Imagery and rhythm and rhyme

Here we discuss the imagery and rhythm and rhyme of the song “Brenda’s Got A Baby” by Tupac Shakur.

Rhythm and rhyme

Most songs are much like poems, following certain rhythm and rhyme schemes. In the case of rap music, rhymes are essential as they provide a certain melody to a song that is mostly recited or spoken. Rhythm is given by the way the singer decides to stress certain words, according to his/her message. “Brenda’s Got A Baby” makes no exception to the rapping style.

If you listen to the song, you will notice that the singer is the one who establishes the beats, or which words are stressed. Here is only one example, in which we have highlighted the stressed words:

“I hear Brenda's got a baby
But, Brenda's barely got a brain
A damn shame
The girl can hardly sp...