Tha Carter V
Used 2
Lil Wayne
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
21
End
175
Internal
78
Multi
199
Slant
8
Chain
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[Chorus: Lil Wayne]
I used✦ to smoke to get high, now I smoke to get vibes✦
I used✦ to tote the semi,✦ I still tote the semi✦
Keep it on the East Side, keep it on the B-side
I feel like Ivan✦ Drago,✦ lil bitch
And if he dies, he dies, if he dies, he dies
If he dies, he dies, if he dies, he dies
Yeah, run up in that nigga✦ house, pistol✦ in that nigga✦ mouth
But he be talking✦ out his ass, what is all that shit about?✦
[Verse 2: Lil Wayne]
I used✦ to know you niggas,✦ I don't know you niggas✦
I just ignore✦ you niggas,✦ I don't bro you niggas✦
With my bros will smoke you niggas,✦ like we grow you niggas✦
Kill your ho too, nigga,✦ and your go-to✦ niggas✦
I've been riding✦ 'round the city✦ with the safety✦ off
Glock nine and it's pretty✦ like a baby✦ doll
You niggas✦ bitches and it's pissing all the ladies✦ off
My finger✦ sitting on the trigger like a La-Z-Boy✦
If there was beef, I'm in the kitchen with the apron on
Put his words on the plate, that nigga✦ ate 'em all
And I ain't wit' the talking,✦ but damn now he talking✦
Nigga✦ spilled the beans, damn, now it's coffee
Looking for your pussy✦ ass like I got a warrant
I throw on the ski mask, that's a private party✦
Bullets jumping off your ass like they shock absorbant
Rock your bells, LL, nigga✦ locked✦ and loaded,✦ uh
[Chorus: Lil Wayne]
I used✦ to smoke to get high now I smoke to get vibes✦
I used✦ to tote the semi,✦ I still tote the semi✦
Keep it on the East Side, keep it on the beast side
I feel like Ivan✦ Drago,✦ lil bitch
And if he dies, he dies, if he dies, he dies
If he dies, he dies, if he dies, he dies
Yeah, run up in that nigga✦ house, pistol✦ in that nigga✦ mouth
But he be talking✦ out his ass, what is all that shit about?✦
I used✦ to smoke to get high, now I smoke to get vibes✦
Used✦ to tote the semi,✦ I still tote the semi✦
Keep it on the East Side, keep it on the B-side
I feel like Ivan✦ Drago,✦ lil bitch
And if he dies, he dies, if he dies, he dies
If he dies, he dies, if he dies, he dies
Yeah, run up in that nigga✦ house, pistol✦ in that nigga✦ mouth
But he be talking✦ out his ass, what is all that shit about?✦
[Outro: Lil Wayne]
Mulah,✦ baby✦
And you still ain't seen a fucking thing until✦ you C5
[Skit: Jacida Carter]
I still don't know today✦
Was he playing with the gun or was it an accident✦
I still, I just don't, I-I be wanting to ask him but I never✦ asked✦ him after✦ all these years if-
Was that a accident✦ or did he- or was he playing with the gun
So I never✦ really✦ found out about✦ what, you know
What happ- what really✦ happened with him and that shooting
Technical Breakdown
8.5
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 Complexity6.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control8.5
Performance and control
Computed Score8.52
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Wayne utilizes aggressive, punchy internal rhyme chains paired with classic Weezy-era abrasive imagery, balancing repetitive structural hooks with sharp, conversational non-sequitur transitions.
A
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
8.5
Delivery
Lexical repetition for rhythmic emphasisSimile-heavy constructionStaccato phrasingInternal rhyme stacking
Rhyme Architecture: Employs an AAAA block-rhyme structure in the opening lines (niggas/niggas/niggas/niggas) to establish a percussive, aggressive cadence, transitioning into multi-syllabic end-rhymes (off/doll/off/boy) that anchor the verse's momentum.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"My finger sitting on the trigger like a La-Z-Boy"
① Physical positioning of the finger on the trigger mechanism② A play on 'lazy,' implying the trigger finger is resting comfortably or waiting to be reclined/pulled back.
"Nigga spilled the beans, damn, now it's coffee"
① The idiom 'spilling the beans,' meaning to reveal a secret② A literal transition where beans are ground into coffee, signifying the consequences of talking too much.
"I throw on the ski mask, that's a private party"
① A home invasion or robbery where masks are worn② Subverting the idea of a 'private party' (a social event) into a grim, exclusive violent encounter.
Exceptional rhythmic pocket and cadence
High-energy delivery that compensates for simplistic vocabulary
Cohesive imagery regarding violence and confrontation
Vocabulary breadth is limited, typical of the sub-genre's focus on impact over complexity
Occasional reliance on repetitive rhyme sounds that boarder on filler