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Part Time Lover

Part Time Lover is a diss track by 50 Cent targeting Lil Wayne and Birdman. The track uses direct names and competitive references to address several of 50 Cent's rap-industry rivals and former associates.

Released2007
Annotated3
ExplicitYes
Addressable transcript

Lyrics & breakdown

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  1. 01

    [Intro]

    02

    I just wanna tell you you're special..

    03

    You know I meet a lot of beautiful women..

    04

    But you.. You make me feel good..

  2. 05

    So Good..

    06

    It's hard to describe you ya know..

    07

    It's everything about you I mean.. damn!

    08

    You make me feel good..!!

  3. 09

    [Chorus]

    10

    When I'm gone girl I miss you, when I'm at home I get with ya

    11

    I be right back in NYC, be my part time loverr

    12

    I keep a smile on your face, and bring you jewels when you thinkin' that

    13

    At least when you thinkin' of me, be my part time loverr

  4. 14

    Me I'm gon' do my thang, so you can go do your thang

    15

    You wan' fuck 'em it's aight with me, be my part time loverr

    16

    She likes you, like I like you

    17

    I'm aight with her, she aight with me, be my part time loverr

  5. 18

    [Verse 1]

    Multi-line diss block
    19

    Its more than your body baby damn its your brain

    20

    You make me wanna kiss you like Baby kiss Wayne

    21

    And make you call me daddy like Baby do Wayne

    22

    Damn that shit sounds gay, its insane

    Block noteQuestions the target's judgment

    TargetLil Wayne

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Its more than your body baby damn its your brain,” 50 Cent characterizes Lil Wayne as unintelligent, careless, or unable to understand the situation being addressed. Why it was said: The track uses direct names and competitive references to address several of 50 Cent's rap-industry rivals and former associates. The insult makes the target's decisions part of the evidence: a poor response can be framed not as strategy, but as proof that Lil Wayne never understood the contest.

    ContextThe track uses direct names and competitive references to address several of 50 Cent's rap-industry rivals and former associates.

  6. 23

    I guess that's the price the lil nigga pays for fame

    Multi-line diss block
    24

    But baby dim the lights now, here more my lifestyle

    25

    I'm heterosexual, I wanna get next to you

    26

    I may be get in to you, that's what finna do

    Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit

    TargetBirdman

    MeaningWhat it means: In “But baby dim the lights now, here more my lifestyle,” 50 Cent addresses Birdman directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: The track uses direct names and competitive references to address several of 50 Cent's rap-industry rivals and former associates. Naming or plainly addressing Birdman removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.

    ContextThe track uses direct names and competitive references to address several of 50 Cent's rap-industry rivals and former associates.

  7. 27

    Girl you in my house, my tongue in your mouth

    28

    My fourplay better then ok, no doubt

    29

    We got our own thing, see you are my bitch

    30

    Just don't ask question about Ciara and shit

  8. 31

    You saw the video, you heard the radio

    32

    They said it's me and C, you want it to be you and me

    33

    That was jus a rumor, come and gimme kisses

    34

    Then clean this place up, go on and wash the dishes

  9. 35

    [Hook]

    36

    When I'm gone girl I miss you, when I'm at home I get with ya

    37

    I be right back in NYC, be my part time loverr

    38

    I keep a smile on your face, and bring you jewels when you thinkin' that

    39

    At least when you thinkin' of me, be my part time loverr

  10. 40

    Me I'm gon' do my thang, so you can go do your thang

    41

    You wan' fuck 'em it's aight with me, be my part time loverr

    42

    She likes you, like I like you

    43

    I'm aight with her, she aight with me, be my part time loverr

  11. 44

    [Verse 2]

    45

    Girl your ass fat like Joe

    46

    You real sweet like Ja

    47

    Say some fly shit and I'ma black your fuckin' eye

    48

    Fab said your pussy and made him better

  12. 49

    So assumin you a hustla and you get that chedda

    50

    Go suck it like superhead, deep throat that super dick

    51

    Then come back with big bread, see you's a trooper kid

    52

    T-Pain must be psychic he saying what I think

  13. 53

    I'm by the bar now bitch buy me a drink

    54

    Go on and wipe me down, I bet you like me now

    55

    Mo then you eva did this is real shit (Ay Bay Bay)

    56

    This is why I'm hot, yea this is why I'm hot

  14. 57

    We can party like a rockstar nonstop

    58

    Here's what she told ya boy, she likes that Soulja Boy

    59

    She cranked up the ten, cruisin' in the Benz

    60

    I thought you changed girl, but you the same girl

  15. 61

    Usher and R. Kelly you had the best of both worlds

  16. 62

    [Chorus]

    63

    When I'm gone girl I miss you, when I'm at home I get with ya

    64

    I be right back in NYC, be my part time loverr

    65

    I keep a smile on your face, and bring you jewels when you thinkin' that

    66

    At least when you thinkin' of me, be my part time loverr

  17. 67

    Me I'm gon' do my thang, so you can go do your thang

    68

    You wan' fuck 'em it's aight with me, be my part time loverr

    69

    She likes you, like I like you

    70

    I'm aight with her, she aight with me, be my part time loverr

  18. 71

    [Outro]

    72

    I only need your love part time.. be my part time loverr

    73

    Ya know..

    74

    Some men require love from 9 to 5..

    75

    I require love from 12 to 4..

  19. 76

    12 at night to 4 in the morning.. and then we leave the hotel..

    Multi-line diss block
    77

    It's short stay baby..

    78

    It's 50..

    79

    I'm fellin to move to Atlanta man..

    Block noteTurns the target into a visual punchline

    TargetBirdman

    MeaningWhat it means: In “It's short stay baby..,” 50 Cent reduces Birdman to an exaggerated physical caricature instead of engaging the target's preferred public image. Why it was said: The track uses direct names and competitive references to address several of 50 Cent's rap-industry rivals and former associates. A visual insult is easy for an audience to remember and repeat; the goal is to make ridicule of Birdman travel beyond the song itself.

    ContextThe track uses direct names and competitive references to address several of 50 Cent's rap-industry rivals and former associates.

  20. 80

    Pack my bags.. Take my solders wit me..

    81

    You know Ima feel like hip hop is seen down dere..

    82

    Oh because I run New York.. I told you..