Street's Disciple

Remember the Times (Intro)

Nas

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

7

End

48

Internal

9

Multi

52

Slant

5

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
Alright, are you sure
Yeah, I'm sure
So wait, you're telling me there's✦ no-
You can't think of anybody
In your past, in your dirty✦ dark crazy✦ past
Who—if I gave you a free pass—you wouldn't wanna do them just one last time
No
Come on
No
I don't believe you, all them—all them bitches?
One
I'm serious, okay✦ I'm saying you have
Before✦ we get married you have one free pass
I don't need to know about it
Mhm
But it's one girl, there's✦ one girl that you had in the past that you could say
"You know what? Let me hit that one more time"
Ah, I can't really✦ think of nobody✦
Definitely ain't nobody✦ 'cause I've been there, done that
You know, let me go through it

Technical Breakdown

6.4
Multisyllabic Rhymes6.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres3.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm6.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control6.5

Performance and control

Computed Score6.40

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse functions as a cinematic narrative device rather than a lyrical showcase, relying on naturalistic dialogue to establish the theme of reflection and closure.

B
6.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
6.5
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
3
Wordplay
6.5
Delivery
Naturalistic dialogueStichomythiaThematic foreshadowingConversational cadence
Rhyme Architecture: Non-rhyming, free-verse conversational structure designed to emulate spontaneous spoken interaction rather than traditional hip-hop cadence.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"I've been there, done that"

① A common idiom meaning the speaker has experienced a situation in the past.② A literal reference to sexual history being fully exhausted and resolved, closing the possibility of further temptation.

High level of conversational realism

Effective establishment of narrative tension

Smooth integration of persona-driven dialogue

Lack of traditional rhyme schemes

Absence of lyrical wordplay or figurative language

Static delivery rhythm defined by the constraints of a skit-like intro

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