Nasir

Adam and Eve

Nas

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

16

End

74

Internal

21

Multi

108

Slant

13

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: The-Dream]
Adam✦ and Eve don't fall too far from the apple tree
Ayy
Adam✦ and Eve, Adam✦ and Eve
Don't fall too far from the apple tree, apple tree
[Verse 3: Nas]
What come first, peace or the paper?✦
Before✦ I had a piece of paper,✦ peace was in my favor
Before✦ I sat to eat at the table, it had leeches and traitors
Cut the fat from the meat, extract the weak, bon appetit, no bacon✦
Brothers is swine
It's so hard to trust 'em 'cause my hustle is mine
It's evident they all the same, with gray hair and still mean muggin'✦
Gray hairs of wisdom,✦ that means you seen somethin', say something
You stay frontin' but these clowns got false crowns, fictitional kings
You broke my heart, Fredo✦
You bring this thing of ours down to a fable
Be advised my guys dyin', enterprisin' at a boss's table
There's✦ always✦ room at my table
Insecurities is keepin'✦ you disabled
All this money✦ to get, is there less time?
They ain't stopped printin' money,✦ 'cause they made mine
I learned to stretch time, these are the best times✦
I'm in my neighborhood in stadiums, the Mets' kind
With restaurants and Carbone, spicy✦ rigatoni go hard
A red Bordeaux, oh God
[Chorus: The-Dream]
Adam✦ and Eve don't fall too far from the apple tree
Ayy
Adam✦ and Eve, Adam✦ and Eve
Don't fall too far from the apple tree, apple tree

Technical Breakdown

8.9
Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres8.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm10.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity7.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.8

Performance and control

Computed Score8.93

Production

— Kanye West, MIKE DEAN, Plain Pat, Noah Goldstein, Eric Danchick, Che Pope, E.Vax

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Nas demonstrates a mature refinement of his signature internal rhyme density, utilizing wordplay to dissect the intersection of generational wisdom, betrayal, and capital accumulation.

A+
7.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
8.5
Wordplay
8.8
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhyme clustersPhonetic manipulation for multi-word rhymesThematic pivot from biblical allusion to corporate metaphorsStaccato rhythm switchesHomophonic wordplay
Rhyme Architecture: Nas employs an aggressive AABB-adjacent structure heavily saturated with internal multisyllabics (e.g., 'table/leeches/traitors'/'fat/meat/extract/weak'). The scheme relies on assonance across line breaks, linking 'paper', 'favor', 'table', and 'fable' to ground the narrative rhythm.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"peace or the paper"

① The abstract state of tranquility or mental calmness.② Financial wealth or currency ('paper' as money).

"Brothers is swine"

① Reference to the biblical/cultural aversion to pork, implying impurity.② A direct metaphorical comparison to treacherous individuals who lack loyalty (the 'traitors' previously mentioned).

"the Mets' kind"

① The literal New York baseball team's home stadium (Citi Field).② A play on 'mets' as a verb meaning 'met', implying he is in his element where his successes have 'met' their peak or scale.

Masterful control of internal rhyme density without sacrificing conversational flow

Sophisticated transition from historical/biblical tropes to personal/modern business dynamics

Excellent use of rhythmic tension to highlight key thematic words

Occasional heavy-handedness in the 'swine' metaphor which feels somewhat reductive compared to the complexity of the preceding bars

The shift from the 'Fredo' reference to the general 'table' talk loses a degree of narrative urgency in the final four bars

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