King's Disease

Replace Me

Nas

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

16

End

138

Internal

58

Multi

137

Slant

4

Chain

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[Chorus: Don Toliver, Nas & Big Sean]
It get kinda✦ hard to replace✦ me (Kinda✦ hard to)
So don't go lookin'✦ for nobody✦ else (I'm one of one)
I was keeping✦ my heart there on safety✦ (Heart there on)
But now I'm letting✦ it go until✦ ain't none left (That part)
You got a lot to lose, but it's all basic✦
I'll probably✦ ride the times✦ to prevent✦ a late text (I'll probably✦ ride the times)✦
I bet I'm living✦ it up while so spacey✦ (Bet I'm living✦ it up)
You love to wine and dine, come be my lady✦ (Yeah), lady✦
[Verse 2: Big Sean]
You talk a little sweet about me, a lot of sour
I know that you believe in stars
And just like stars, you know your words got a lot of power✦
You know I'm good at reading you, I spent like ten thousand✦ hours
I must've bought you ten thousand✦ flowers, ignore✦ red flags and audibles
I even✦ bought your daughter clothes✦ and your father✦ clothes✦
And I bought you diamonds even✦ though I got a heart of gold
And on your enemies, we rode, I go Picasso, Art of War
We a different pedigree
I did some foul shit across the line, you seen the petty✦ me
I never✦ gave you infidelity✦ or tried to wreck your credibility✦
I'm not your ex, I'm your ecstasy
Methamphetamines, ain't no better✦ me, facts
[Chorus: Don Toliver, Big Sean & Nas]
It get kinda✦ hard to replace✦ me (Kinda✦ hard to, yeah)
So don't go lookin'✦ for nobody✦ else (Straight up)
I was keeping✦ my heart there on safety✦ (That's right, heart there on)
But now I'm letting✦ it go until✦ ain't none left (You know I'm the one)
You got a lot to lose, but it's all basic✦ (Haha)✦
I'll probably✦ ride the times✦ to prevent✦ a late text (I'll probably✦ ride the times,✦ I ride that)
I bet I'm living✦ it up while so spacey✦ (Bet I'm living✦ it up, woah, woah)
You love to wine and dine, come be my lady,✦ lady✦ (Yeah)
[Outro: Big Sean & Nas]
You know I'm just tryna✦ do what I'm meant to do
Teach and please you
You know, never✦ mistreat you and treat you
You know how it goes
It's that Don Life shit
Sean Don
Esco
I got that New York walk
I got that Detroit soul, you know
Haha✦

Technical Breakdown

7.5
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 / Rhythm7.0

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 Score7.48

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Big Sean utilizes high-density internal rhyme patterns to contrast domestic intimacy with aggressive wordplay, though his reliance on explicit rhyming triplets slightly limits the thematic subtlety.

B+
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
7
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhymingAssonance-driven chainsSemantic contrast (sweet/sour)Polysemy
Rhyme Architecture: A dense, high-frequency internal rhyme structure built primarily on 'ow-er' and 'e-dee' phonemic clusters, transitioning into rapid-fire multisyllabic end-rhymes.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"I go Picasso, Art of War"

① Reference to the painter's complex, abstract, and visionary style in artistic expression.② Reference to Sun Tzu's strategic military treatise, implying a calculated and aggressive approach to handling conflict.

"I'm not your ex, I'm your ecstasy"

① A direct comparison of past trauma/history versus the speaker as an intense, positive emotional experience.② A pharmacological allusion (MDMA) suggesting the speaker is an addictive, high-intensity presence in the subject's life.

Strong commitment to consistent multisyllabic rhyme schemes throughout the duration of the verse

Effective use of contrast in the opening bars

High level of technical proficiency in breath control and syllable density

Reliance on 'I've done X for you' tropes which feel slightly standard for the subgenre

Rhyme schemes occasionally overshadowing the narrative punch

Some comparisons (e.g., 'Methamphetamines') function more as rhythmic anchors than deep metaphorical insights

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