At. Long. Last. ASAP
Wavybone
ASAP Rocky
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
29
End
202
Internal
110
Multi
199
Slant
8
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: Juicy J & Syl Johnson]
Gettin'✦ money✦ is (What I do, falling✦ in love with you)
Thought you knew, uh-huh✦
Gettin'✦ money✦ is (What I do, falling✦ in love with you)
Thought y'all knew
Gettin'✦ money✦ is (What I do, falling✦ in love with you, baby)✦
It's what I do (Uh, yeah)
Gettin'✦ money✦ is (What I do, falling✦ in love with you)
[Verse 2: Pimp C]
Candy✦ low slider,✦ I'm a soul survivor✦ (Soul survivor)✦
Keep a Sweet in my visor,✦ bitch, I'm keepin'✦ it liver✦ (Liver)✦
Than the average Joe (Joe), I think fast, talk slow (Slow)
He think he want a war but he don't really✦ wanna✦ go (Go)
Need to get me some head from Sheryl Crow (Crow)
A helluva blow (Blow), from a millionaire snow (Snow)
You can waste your time, with the goody,✦ goody✦ two shoes (Uh)
Now I'm puttin'✦ 'em on the spot (Uh), I give a ho the blues (Blues)
I'm touchin' on her cock (Cock), I put her on the block (Block)
You think I'm startin'✦ over✦ (Over),✦ bitch, I ain't never✦ stop (Stop)
Poppin'✦ the trunk, and testin'✦ the pills
Don't give a fuck 'bout where you're from
Don't give a fuck 'bout how you feel
[Chorus: Juicy J & Syl Johnson]
Gettin'✦ money✦ is (What I do, falling✦ in love with you)
Thought you knew, uh-huh✦
Gettin'✦ money✦ is (What I do, falling✦ in love with you)
Thought y'all knew
Gettin'✦ money✦ is (What I do, falling✦ in love with you, baby)✦
It's what I do (Uh, yeah)
Gettin'✦ money✦ is (What I do, falling✦ in love with you), uh-huh✦
[Verse 3: Juicy J]
I'm a vet' still in this game
I'm rich, bitch, like Rick James✦
Got a group of ho's in MIA, get a condo✦ in Biscayne
The Louis store, I drop bands, the Gucci store, I drop bands
Prada✦ store, I went HAM, my left wrist, it cost a Lam'
Your girlfriend a groupie, like Trident, she wanna✦ chew me
Hell nah, I ain't cuffin'✦ 'em, I'm a dog just like Snoopy✦
And when I leave the mall, it's sold out, everyday✦ shoppin'
Taylor✦ Gang, blowin'✦ money,✦ $50,000 on wrist watches
$100,000 in a plastic bag, we takin'✦ off, bitch, pack your bags
Bitch, I came from having✦ nothin',✦ damn right, I have to brag
Try me and I'll pop your ass, stupid nigga,✦ get a body✦ bag
All I talk is money,✦ ho', rich niggas✦ don't lollygag
[Chorus: Juicy J & Syl Johnson]
Gettin'✦ money✦ is (What I do, falling✦ in love with you)
Thought you knew, uh-huh✦
Gettin'✦ money✦ is (What I do, falling✦ in love with you)
Thought y'all knew
Gettin'✦ money✦ is (What I do, falling✦ in love with you, baby)✦
It's what I do (Uh, yeah)
Gettin'✦ money✦ is (What I do, falling✦ in love with you)
[Verse 4: Bun B]
Gettin'✦ money✦ is the main reason✦ most people wake up (Wake up)
The root of why most relationships is startin'✦ breakups✦ (Breakups)✦
While niggas✦ get haircuts✦ (Haircuts),✦ and bitches do makeup✦ (Makeup)✦
While we take their penitentiary chances (Huh), we shake up
It's an everyday✦ struggle for the almighty dollar✦ (Dollar)✦
Some is in the streets and some is workin'✦ blue collar✦ (Collar)✦
Real up in your field and, man, it make you wanna✦ holler✦ (Holler)✦
Say your prayer for a player, amen,✦ inshallah✦ ('Shallah)✦
Been like that, ain't a damn thing change
Money✦ on mind, the red of my brain
Candy✦ paint is gon' drip that stain
Lean on left, the grip of my grain (Grain)
See, ain't a damn thing change but the weather✦ (Weather)✦
So If you ain't breakin' bread then we can't even✦ sit together ('Gether)✦
[Outro: Juicy J & Syl Johnson]
Gettin'✦ money✦ is (What I, do)
Technical Breakdown
8.3
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 / Rhythm9.0
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 Score8.27
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Pimp C utilizes a classic Southern bounce cadence that prioritizes phonetic texture and rhythmic pocket-filling over complex lyrical abstraction, relying on consistent internal rhyming to maintain momentum.
A
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
Repetitive tag-rhyme anchoringMultisyllabic internal chain linkingAABB rhyme scheme with heavy syncopationPhonetic play through assonance
Rhyme Architecture: The verse employs a tight AABB structure with pervasive internal rhyming. Pimp C uses repeated tag-words at the end of each line (e.g., 'soul survivor', 'liver', 'slow', 'go') to lock the rhythmic pocket and facilitate a 'call and response' flow.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Keep a Sweet in my visor"
① Refers to a Swisher Sweet cigar used for blunts stored in the car visor.② Metaphorical play on 'sweetness' or keeping something refined/cool within reach.
"I give a ho the blues"
① A direct reference to making someone sad or emotionally distressed.② A play on the blues music genre, implying a moody, somber atmosphere Pimp C creates for his subject.
"I'm touchin' on her cock"
① A provocative, sexually aggressive statement.② A stylistic departure or subversion of gender roles, intentionally jarring the listener to command attention.
Impeccable rhythmic pocket and cadence control
High density of internal rhymes that drive the bounce
Strong vocal presence and authoritative delivery
Lyrics rely heavily on genre tropes rather than narrative progression
Vocabulary is limited by the repetitive nature of the rhyme scheme
Punchlines are functional but lack significant subtext or layers