Tha Carter IV

Outro

Lil Wayne

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

17

End

98

Internal

55

Multi

143

Slant

9

Chain

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[Verse 3: Shyne]
I'm a villain,✦ I'm a villain✦
All that happens in the street
Poverty✦ and desperation✦
Made me everything✦ I be
I'm a shotta✦ when I pop up
With them poppers,✦ burn ya block up
Call the judges,✦ call the coppers✦
We takin'✦ over✦ Gotham
Word to Poppa✦
Blood, Bl-Blood Gang, five
It's that Blood Gang five
But green is the bottom line
I run this town, I ain't gon' lie
They run they mouth, they ain't gon' fire
They actin'✦ like they ain't gon' die
Until I let them 'llamas✦ fly
Flatbush to Bed Do-or-Die
From Watts to Larry✦ Hoover,✦ Chi'
Poverty✦ and heroine
It's no place for a juvenile
Put greed in our heart
It's the green that we want
Cash Money✦ is the company
And Weezy✦ the boss!
[Verse 4: Busta Rhymes]
They say I'm underrated✦ (Uh-huh)✦
But un-compete-with-able✦
Hm... understandable✦
Being that my rating✦ levels are unreachable✦ (Huh)
Anything✦ said other✦ than that should be silenced
Unspeakable!✦ (Shh!)
And the thought of you being nicer✦ than me
Unfeasible! (Oh)
They ask is what I do ever✦ gonna✦ stop
This shit will never✦ end
That's when you hear a car crash in the vocal booth
Got 'em sayin' ("There he goes again!")✦
See now, they nominated✦ a nigga✦ to come and flatten everything✦
Now let me dominate it, nigga,✦ run
And they be knowin'✦ that I be blackin' on everything✦
And make it complicated✦ like a nigga✦ constipated✦ with a gun
I gotta✦ make it what they want and wake 'em when I come
And shake 'em and bake 'em and take 'em to another place
Ain't no fakin',✦ ain't no kind of mistaking how I be breakin' up everything✦
And be creating a s-s-s-situation✦ when I'm done (Damn!)
You see, I spit National Treasure
Discography rich
And I done killed✦ more cats
Than curiosity, snitch! (Ooh)
Most of you niggas✦ sorry✦
And owe apologies quick
What the fuck you niggas✦ still hangin'✦ around here for?
You apostrophe, bitch?
Okay,✦ now enough of that
See now, I'm out the door
Tunechi, thanks for giving✦ us a whole 'nother✦ classic
With Tha Carter✦ IV

Technical Breakdown

7.9
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes8.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm8.5

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 Score7.89

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Shyne utilizes a consistent, aggressive cadence characterized by rapid-fire end rhymes and a gritty, street-oriented thematic focus that captures the aesthetic of late 90s/early 2000s New York rap.

B+
8.5
Multisyllabic
8.5
Internal Rhymes
8.5
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
AssonanceInternal Rhyme chainsMultisyllabic end-rhyme sequencesGeographic name-dropping
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AAAA or AABB couplets with dense internal rhymes anchored by aggressive, percussive vowel sounds (e.g., the 'o' and 'i' chains).
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"But green is the bottom line"

① A reference to Blood gang affiliation and the colors associated with the conflict② A financial reference to money being the primary objective/motivation

"Flatbush to Bed Do-or-Die"

① Geographical locations in Brooklyn② A linguistic play on 'Bed-Stuy' (Bedford-Stuyvesant) emphasizing the dangerous nature of the environment

Strong rhythmic consistency

Effective use of multis to drive the momentum

Convincing persona delivery

Cohesive thematic narrative

Reliance on standard street tropes

Some punchlines feel secondary to the cadence

Limited metaphorical variety beyond the established sub-genre norms

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