King's Disease III
WTF SMH
Nas
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
23
End
132
Internal
47
Multi
227
Slant
5
Chain
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[Chorus]
W-T-F, S-M-H
My jewelry is disgusting but let's discuss the taste, I'm in another✦ place (Haha)✦
This whole shit is in shambles, low vibrational levels (Word)
Riders✦ never✦ get canceled, never✦
[Part II]
[Intro]
We manifest destiny like a knight
A knight in shining armor,✦ yeah
Tryna✦ be there for all of my kids (Yeah)
No matter✦ how hard that is
[Verse]
Everybody's so quick to flip or say they with the shits
They go against someone look just like them
But when the enemy✦ has government powers✦
They become✦ cowards, they cut the tough guy shit
When they arrest,✦ when they come cuff your kids
They give us criminal records, because of where we live
And the money✦ is low, and narcotics are thriving
It's evil, we diagnosed with something that's untreatable
Feel powerless so brothers only✦ have beef with you
So you on your murder✦ shit 'cause that's what you see them do
Well, let me tell you somethin'
Many✦ go on GBG, Get Back Gang, who gon' rest in peace?
In this land, twenty-three million layers
All we have is some givers✦ and some takers✦
Have some good souls and bad souls
Some humble people, some assholes, slow like watchin' the grass grow
The crosswalk lady✦ walkin'✦ with the kids to school
There's a place in heaven✦ for her, as is you
And if you don't believe in that, then slatt
Go where you going, be where you at, no hugs, speakin' or dap
I wish that we could adapt (My brother)✦
Pro-Black with a machete, pinky✦ ring, a hog in the back
This is not a rap song why you callin'✦ it that?
This is a audiobook, I'm an author✦ on tracks
I opened✦ so many✦ doors, my launchpad was Main Source
You couldn't interpret the lesson,✦ we took the same course
I grabbed everything and the shit that I came for
As soon as the DJ played Big Daddy✦ Kane "Raw"
Bold, beautiful,✦ dangerous✦
And I blocked✦ out the hate that was aimed✦ at us
I'm free as I ever✦ been, I might hop on a jet to Japan✦
Just to eat sushi if customs let me in (Don't they always?)
W-T-F, S-M-H, I'm on G-O
2023, just might open✦ a casino✦
Community✦ love, providing✦ jobs
Why would you try to come for me, why you ain't proud of Nas? Akinyele took me in the building first
Peace to MC Serch, how much the catalog worth?
I made it so many✦ can have a piece of what I earn
Pushed✦ it to the max, now it's maximum returns
[Outro]
Bold, beautiful,✦ dangerous✦
And I blocked✦ out the hate that was aimed✦ at us
Community✦ love, providing✦ jobs
Why would you try to come for me, why you ain't proud of Nas?
Technical Breakdown
7.6
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5
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 Complexity8.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control7.5
Performance and control
Computed Score7.59
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Nas balances high-level sociopolitical commentary with a conversational, urgent delivery, prioritizing clarity and thematic weight over complex internal rhyme patterns.
B+
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
7
Cadence / Flow
8
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
social commentaryenjambmentthematic anchoringrhythmic cadence variation
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABB/couplet-based structures with internal slant rhymes integrated into multi-syllabic phrases to bridge thematic transitions.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"They go against someone look just like them"
① Physical resemblance and cultural identity between rival individuals.② A critique of internalized systemic oppression where marginalized people target their own demographic.
"When they arrest, when they come cuff your kids"
① Literal physical restraint and incarceration of youth by law enforcement.② The intergenerational trauma and systemic 'handcuffing' of future opportunities for children in oppressed neighborhoods.
Compelling sociopolitical narrative flow
Commanding vocal presence and steady pocket navigation
Effective use of conversational tone to ground heavy subject matter
Occasional reliance on direct, literal observations rather than complex figurative language
Simpler rhyme structures compared to his peak lyrical output