King's Disease

Car #85

Nas

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

19

End

93

Internal

42

Multi

135

Slant

7

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: Nas, Charlie Wilson, Both]
When I used✦ to slide
I used✦ to call car eighty-five✦
Don't want no other✦ driver✦ on the job (Nah)
Only✦ car eighty-five✦
Yo, take me uptown✦ to that smoke shop I like (Ooh)
Car eighty-five✦
All blacked out tint (Running for my life)
Everywhere we went, we took car eighty-five✦ (Yeah, yeah)
[Interlude: Nas & Charlie Wilson]
We gon' ride
Put that tape on I like
You know that tape I like, turn that shit up (Oh, yeah)
We gon' smoke and ride (Ooh-ooh)✦
Go to Times✦ Square, we take it from there
Just ride (Ridin'✦ with car eighty-five)✦
It's Friday✦
It woulda✦ been a good night to pick up shorty,✦ but she on some other✦ shit (Ooh-wee, ooh-ooh-ooh, yeah)
[Verse 2: Nas & Charlie Wilson]
In my peripheral view
Nothin'✦ trivial 'bout me, just witness the truth, I'm certified✦
That's been verified✦
My mere presence got other✦ guys terrified✦ (Woah, ooh)
Slap oxygen✦ out your esophagus (Ooh-ooh)✦
I survived with stick up kids, was droppin' shit (Ooh-ooh)✦
The rotten✦ apple's✦ the tabernacle
That's NY, White Castles at midnight
Fish sandwiches, forty✦ ounces✦ and fistfights (Oh, ooh-wee)
They even✦ used✦ car eighty-five✦ to pull robberies
Use 'em as a getaway car and paid him properly
Next year the whole town strung out
Swept the block where they hung out
Look how far we've come now (Amen)✦
Grab the duffel and run out
Seven✦ fiends in one house, hustle sun up to sundown
What up? Summertime in NY
In the back seat of car eighty-five✦ (Oh-oh,✦ oh)
[Outro: Nas & Charlie Wilson]
The whole hood was tryna✦ call car eighty-five✦
Any✦ car like that, any✦ number✦ that had that system
Or that cool ride (Yeah)
You know that'd make your whole day
Just bein' able to get up and go
To this day, I just like to ride
Lot of thoughts come to mind (Ooh-wee, oh, oh, ooh)

Technical Breakdown

7.7
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm8.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.5

Performance and control

Computed Score7.67

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Nas uses internal rhyme density and precise, aggressive phrasings to maintain a high-stakes persona, though the semantic complexity remains grounded in street-level narrative rather than abstract wordplay.

B+
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
8
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
6
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
internal rhymingmultisyllabic chainsrhythmic syncopationassonance-driven flow
Rhyme Architecture: The verse employs a tight AAAA rhyming structure focused on '-ified' and '-is' sounds, creating a relentless, percussive cadence that centers on identity verification and menace.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Slap oxygen out your esophagus"

① Physical confrontation resulting in the victim being unable to breathe.② A hyperbolic metaphor for stripping an opponent of their status, voice, or ability to 'speak' in the street hierarchy.

Authoritative vocal delivery that elevates the intensity of simple lines

Consistent, high-density internal rhyme patterns

Strong rhythmic pocket that keeps the listener engaged

Limited metaphorical depth in the chosen lines

Reliance on established 'tough guy' tropes rather than lyrical novelty

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