Tha Carter II
Hit 'Em Up
Lil Wayne
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
24
End
162
Internal
47
Multi
209
Slant
6
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Verse 2]
Take them shoes off your teeth, stop runnin'✦ your mouth
No shoes, no feet, I'll run in your mouth (Huh)
I'll come to your house, me and my goons
Loadin'✦ up bangers, ridin'✦ under✦ the moon (Yeah)
Throwing up fingers, saying, "My side rule" (Yeah)
If a nigga✦ disagree, that's when my side prove (Get 'em), yeah
That Maybach coupe a cockeyed fool
And I'm in it like Bennett, ho, aren't I cool?
But if the thermostat switch and that needle move (Uh-oh)
Then the attitude switch and that heat'll move
I got that Chiquita banana✦ clip for the tool
Meet a disaster, pity✦ the fool
Eat a catastrophe, swallow the truth
Belch reality, how does it taste?
Powder✦ your face, you a bitch, nigga✦
All pussy,✦ stop comin'✦ out your lips, nigga✦
I tried talk to 'em, but then a nigga✦ had to
[Chorus]
Hit 'em up, hit 'em up
I ain't even✦ wanna✦ hit 'em up, really✦ I was tryna✦ be calm
But uh, that chopper✦ rock, put his head in his arms
And man, I tried talk to 'em, I tried talk to 'em
Hit 'em up, hit 'em up
I ain't even✦ wanna✦ hit 'em up, fuck it, make a nigga✦ get loose
He had too much talk and not enough✦ proof
I tried talk to 'em, I tried talk to 'em
Hit 'em up, hit 'em up
I ain't even✦ wanna✦ hit 'em up, hit 'em up
I ain't even✦ wanna✦ hit 'em, but I hit 'em up
I tried talk to 'em, I tried talk to 'em
[Verse 3]
Real talk, boy, chill with the talk, boy (Yeah)
That Tommy✦ gun'll tear your neighborhood apart,✦ boy (Blatt)
Yeah, leave your feelings in your heart, boy
You start with the wrong boy, it end with a song, boy (Oh)
With your friends to carry✦ you along✦
To a concrete mattress and a fluffy✦ tombstone (Yeah)
Fuck the discussion, I ain't into✦ it, boy
I just get to it, let's do it, rip through a boy (Bah)
Big Uzi, just shoot a boy (Brr)
I'm inside✦ looking out, you just an intruder, boy (Get 'em)
You need sutures on your smoochers, boy, but
I tried talk to 'em, but then a nigga✦ had to
[Chorus]
Hit 'em up, hit 'em up
I ain't even✦ wanna✦ hit 'em up, really✦ I was tryna✦ be calm
But uh, that chopper✦ rock, put his head in his arms
And man, I tried talk to 'em, I tried talk to 'em
Hit 'em up, hit 'em up
I ain't even✦ wanna✦ hit 'em up, fuck it, make a nigga✦ get loose
He had too much talk and not enough✦ proof
I tried talk to 'em, I tried talk to 'em
Hit 'em up, hit 'em up
I ain't even✦ wanna✦ hit 'em up, hit 'em up
I ain't even✦ wanna✦ hit 'em, but I hit 'em up
I tried talk to 'em, I tried talk to 'em
Technical Breakdown
7.5
Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres6.0
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm8.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity6.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control7.0
Performance and control
Computed Score7.45
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Wayne relies on aggressive, cadence-driven internal rhyme strings rather than complex metaphors, using the bounce of the beat to mask simplistic wordplay.
B+
7.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
8
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
6
Wordplay
7
Delivery
Assonance-heavy internal rhymingDynamic flow switchesViolent idiomatic repurposing
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AAAA/BBBB terminal rhyme patterns anchored by high-frequency internal multisyllabic clusters.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Chiquita banana clip"
① A reference to the curved shape of a banana-style high-capacity magazine② A nod to the Chiquita banana brand, emphasizing the 'curved' nature of the weapon
"I'm in it like Bennett"
① A pop-culture reference to the character Mike Bennett or similar cultural shorthand for being 'in the game'② A play on the phrase 'in it to win it', substituting a name for rhythmic cadence
Exceptional rhythmic placement of internal rhymes
High-energy delivery that compensates for lyrical simplicity
Aggressive, cohesive thematic focus
Literal interpretations of metaphors
Over-reliance on repetitive violent tropes
Limited lexical variation