something✦ for losers✦ (Something✦ for the lifestyle,✦ don't never✦ let it do you)
Addicts✦ and users,✦ substance✦ abusers✦ (That's another✦ world I think the world need to see)
Something✦ for junkies✦
[Bridge: Fabo]
Something✦ for the junkies,✦ something✦ for the user✦
Something✦ for the world all around✦ us that abuse✦ us
[Verse 3: Fabo]
Tina✦ went to school with me, that was baby✦ Jordan's sister✦ (Something✦ for the lifestyle,✦ don't never✦ let it do you)
She was bustin'✦ 380 when I was down in Florida with her (That's another✦ world I think the world need to see)
I was young Paco,✦ Dominican, a starter pistol✦
She used✦ to tell me she loved✦ the hell out of this Georgia nigga✦
Never✦ take for granted what you love the most
I cried when I lost her to an overdose
The streets, they don't tell you about✦ the ghosts
And you just can't ignore✦ all of the junkies✦ you see
Ayy, buddy✦ only✦ want one, but he bring back five
He get the whole pack off so you can get fly
It's your uncle, it's your cousin,✦ it's your partner on the sly
Know somebody✦ somewhere✦ praying, "I hope my mama✦ don't die"
[Outro: Fabo]
Oh
I know somebody✦ praying that my mama✦ don't die
Oh
Something✦ for the junkies✦ and users✦
Oh (Oh)
Something✦ for the junkies✦ and users✦ and abusers✦
Somebody✦ out here praying that my mama✦ don't— my mama✦ don't— my mama✦ don't
Hey, and I hope my mama✦ don't, don't die
Know somebody✦ somewhere✦ praying, "I hope my mama✦ don't die"

Technical Breakdown

9.1
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres7.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm10.0

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 Score9.08

Production

— Don Cannon, No I.D., Little Shalimar, C Gutta, Audio Anthem, Luke Crowder, Warryn Campbell, DJ Cutmaster Swiff, Lefabian Williams

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Killer Mike utilizes a conversational, narrative-driven flow that masks high-level technical rhyme density, anchoring the technical gymnastics in a visceral, grounded familial tragedy.

A+
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
9
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhyme chainsConversational cadenceCinematic narrative structurePolysyllabic end-rhyme clustersJuxtaposition of past and present reality
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABB/CCDD coupled with complex, dense internal rhyme chains that link the narrative arc across long, fluid lines.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"You like sixty, baby, but you've been looking eighty"

① The auntie is chronologically sixty years old.② The toll of drug abuse physically ages her appearance to that of an octogenarian.

"Something for the lifestyle, don't never let it do you"

① Do not let the lifestyle consume or control your life.② A warning against drug-induced lethargy and submissiveness to the habit.

Exceptional emotional resonance and authenticity

High-level technical precision hidden behind conversational delivery

Strong narrative control that builds to a poignant realization

Pacing variation from staccato reporting to reflective observation

Literal approach limits the complexity of metaphor relative to higher abstract tiers

Vocabulary is intentionally accessible, lacking the density of high-concept wordplay

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