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Tha Blues

Lil Wayne

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

20

End

158

Internal

62

Multi

187

Slant

5

Chain

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[Chorus]
Ain't nuttin'✦ nice around✦ here, stupid✦
Keep playin', you won't see next year, stupid✦
And in the van there's✦ a box in the back full of plenty✦ of tools
And when you see me on the block, I come to give 'em the blues
[Verse 2]
Look
Now we all do dumb things
Playin' with Wayne doesn't have to be one of 'em
I'll murder✦ his father✦ right in front of him
None of 'em are ready✦ for the trouble I'm 'bout
Pull up in a bubble, hop out, then let a couple pop out
I got two double Desert Eagles,✦ bustin'✦ at your peoples
Cussin'✦ at polices, and roughin' up your nieces✦
See we just off the meters, don't leave without the heaters
Believe✦ this, my ninas✦ got more shells than Adidas✦
You see this big jacket—beneath it's Glocks and millimeters
Run up on your family✦ and pop your senioritas
A lot of Hennessy, just twist that lil' baby✦
Damn, them hollow✦ tips just missed✦ that lil' baby✦
This is definite, step to me, get a hysterectomy✦
Technically I'll murder✦ anyone✦ who disrespectin' me
Seventeen Carollton, mess with me, I bury✦ one
Three-eighty, I carry✦ one
Come to kill up everyone, what!
[Chorus]
Ain't nuttin'✦ nice around✦ here, stupid✦
Keep playin', you won't see next year, stupid✦
And in the van there's✦ a box in the back full of plenty✦ of tools
And when you see me on the block, I come to give 'em the blues
[Verse 3]
Everybody—freeze and drop, when Lil Weezy✦ cock
And niggas✦ be like Q-Tip 'cause they breath and stop
Believe✦ or not, the ki's ten G's a wat
Until✦ I die Apple and Eagle that be's the block
And he's so hot that four hundred degrees the spot
And weed and vodk' got me wanna beat a cop
I grease the Glock, the scope with the beam and dot
And I'm hangin'✦ out the Beamer✦ top releasin' shots
Follow✦ me, everybody in the family✦ die sourly✦
Niggas✦ drop hourly✦ ruinin'✦ your economy✦
Liquor power✦ me, now there's✦ nuttin'✦ that can bother✦ me
Creep up in your window✦ while you sleep and take your child with me
I'm wild, and Wheezy✦ more violent than Dennis✦ Rodman✦
Slide up in a blue truck and shoot up a whole lot of men
A lot of heat, a lot of fire, a blazer✦ like Stoudamire
Ride around✦ your neighborhood and you wake up with bodies✦ by your house
[Chorus]
Ain't nuttin'✦ nice around✦ here, stupid✦
Keep playin', you won't see next year, stupid✦
And in the van there's✦ a box in the back full of plenty✦ of tools
And when you see me on the block, I come to give 'em the blues

Technical Breakdown

7.6
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 / Rhythm7.0

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 Score7.59

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Wayne leverages high-density multisyllabic rhyming and aggressive, staccato delivery to establish an intimidating persona, though the wordplay relies heavily on hyperbole rather than complex metaphor.

B+
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
7
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
Multisyllabic chainsInternal rhyme clustersAssonant vowel repetitionDirect address/Aggressive cadence
Rhyme Architecture: The verse utilizes dense, multi-syllabic end-rhyme strings combined with heavy internal rhyming (e.g., 'peoples/polices/nieces'), typical of Wayne’s mid-2000s technical peak.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"my ninas got more shells than Adidas"

① Reference to the brand logo (Three Stripes) often associated with shell-toe sneakers.② Reference to spent bullet casings (shells) being more numerous than the branding on the footwear.

"step to me, get a hysterectomy"

① A medical procedure for removing the uterus.② A violent, metaphoric claim that Wayne will prevent an opponent from having future 'offspring' or success.

Excellent rhythmic pocket and internal rhyme density

High-energy delivery that compensates for straightforward subject matter

Effective use of assonance to link disparate phrases

Subject matter lacks thematic progression beyond violent threats

Reliance on shock-value imagery over deeper conceptual depth

Wordplay occasionally sacrifices internal coherence for rhyme placement

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