500 Degreez

Way of Life

Lil Wayne

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

28

End

149

Internal

44

Multi

173

Slant

11

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Hook: TQ]
Baby,✦ I'm a stunna✦
I ain't gon change it
Don't.. you.. know.. it's a way of life?
Mami,✦ do you want it?
Cause I'm about✦ to bring it
Oh baby,✦ can't stop the stunt, no, no
[Verse 3: Baby]
Pop one, pop two with the new Nike shoes
Royal blue jag on 'em 22's
Slippers, white to breate, 500 Degreez
In that Cadillac Truck on 'em 23's
I'm the boss of the game with the money✦ and fame
All these, naked women✦ that pop champagne
And these, marble floors stay high as Rick James✦
If you know my name then you know my game
[Verse 4: Lil Wayne]
It's lil whoadie from the hot block with serious✦ flow
Gotta✦ get dough, cha'll won't feel me broke
But, y'all don't hear me though
Til I'm rolling down my window✦ where my grill is show
And you know I probably pump it through the hood on them 24's
Word, rims poking✦ out the side of the err
Glock, have ya ribs poking✦ out the side of your shirt
I'm a 17 nigga✦ and I ride through the turf
[Hook: TQ]
Baby,✦ I'm a stunna✦
I ain't gon change it
Don't.. you.. know.. it's a way of life?
Mami,✦ do you want it?
Cause I'm about✦ to bring it
Oh baby,✦ can't stop the stunt, no, no
[Verse 5: Lil Wayne]
Hey, and my pinky✦ glow cause my rings is so...
Blingy✦ blingy,✦ yo stop blinking though
We smoke stinky✦ stinky✦ dro
And we don't cop them incy✦ wincy✦ o's
And we don't stop, nah, we blow
Fuck the pee-ple
Everywhere we go we smell like ick yo
Birdman, my Paw so that make me go.. fly like an eagle, fasheezy
[Verse 6: Baby]
See they think cause I stay English turn
That stunna✦ don't ever✦ OZ to burn
I go in each over✦ and ball like a dog
Me and my niggs ball like a dog
Cars on my streets, all on the lawn
Ice in my teeth, all on my arm
Tats in my face, my back and my arm
[Lil Wayne]
Tats in my face, my back and my arm
[Hook: TQ]
Baby,✦ I'm a stunna✦
I ain't gon change it
Don't.. you.. know.. it's a way of life?
Mami,✦ do you want it?
Cause I'm about✦ to bring it
Oh baby,✦ can't stop the stunt, no, no
[Outro: Mannie Fresh]
Yo, there it is, ya lil' low life
See, I'm a Bro-fessional - you a rookie
Fuck, a game so serious✦ I could sell a hooker✦ some pussy✦
That's some serious✦ shit
Oh yeah, believe that
Who we rollin✦ wit?
We rollin✦ wit Cash Money✦
Oh, I forgot✦ about✦ peace - Peace!
I mean.. piece of pussy,✦ piece of land, piece of property
Just a mind game
Piece of mind, ya know
Piece of something, motherfucker!

Technical Breakdown

7.9
Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm9.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity7.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.0

Performance and control

Computed Score7.94

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Wayne utilizes a localized, aggressive cadence typical of the Cash Money era to elevate standard street narratives through tight internal rhyme pockets and a jarring, violent shift in the closing couplet.

B+
7.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
7
Delivery
Internal Rhyme MappingSyllabic ConsonanceViolent Juxtaposition
Rhyme Architecture: Wayne employs a predominantly AABB/CC scheme built around long-vowel assonance (flow/dough/broke/though/show) punctuated by a sharp transition into the explosive 24s/err/shirt end-rhymes.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Glock, have ya ribs poking out the side of your shirt"

① A literal description of a gunshot wound caused by a firearm.② A dark, playful subversion of 'rims poking out the side' mentioned in the previous line, creating a violent visual echo.

Strong pocket management that transitions from conversational to aggressive.

Effective use of internal slant rhymes to sustain momentum.

High-impact closing punchline that effectively uses phonetic similarity for shock value.

Reliance on materialistic trope vocabulary characteristic of early 2000s commercial rap.

Lack of sustained metaphorical complexity beyond surface-level bravado.

Some phrasing feels subordinate to the rhyme scheme rather than driving a narrative arc.

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