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On the Grind

Lil Wayne

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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173

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Multi

244

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[Verse 2]

Nigga,^✦ y'all gon' respect Weezy,^✦ or else the tec squeezin' shots

I have your chest steamin'^✦ hot, and your sis' screamin',^✦ "Stop!"

I hang out on the block, nigga,^✦ with rocks and weed

On the corner^✦ 'til the mornin',^✦ see the cops and flee

And if we beef, we don't beef long cause we gon' creep all night

So I hope you don't sleep all night - we on your street all night

Say, aw aw, I don't want your boy to get me shoes

Cause I spit tools, and put him tissues in his shoes

And the bricks move every^✦ followin' week

So if you need to get it, too, then holla^✦ at me - got powder^✦ or d

And I shower^✦ your streets until^✦ your av pass out

More bricks than "The Three Lil Pigs'" last damn house

Stack crack and lay back, and just laugh at droughts

And issue work for half and just grab that south

For real, nigga^✦ - Weezy^✦ Wee tryin' to shine

From daybreak to nightfall I'm gon' grind

[Chorus]

Tell 'em, "Whaaat!!"

You see me hustlin'^✦ on the block all the time

Sittin'^✦ at the table, breakin'^✦ ki's down to dimes^✦

Sooner^✦ or later^✦ this neighborhood^✦ gon' be mine

Nigga,^✦ I'm on the grind

I tell 'em, "Whaaat!!"

You see me hustlin'^✦ on the block all the time

Sittin'^✦ at the table, breakin'^✦ ki's down to dimes^✦

Sooner^✦ or later^✦ this neighborhood^✦ gon' be mine

Nigga,^✦ I'm on the grind

[Verse 3]

Start from grams to ounces^✦ to quarters to halves^✦ to ki's

Takes^✦ seconds to minutes to hours to days and to weeks

Gotta^✦ grind, work, hustle, struggle, and get it

Gotta^✦ buy, cook it, cut it, sell it, and flip it

And I flight everyday and night from the corner^✦ to the avenue^✦

And I'll sleep next week, man, I got yay, dope, and crack to move

Ask them dudes^✦ when Wheezy^✦ open^✦ shop, I ain't got a bag to lose

Especially if I don't like who sent 'em to me and I'mma^✦ tax a dude

Duck the Feds and drama^✦ like I duck my baby^✦ momma^✦

Sometimes I play it sour - what you thought was yay was flour

I pull whatever for the cheddar - nigga^✦ gotta^✦ flash and floss

Drought come around, then it's jack the cost or jack the boss

Cock the gun, then I push rocks 'til I spot the sun

All day I hung the block, I see the cops and run

I'm tryin' to get rich cause I wan' shine

You can find me on the block, nigga,^✦ all the time

[Chorus]

I tell 'em, "Whaaat!!"

You see me hustlin'^✦ on the block all the time

Sittin'^✦ at the table, breakin'^✦ ki's down to dimes^✦

Sooner^✦ or later^✦ this neighborhood^✦ gon' be mine

Nigga,^✦ I'm on the grind

I tell 'em, "Whaaat!!"

You see me hustlin'^✦ on the block all the time

Sittin'^✦ at the table, breakin'^✦ ki's down to dimes^✦

Sooner^✦ or later^✦ this neighborhood^✦ gon' be mine

Nigga,^✦ I'm on the grind

I tell 'em, "Whaaat!!"

You see me hustlin'^✦ on the block all the time

Sittin'^✦ at the table, breakin'^✦ ki's down to dimes^✦

Sooner^✦ or later^✦ this neighborhood^✦ gon' be mine

Nigga,^✦ I'm on the grind

I tell 'em, "Whaaat!!"

You see me hustlin'^✦ on the block all the time

Sittin'^✦ at the table, breakin'^✦ ki's down to dimes^✦

Sooner^✦ or later^✦ this neighborhood^✦ gon' be mine

Nigga,^✦ I'm on the grind

[Outro]

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Technical Breakdown

8.5

Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm10.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.5

Performance and control

Computed Score8.51

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Wayne utilizes aggressive phonetic stacking and internal rhyme density to compensate for simplistic, trope-heavy street narratives.

9.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

6.5

Wordplay

7.5

Delivery

Multisyllabic internal rhymingPhonetic mirroringSimile-based narrative framingCadence acceleration

Rhyme Architecture: Extremely dense AAAA rhyme schemes built on elongated vowel sounds (o/ee) with rapid-fire internal triplets that drive momentum despite repetitive lyrical content.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"More bricks than 'The Three Lil Pigs' last damn house"

① A high volume of cocaine (bricks) being moved.② A literal reference to the house of bricks in the children's fable, used as a simile for his massive supply.

"put him tissues in his shoes"

① Physical trauma resulting in the target 'falling' or needing to be carried/buried.② A play on 'tissue' (the body part/corpse) vs. putting tissue in shoes to make them fit (a metaphor for death forcing the end of one's journey).

Superior breath control and rhythmic fluidity

High-density rhyme chains that create a compelling percussive effect

Effective use of multis to maintain interest in mundane street subject matter

Lyrical content leans heavily on established gangsta rap cliches

Vocabulary breadth is limited by the focus on technical flow over thematic innovation

Lack of conceptual depth beyond typical trap-house posturing

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