King's Disease III

Beef

Nas

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

25

End

138

Internal

51

Multi

178

Slant

8

Chain

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[Chorus]
I be tryna✦ find the best way they can stop me cold
Another✦ body✦ and guess who the cause and why they foes?
Beef is my name, my story✦ is age old
Some question✦ why do I always✦ come to take souls
I be tryna✦ find the best way they can stop me cold
Another✦ body✦ and guess who the cause and why they foes?
Beef is my name, my story✦ is age old
Some question✦ why do I always✦ come to take souls? (Take souls)
[Verse 2]
I'm the invasion✦ of personal space
Fake smiles✦ on your face, it's certain I'm hate
All that internet beef, that shit a virgin✦ to me
I been here before✦ the Bible, it's murder✦ I speak
The energy✦ creepin' 'round the blocks and the streets
Took his guys with him shoppin', they side-eyeing to please
Everybody's impossible,✦ it don't stop in the Ps
I'm eternal, I'm everywhere the action at
I'm always✦ where the guns are blazin',✦ attractin' that
The grimiest places✦ is my natural habitat
In all the jails and all the parties I be
Drive-bys where kids get killed✦ accidentally
That's the type of shit they try to pin to me
Tragic situations give me my identity
And beef cut off the fat, that sizzle in grease
Love to many✦ deceased over✦ me, beef
[Chorus]
I be tryna✦ find the best way they can stop me cold
Another✦ body✦ and guess who the cause and why they foes?
Beef is my name, my story✦ is age old
Some question✦ why do I always✦ come to take souls?
I be tryna✦ find the best way they can stop me cold
Another✦ body✦ and guess who the cause and why they foes?
Beef is my name, my story✦ is age old
Some question✦ why do I always✦ come to take souls? (Take souls)
[Interlude]
People got me in some shit everyday
Over✦ this, over✦ that
Over✦ nothing, over✦ something
Either✦ way, it's on
[Verse 3]
Why it's always✦ gotta✦ be resortin' to me?
I ain't asked✦ for this power,✦ it's torture, it forced✦ me to see
People drainin' themselves, some pull off some horrible✦ deeds
Rumors turnin'✦ into✦ a monster, lies always✦ mislead
By the time you hear what somebody said, it's stretched out
They expanded it, made it worse, now you all stressed out
You wish you got it straightened out, but it's too far gone
From "Who Shot Ya?" to "Hit Em Up", the 2Pac song

Technical Breakdown

8.3
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 / Rhythm9.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity7.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.0

Performance and control

Computed Score8.29

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Nas personifies an abstract concept (Beef) with a chilling, omniscient narrative voice, utilizing historical gravity to dwarf contemporary conflict.

A
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
8
Delivery
PersonificationHistorical allusionEnjambmentSibilanceAnaphora
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AAAA mono-rhyme schemes (space/face/hate) shifting into complex internal multi-syllabic patterns (habitats/attractin' that).
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"internet beef, that shit a virgin to me"

① The modern digital conflicts are inexperienced and lack historical depth.② The speaker (Beef) has existed since before the dawn of human conflicts, making digital feuds appear infantile.

"I been here before the Bible, it's murder I speak"

① The speaker is ancient, referencing Cain and Abel as the origin of 'beef'.② The inherent nature of violence is the fundamental language of human interaction.

Authoritative, detached persona

Effective use of historical scope to diminish modern 'internet beef'

Commanding rhythmic pocket

Strong conceptual consistency throughout the verse

Occasional forcing of rhyme schemes for the sake of the personification

Literalism at the end of the verse reduces the initial abstract mystery

Some lines prioritize thematic weight over lyrical density

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