Tha Carter V

Dope Niggaz

Lil Wayne

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[Refrain: Lil Wayne]

I grew up around^✦ dope niggas^✦

Uh, uh, uh, dope niggas^✦

I grew up around^✦ dope niggas^✦

Yeah

[Verse 2: Lil Wayne]

I grew up around^✦ dope niggas^✦ and cold killers

And most niggas^✦ was both, nigga,^✦ two sport niggas^✦

I was no different from those niggas,^✦ but I was chose, nigga^✦

See, those niggas^✦ saw more in me than these hoes, nigga^✦

Momma^✦ was a go-getter, a coach, nigga^✦

Taught me everything^✦ I know, nigga,^✦ a soul sister^✦

Taught me how to be a goal tender,^✦ support system

For that bitch who played her role with ya and those children

I ain't lyin', slime, all my niggas^✦ balling,^✦ it's a fuckin'^✦ team sport

I could change the world, but I done lost the remote^✦

All my niggas^✦ balling,^✦ that's how it's supposed to be, ho

I could change the world, I'd rather^✦ change to beast mode

Coke sniffers and dope stickers

And most niggas^✦ was both, nigga,^✦ explode, nigga^✦

Pop a motherfuckin' cork, nigga,^✦ to those niggas^✦

'Cause life's^✦ too fuckin'^✦ short, nigga—get old, nigga^✦

I ain't lyin', got a gold mirror just to see my goals clearer

Be a role player, role model, while you roll with 'em

They say you don't need to be with us, stay on the road, nigga^✦

That way I wouldn't come to the end of the road with 'em

Man, all my niggas^✦ targets, that's includin' me, ho

I could change the world, I'd rather^✦ change the people

And definitions 'cause we're defined by our legal^✦ roles^✦

All your haters fuelin',^✦ and my needle broke

Lord, I ain't a broke nigga^✦

[Refrain: Lil Wayne]

I thank the Lord I ain't a broke nigga^✦

[Chorus: Snoop Dogg & Lil Wayne]

I get money,^✦ I'm a hustler

So if you're buyin' what I'm sellin',^✦ you a customer

See I can get it to you anywhere, anything^✦ ('Thing)

But it's point-blank range when the pistol bang (Bang)

I thank the Lord I ain't a broke nigga^✦

I mix it up, I fix it up and I switched it up (Up)

I locked^✦ down this end and got it twisted up (Up)

See, I'm a dog, but I loc with my locs (Lots)

They say, "You are what you smoke" (Smoke)

[Refrain: Lil Wayne]

I grew up around^✦ dope niggas^✦

Uh, uh, uh, dope niggas^✦

I grew up around^✦ dope niggas^✦

I thank the Lord I ain't a broke nigga^✦

Technical Breakdown

7.5

Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres7.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm6.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity7.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.5

Performance and control

Computed Score7.47

Production

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Wayne leverages dense internal rhyme structures and sophisticated phonetic play to elevate a conventional street-narrative theme, effectively blending biographical storytelling with clever athletic and lifestyle double entendres.

B+

9.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

6.5

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

Wordplay

7.5

Delivery

Assonant chain-rhymingInternal phonetic mirroringHomophonic wordplayMetaphorical layering (sports analogies)

Rhyme Architecture: Highly intricate AAAA-style multisyllabic end-rhymes (e.g., 'nigga' ending every line) anchored by dense internal multisyllabic chains (e.g., 'cold killers' / 'both, nigga' / 'sport niggas').

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"two sport niggas"

① Literal reference to peers involved in two illicit activities ('dope niggas' and 'cold killers').② Metaphorical reference to multi-sport athletes (referencing the 'two-sport athlete' trope popularized by Bo Jackson/Deion Sanders).

"goal tender"

① A person who supports the achievement of goals/ambitions.② A play on the hockey position 'goalie' (goal tender), aligning with the broader sports-themed motif of the verse.

"I done lost the remote"

① A literal statement about losing the device to control a television.② A metaphorical admission of having lost control/influence over the world ('change the world' implies the remote controls the 'channel' of reality).

"role player, role model"

① A basketball term for a specialist who plays a specific function on a team.② A social status as an aspirational figure for the community.

Exceptional technical mastery of internal phonetics

Strong utilization of the 'nigga' refrain to force a consistent rhythm

Cohesive narrative arc transitioning from childhood environment to individual aspiration

Occasional reliance on repetitive filler to maintain the rigid rhyme scheme

Some punchlines rely on established tropes common to the era's Southern hip-hop

The heavy reliance on a single rhyme sound can feel cyclically exhausting rather than evolving

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