Tha Carter II

Shooter

Lil Wayne

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

16

End

117

Internal

56

Multi

144

Slant

6

Chain

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[Bridge: Robin Thicke & Lil Wayne]
With all these riches✦ and all these riches✦ (Yeah)
But ain't no loaners around (What you say?)
They thinkin' 'bout shooters,✦ they, shooters,✦ they (Okay)✦
Guns, girls (Okay),✦ ladies,✦ get the guns (Okay),✦ get the
Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot, shooters✦ (Okay,✦ come on)
[Chorus: Robin Thicke & Lil Wayne]
My hands up
They want me with my hands up, no (I think they want me to surrender)✦
Shooter✦ (Clap, y'all, no, no, but I'm not)
I just cry, "Mama,✦ I tink dat," hey
"Me tink they want me to surrender"✦
Shooter✦ (No, no, bang)
[Verse 3: Lil Wayne]
And to the radio✦ stations, I'm tired✦ of bein' patient
Stop being rapper✦ racists, region✦ haters✦
Spectators,✦ dictators,✦ behind door dick takers,✦ it's outrageous
You don't know how sick you make us
I wanna✦ throw it up like chips in Vegas
But this is Southern, face it
If we too simple, then y'all don't get the basics
[Bridge: Robin Thicke & Lil Wayne]
Lady✦ walks into✦ a shotgun surprise✦ (Yeah)
Dropped to her knees, saw her life 'fore her eyes (Okay)✦
He said, "Bitch is gonna✦ get it, everybody gon' regret✦ it" (Okay,✦ why?)
"I'm your shooter"✦ (Brrt)
[Chorus: Robin Thicke & Lil Wayne]
My hands up (Yeah), my hands up (Yeah)
They want me with my hands up, no (Yeah, hah)
Shooter✦ (I tried tell you what I am, baby)✦
My hands up (Yeah), my hands up (Yeah)
They want me with my hands up, no (Sorry,✦ but me can't surrender,✦ me won't surrender)✦
Shooter✦ (Me no pretender,✦ no)
[Verse 4: Lil Wayne]
Socks soakin'✦ wet, I been running, y'all, I reload
Every✦ hundred yards, I'm comin'✦ forward
You better✦ know me
Lil Wayne, just call me Lord, hard
Take pain like Tylenols, raw
Way past par, far
I'm some shit you never✦ saw
I take you to the shootout, baby,✦ win, lose, or draw, yeah
And then they ask who, when, where, how, and
My reply✦ was simply,✦ "Pow," c'mon
[Outro: Lil Wayne]
Mama,✦ I tink dat, hey
Me tink dey want me to surrender✦
No, no, I'm sayin'
Mama,✦ I tink dat, hey
Me tink dey want me to surrender,✦ no
No, no, me won't surrender,✦ no
No, I promise✦ no surrender✦
I got my burner✦
And I'm the shooter✦

Technical Breakdown

7.6
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm7.5

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 Score7.60

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Wayne utilizes aggressive, repetitive rhyme structures and rhythmic triplets to assert his dominance, though the lyrical content relies more on confrontational posturing than complex semantic layering.

B+
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
7.5
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
6
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
Multisyllabic rhyme chainsInternal rhyme clustersTriplet flow variationsAggressive prosody
Rhyme Architecture: The verse employs an AAAAAA structure centered on the 'a-shuhs' sound (stations, patient, racists, haters, spectators, dictators, takers, outrageous), creating a high-density, percussive phonetic loop that emphasizes the speaker's frustration.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"throw it up like chips in Vegas"

① Gambling metaphor referring to the high-stakes risk and reward of his lifestyle.② A kinetic reference to throwing money or hand signs, reflecting a flashy, unrestrained persona.

"behind door dick takers"

① A colloquial insult implying cowardice or hypocrisy.② A literal derogatory metaphor used by Wayne to attack the integrity of industry gatekeepers.

High rhythmic intensity

Effective use of internal rhyme to maintain forward momentum

Commanding vocal delivery that cuts through the production

Relies on standard rap tropes regarding 'haters'

Limited metaphorical depth beyond direct confrontation

Some phrasing feels sacrificed to maintain the rigid rhyme scheme

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