Rebirth
Runnin
Lil Wayne
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
22
End
139
Internal
97
Multi
143
Slant
8
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: Wale & Lil Wayne]
Bitches✦ want money✦ stacks (Go), I just want my percent✦
She told me to hit the hole, I used✦ to play running✦ back
You niggas✦ be fumbling✦ (Yeah), don't you give 'em no gun again✦
These bitches✦ be flying out, yeah, 'cause money✦ be coming✦ in (Ayy)
Said the money✦ be coming✦ in (Ayy), the money✦ be coming✦ in (Ayy)
The money✦ be coming✦ in (Yeah), the money✦ be coming✦ in (Yeah)
See you niggas✦ just run your mouth, yeah (Yeah)
My niggas,✦ we run the city✦ (Yeah)
The money✦ be coming✦ in (Yeah), the money✦ be coming✦ in
[Verse 2: Lil Wayne, Wale, Both]
These bitches✦ want money✦ stacks
Me? I want a hundred stacks
These bitches✦ sellin'✦ they soul
Well, I want my money✦ back
She bounce it like jumpin'✦ jacks
But she got a funny✦ ass
Look what them booty✦ shots done to that
That bitch need her money✦ back, Lord
She like the finer✦ things
She said I sent her a diamond ring
She say I buy her all kinds of things
She lie about✦ everything✦
I put her on time out and everything✦
I cut the bitch off like a thread of string (Cut)
These hoes'll say about✦ anything✦
'Cause they know that y'all believe everything✦
That's why I get high about✦ every✦ day (Hah)
All of this fog like the weather change (No, no)
Turn the strip club to a hurricane
We got that cocaine, snow flurry✦ gang
And we do not play games 'bout money,✦ mane (No)
She do something strange for money,✦ mane (Money,✦ money)✦
Yeah, I used✦ to play running✦ back
I turned✦ that football to a money✦ bag, I'm gone (Cash)
[Chorus: Wale & Lil Wayne]
Bitches✦ want money✦ stacks, I just want my percent✦ (Yeah)
She told me to hit the hole (Huh), I used✦ to play running✦ back (Yeah)
You niggas✦ be fumbling✦ (Huh), don't you give 'em no gun again✦ (Yeah)
These bitches✦ be flying out, yeah, 'cause money✦ be coming✦ in (Ayy)
Said the money✦ be coming✦ in (Ayy), the money✦ be coming✦ in (Ayy)
The money✦ be coming✦ in (Yeah), the money✦ be coming✦ in
See you niggas✦ just run your mouth, yeah (We balling)✦
My niggas,✦ we run the city✦ (We balling)✦
The money✦ be coming✦ in (We balling),✦ the money✦ be coming✦ in
[Outro: Lil Wayne, Wale, Both]
Balling,✦ we balling✦
We balling,✦ balling✦ (Balling)✦
Hey, darling✦ (Hey, darling)✦
Sweet darling✦ (Hey, darling),✦ you know we ballin'✦
We balling,✦ Wale, fuck with me
Mula, baby✦
Yeah, Blue Moon, yeah
We gon' ball all season,✦ whole season✦ and post-season
For no reason,✦ fuck with me
Technical Breakdown
8.0
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres5.0
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm9.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity6.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control7.5
Performance and control
Computed Score8.01
Production
— Kevin Crowe, Erik OrtizBe the first to rate the production
Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
The verse functions as a rhythmic exercise in minimalist internal rhyme, prioritizing pocket-locking and cadential bounce over dense lyrical abstraction.
A
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
5
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
Staccato deliveryInternal rhyme stackingPhonetic repetitionSyncopated stress patterns
Rhyme Architecture: The verse employs a high-density AAAA/BBBB terminal rhyme structure that mirrors the cyclical nature of the beat, relying heavily on simple assonance to maintain flow.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"I used to play running back"
① Literal reference to the football position.② Metaphor for his past criminal history of running from the police or participating in fast-paced illicit activity.
"I put her on time out"
① Child-rearing discipline technique.② Slang for ending a relationship or limiting communication due to her dishonesty.
Excellent rhythmic placement of rhymes
High level of internal consistency
Strong command of breath control through repetitive cadence
Lyrical content leans on repetitive tropes
Limited metaphorical depth
Lack of complex narrative or thematic variation