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Nas

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[Chorus: Kanye West]

If I had everything,^✦ everything^✦

I could change anything,^✦ I could change anything^✦

If I changed^✦ anything,^✦ I mean anything^✦

I would change everything,^✦ oh yeah

[Verse 1: Nas]

When the media^✦ slings mud, we use it to build huts

Irrefutable facts, merciful,^✦ beautiful^✦ black beloved brother

You fail to embarrass him, harassin' him

To my life, your life pales^✦ in comparison

So go write whatever blog, messiness^✦ is not ever^✦ the God

Do what's necessary, I'm never^✦ worried

Listen^✦ vultures,^✦ I've been shackled by Western culture^✦

You convinced most of my people to live off emotion^✦

That's why we competin', death by the chrome barrel

Forgot^✦ the secrets, my Kilimanjaro bone marrow's the deepest

You can peep at the comments, but don't fall for that

We want freedom, I'm a scholar; an almanac

People do anything^✦ to be involved in everything^✦

Inclusion^✦ is a hell of a drug

Some people have everything^✦ they probably ever^✦ wanted^✦ in life

And never^✦ have enough^✦

[Chorus: Kanye West]

If I had everything,^✦ everything^✦

I could change anything^✦

If I changed^✦ anything,^✦ I mean anything^✦

I would change everything,^✦ oh yeah

[Verse 2: Nas]

From the birth of a child, the world is foul

Excursions of a searchin' child

Should learn to take nothin'^✦ personal

A parent hates^✦ to watch his baby's face

Takin'^✦ his first immunization^✦ shots, but this is great

The child's introduction^✦ to suffering and pain

Understands without words, nothin'^✦ is explained

Or rushed^✦ to the brain, lookin'^✦ up at his parents' face

Like, "I thought you would protect me from this scary^✦ place?"

"Why'd you let them inject^✦ me?"

"Who's gonna^✦ know how these side effects is gonna^✦ affect^✦ me?"

Who knew I would grow to meet presidents that respect me?

If Starbucks is bought by Nestlé, please don't arrest me

I need to use your restroom and I ain't buy no espresso

Soon enough,^✦ assume^✦ the cuffs, the position^✦

Not new to us, since back on the bus sittin'^✦

Said, "Screw that bus!" – boycotted that bus outta^✦ business^✦

The future's^✦ us, yet every^✦ citizen's in prison^✦

[Chorus: Kanye West]

If I had everything,^✦ everything^✦

I could change anything^✦

If I changed^✦ anything,^✦ I mean anything^✦

I would change everything,^✦ oh yeah

[Verse 3: Nas]

Watch me as I walk through the folly,^✦ golly,^✦ New York to Saudi^✦

In Italy,^✦ I'm Eduardo Baccari

But Nasty^✦ the hustler, nasty^✦ like mustard gas, sulfur^✦

And I could sell Alaska^✦ to Russia,^✦ no pressure^✦

My first house, 11,000-square-feet mansion^✦

It was haunted by dead rich whites^✦

Mad a nigga^✦ bought his crib to hang up pictures^✦ of black Christ

Circular driveways, black cars and black ice

My second house, still in my twenties, illin'^✦ with money^✦

Chilled through my spine, spillin' wine, it's funny^✦

Did good for a staircase loiterer, euphoria

What you saw when you seen a teen turn to a warrior

Did every^✦ Fourth of July,^✦ bustin'^✦ in the sky

It was important to a guy who was mob-minded

Future^✦ Murciélago driver^✦ 'til Lambos^✦ got average on me

I started likin'^✦ the look like I ain't had no money^✦

Yellow^✦ taxi^✦ seats over^✦ Maybach seats

Just to remind me, just to inspire me

To stay focused, it's a real sick society

Just 'cause I got your support don't mean you're buyin' me

I'm buyin' back the land owned^✦ by the slave masters

Where my ancestors lived,^✦ just to say a rapper^✦

Made a change, the pants-sagger put plans in action^✦

To lay claim the Pan-African made it happen^✦

[Pre-Chorus: Kanye West and The-Dream]

You'll live, and you'll learn

See 'cause you've never^✦ been the same anyone^✦ else

Don't think the same as everyone^✦ else

You'll live, and you'll learn

See you'll never^✦ conclude^✦ with anyone^✦ else

Don't think the same as everyone^✦ else

[Chorus: Kanye West]

If I had everything,^✦ everything^✦

I could change anything^✦

If I changed^✦ anything,^✦ I mean anything^✦

I would change everything,^✦ oh yeah

[Post-Chorus: The-Dream & Kanye West]

Dark boy, don't you cry

There's^✦ too much life left in those eyes

Don't you let that face go waterfall

Don't you learn to love your scars and all

Dark boy, don't you die

They're just human,^✦ let them lie

You just know your world and speak your truth

And let them come to you

For you'll love, in your heart

See 'cause you've never^✦ been the same as anyone^✦ else

Don't think the same as everyone^✦ else

This is your call, there are no wrongs

See you'll never^✦ conclude^✦ with anyone^✦ else

Don't think the same as everyone^✦ else

Technical Breakdown

9.0

Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres7.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm10.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity8.5

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.0

Performance and control

Computed Score8.99

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— Kanye West, MIKE DEAN, benny blanco, Cashmere Cat, Plain Pat

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Nas exhibits thematic maturation by pivoting from his traditional street-narrative focus to a socio-political critique of digital-age discourse, utilizing high-density internal rhyme to maintain momentum.

A+

9.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

8.5

Vocabulary

7.5

Wordplay

Delivery

Multisyllabic internal rhyme chainsAssonance-heavy polysyllabic linkingMetaphorical juxtaposition of environmental elementsRhythmic variation through enjambment

Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on complex multisyllabic end-rhyme chains (e.g., huts/facts/black/beloved) interspersed with aggressive internal rhyming that bridges the middle and end of the bars, creating a fluid, conversational yet technically demanding cadence.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"When the media slings mud, we use it to build huts"

① The media creates scandal/negativity (mud) to damage reputation.② The resilient subject utilizes that same negative attention/scandal as raw material to create a foundation for personal growth.

"Inclusion is a hell of a drug"

① A literal reference to the addiction to social validation and being 'part' of the conversation.② A subversion of the 'poverty is a hell of a drug' trope, highlighting how the psychological need for belonging drives irrational social behavior.

"Kilimanjaro bone marrow's the deepest"

① Reference to the ancient, profound ancestral roots of African identity.② A metaphor for the depth of personal conviction that remains unshaken by external criticism.

Exceptional rhythmic control and pocket placement

Poignant social commentary on the impact of media consumption

Sophisticated use of alliteration to glue multi-syllabic clusters

Strong command of tone, balancing defiance with scholarly authority

Occasional abstraction makes some metaphors feel less grounded

Pacing in the second half shifts from narrative flow to list-like observations

Some punchlines rely on broad generalizations which lack specific illustrative depth

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