Light-Years

My Story Your Story

Nas

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

18

End

124

Internal

53

Multi

128

Slant

4

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: Nas & AZ]
My story,✦ your story,✦ weed high, war stories✦ (Woo)
Get fly, raw stories✦ (Fly), who could cry more stories?✦
[Verse 2: Nas & AZ]
Glasses tilt pour for me, brownstone four stories✦
Eyes on all glory,✦ we outgrown them worn Mauri's
With the mic cord, I could talk to GD's and Vice Lords
Folk Nation, Mexican gangs, that's doin' life for it
Criss cross, crash out, kitted✦ cars cashed✦ out
Cul-de-sac glass house, solar✦ facts, ask 'bout
Twelve Jewels, Show and Prove, Earth revolve around✦ the sun
To know whom and what you are, food shelter bound to come
Love, peace and happiness, this is what we rappin'✦ with
Still, we ain't havin'✦ it, relaxed around✦ the savages
Exactly what our fabric✦ is, others are embarrassin'
Arm and hammer✦ balancin' sneaker box what the cash was in
Battleland, back then bricks built from a half a gram, ashy✦ hands
No gloves✦ cookin'✦ up, had a master✦ plan (Woo)
[Chorus: Nas & AZ]
My story,✦ your story,✦ weed high, war stories✦
Get fly, raw stories,✦ I could cry more stories✦
My story,✦ your story,✦ weed high, war stories✦
Get fly, raw stories,✦ who could cry more stories?✦
[Outro: Nas, AZ & Ad-Rock]
360, this crazy✦ right here, this was needed✦
We needed✦ this right here (Turn up)
Yeah, another✦ joint, yeah
Tied one, we tied the knot on this one, yes, sir
QB, what's goin' on? Brooklyn
BK, worldwide, yeah
Serious✦ right here, Bronx
Y'all wanted✦ this, Harlem✦
This what y'all wanted✦
Staten✦ Island✦ (What else y'all want?), Long Island✦ (Hahahaha),✦ Yeah
Esco,✦ What up, Sos?
Time is perfect, It is, man
What this, your twentieth joint? Huh
This is like, yeah, I can't even✦ count no more
Serious✦ right here, man
You know what I mean?
You know what I mean, bro?
Feel good, this feel good, man
This feel like Delancey Street, this feel like (Ha-ha-ha-ha)✦
Feel like Albee Square Mall, it feel like
Yo, this is, this is, this is, this is 2030 right now (Hahahaha)✦
We from the cloth, kid, yeah, boy
Preemo,✦ Preem
Shit another✦ classic, man, bring it to a closure
A little story✦
A little story✦
A little story✦
A little story✦

Technical Breakdown

7.4
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres7.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm6.5

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 Score7.42

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Nas demonstrates high-level internal rhyme density and structural consistency, utilizing historical street-knowledge references to bridge the gap between personal narrative and cosmic philosophy.

B+
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
6.5
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhymingHistorical/Sociological referencingMetaphorical layeringAssonance-heavy flow
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AAAA/BBBB internal and end-rhyme structure focused on masculine rhymes with dense multisyllabic clusters (e.g., -ories/-ours/-our).
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Arm and hammer balancin'"

① A reference to the chemical leavening agent used in the preparation of crack cocaine (cooking process).② A reference to the Five-Percent Nation 'Arm, Leg, Leg, Arm, Head' symbol (the universal flag of the nation).

"Twelve Jewels, Show and Prove"

① A reference to the 'Twelve Jewels of Life' within the Five-Percent Nation teachings.② A literal directive to demonstrate truth through action and empirical evidence in the streets.

"Solar facts"

① Incorruptible or 'bright' truths as unchanging as the sun.② Facts that are 'so-low' (ground level), reflecting the street-level harsh realities of the narrative.

Exceptional density of internal multisyllabic rhymes

Effective use of Five-Percent Nation terminology to ground the narrative

Cohesive atmospheric storytelling

Strong command of multisyllabic pocket placement

Occasional reliance on list-style delivery to maintain the rhyme density

Some references require specific cultural literacy, limiting immediate accessibility

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