Magic

40-16 Building

Nas

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

15

End

103

Internal

36

Multi

128

Slant

6

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Verse 2]
Take my quotes,✦ I'm here to give hope
Start a company from one of my phrases
We in the age of lettin'✦ dumb shit kill your kingdom
Body✦ bags for no reason,✦ young shit, blunts lit
Slurring off of the Seagram's, hell with it
Creep through the shadows, eyes wide open, Thai still smokin'✦
Break screechin', he's tweakin'
He see himself way different than we see him
He speak as if these mean streets was only✦ his region✦
Shit, everybody’s squeezin'
Niggas✦ know what I came in this game with, I'm not a entertainer
That's just a disclaimer for what I'm 'bout to say
Famous✦ people sayin' they hate bein' famous,✦ millionaires hate it
People take just to feel like they made it
Whoever claim that you changed 'cause the money✦ came
They'd do the same if they saw they name on a hundred thangs
Pardon✦ the haters, it's my billi✦ behavior✦
If they don't say I'm the GOAT, that's just silly✦ behavior✦
[Bridge]
It's the ones✦ you grew up with, that's with the dumb shit
They want you slumped✦ 'cause you get love, ain't that some shit?
Twenty✦ trucks at the awards,✦ we be movin'✦ so crazy✦
I don't buy into✦ the hype, I'm in the studio✦ lately✦
It's the ones✦ you grew up with, that's with the dumb shit
They want you slumped✦ 'cause you get love, ain't that some shit?
Twenty✦ trucks at the awards,✦ we be movin'✦ so crazy✦
I don't buy into✦ the hype, I'm in the studio✦ lately✦
[Chorus]
Nas, Nas
I don't bang but I'm makin'✦ that Crip
Let my bitch run in the Webster while I blaze in the whip
[Outro]
I'm outta here
I told niggas✦ I was in rare form on the last album
I ain't playin' out here
It's not a game, woo

Technical Breakdown

8.0
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 / Rhythm8.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.0

Performance and control

Computed Score7.95

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Nas demonstrates high-level consistency in his 'truth-teller' persona, utilizing internal rhyme density and socio-economic commentary to elevate standard street narratives.

B+
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
8
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
8
Delivery
internal rhyme chainingdiscursive flowmeta-commentarymultisyllabic end-rhyme extension
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABB or AAAA couplets extended through heavy internal rhyming and enjambment, maintaining a steady, conversational tempo that allows for dense syllabic placement.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"I'm not a entertainer / That's just a disclaimer"

① A literal statement that he does not see himself as a performance-based celebrity.② A rhetorical device preparing the listener for a harsh, unfiltered truth about the music industry.

"Pardon the haters, it's my billi behavior / If they don't say I'm the GOAT, that's just silly behavior"

① A dismissive comment on small-minded critics.② A high-status declaration (billi = billionaire) contrasting his objective success with the illogical nature of his detractors.

Conversational cadence that masks structural complexity

Authentic delivery conveying authority and weariness

Effective use of meta-disclaimer to frame the subsequent critique of industry culture

Relies on established tropes of 'hater' culture which limits thematic originality

Vocabulary usage is functional rather than inventive

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