Tha Carter V
Start This Shit Off Right
Lil Wayne
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
26
End
165
Internal
74
Multi
112
Slant
11
Chain
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[Bridge: Ashanti & Lil Wayne]
So DJ, won’t you play some more songs?
‘Cause we ain’t got nowhere✦ to go home
Yeah, we ain’t got nowhere✦ to go wrong
Whoa, whoa-oh-oh-oh✦
So DJ, won’t you play some more songs?
‘Cause we ain’t got nowhere✦ to go but home
Yeah, we ain’t got nowhere✦ to go but wrong
Whoa, whoa-oh-oh-oh✦ (Got you, Ashanti, uh)
[Verse 2: Lil Wayne & Ashanti]
Just a watch and a mink coat, yeah
Wherever I spit at, a tree grow
I’m a blood with some C-notes (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
And I’m gettin'✦ more checks than a peep hole (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Yo, I done been through hell and back on a steamboat
Met the devil, came back feelin'✦ frío
Gang bangin’,✦ tatted✦ up like Latinos (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
And since I’m on my Spanish✦ shit, it’s Carter✦ Cinco✦
Mami✦ is bionic and bisexual,✦ bilingual✦
Mami✦ is a goddess, but she gotta✦ let her wings show
Mami✦ tryna✦ fuck me with her team, that’s a team sport
All these bad bitches✦ in this bitch, but I ain’t seen yours
Muscle car look like I just got out the bing, whoa
Drop the top, smell like I just opened✦ a weed store
A nice beat mixed✦ with Tunechi like a cream float (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
With Mannie Fresh the O.G., now it's a G.O. (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
(Luh-uh-uh)✦ Woo! Yeah, got the squad in this bitch in case it pop off
(Lu-uh) Fresh, can you please tell these niggas✦ I’ve been rich since the Hot Boys?
(Luh-uh-uh)✦ Bad-ass✦ dog by the screen door
(Lu-uh) Oof, your girl walkin’✦ ‘round my house wearin'✦ nothin'✦ but my watch and my mink coat
(Luh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-huh)✦ Ah, yeah, now everybody throw a five, throw a five, Carter✦ Cinco✦
(Luh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-huh)✦ And since I’m on my Spanish✦ shit, them other✦ boys finito✦
[Chorus: Lil Wayne, Mack Maine, Lil Wayne & Mack Maine, Ashanti]
(Luh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-huh)✦
We gon' start this shit off right
We got bad-ass✦ bitches✦ in the house tonight✦
(Luh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-huh)✦
We gon' start this shit off right (Yeah)
We got some bad-ass✦ bitches✦ in the house tonight✦
[Post-Chorus: Lil Wayne, Mack Maine, Lil Wayne & Mack Maine, Ashanti]
(Luh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-huh)✦
We got some bad-ass✦ bitches,✦ some bad-ass✦ bitches✦
Bitches✦ outside, them some sad ass bitches,✦ leggo✦
(Luh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-huh)✦
(Yeah, yeah, leggo,✦ yeah, yeah)
[Outro: Lil Wayne]
Yeah, we got some bad-ass✦ bitches,✦ some bad-ass✦ bitches✦
In the restroom, in the mirror✦ takin'✦ pictures, alright,✦ yeah
That's alright,✦ yeah, that’s alright,✦ yeah, that’s alright,✦ yeah
We got some bad-ass✦ bitches,✦ some bad-ass✦ bitches✦
Couple niggas✦ trippin’, mean muggin’,✦ makin’✦ fists-es, alright✦
That’s alright,✦ but we don’t fight, no
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Technical Breakdown
8.3
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 / Rhythm9.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity5.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control8.0
Performance and control
Computed Score8.29
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Wayne leverages his signature slurry, percussive delivery to elevate simple punchline structures, using consistent vowel-heavy end rhymes to create a cohesive, bouncy rhythmic pocket.
A
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
5
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
8
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhymingAssonant chain linkingDirect juxtapositionVowel-driven flow state
Rhyme Architecture: A dense, high-frequency AAAA rhyme scheme centered on the 'o' vowel sound, utilizing internal polysyllabic anchors to maintain momentum across the 12-bar segment.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"I’m a blood with some C-notes"
① Refers to the Bloods gang affiliation② Refers to having $100 bills (C-notes) in his possession
"gettin' more checks than a peep hole"
① Earning money via royalty/payment checks② A peep hole requires you to check who is outside repeatedly, equating the number of checks with the number of times you look through a viewer
"Carter Cinco"
① Referencing the album 'Tha Carter V'② Translates to 'The Fifth Carter' in Spanish, playing on the 'Spanish shit' flow established in the line prior
Exceptional rhythmic consistency
High-density rhyme chains
Commanding vocal character
Effective use of assonance
Moderate vocabulary diversity
Some punchlines rely on simple homophone puns
Thematic surface-level content