God's Son
Made You Look
Nas
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
13
End
133
Internal
63
Multi
130
Slant
8
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus]
They shootin',✦ aw, made you look
You a slave to a page in my rhyme book
Gettin'✦ big money,✦ playboy,✦ your time's✦ up
Where them gangstas?✦ Where them dimes✦ at?
They shootin',✦ aw, made you look
You a slave to a page in my rhyme book
Gettin'✦ big money,✦ playboy,✦ your time's✦ up
Where them gangstas✦ at? Where them dimes✦ at?
[Verse 2]
This ain't rappin',✦ this is Street Hop
Now get up off yo' ass like your seat's hot
My live niggas,✦ lit up the reefer✦
Trunk of the car, we got the streetsweeper
Don't start none, won't be none
No reason✦ for your mans to panic✦
You don't wanna✦ see no ambulances
Knock a pimp's drink down in his pimp cup
That's the way you get Timberland'd up
Let the music✦ defuse✦ all the tension✦
Baller✦ convention,✦ free admission✦
Hustlers, dealers, and killers can move swift
Girls, get close, you can feel where the tool's kept
All my just-comin' homies,✦ parolees
Get money,✦ leave the beef alone✦ slowly✦
Get out my face, you people so phony✦
Pull out my waist, the Eagle four-forty
[Chorus]
They shootin',✦ aw, made you look
You a slave to a page in my rhyme book
Gettin'✦ big money,✦ playboy,✦ your time's✦ up
Where them gangstas?✦ Where them dimes✦ at?
They shootin',✦ aw, made you look
You a slave to a page in my rhyme book
Gettin'✦ big money,✦ playboy,✦ your time's✦ up
Where them gangstas✦ at? Where them dimes✦ at?
[Interlude]
Bravehearts,✦ Bravehearts✦
Bravehearts,✦ Bravehearts✦
[Verse 3]
I see niggas✦ runnin',✦ yo, my mood is real rude
I lay you out, show you what steel do
Mobsters don't box, my pump shot obliges
Every✦ invitation✦ to fight ya punk asses✦
Like Pun said, "You ain’t even en mi clase"
Maybach Benz, back seat, TV, plasma✦
Ladies✦ lookin'✦ for athletes or rappers
Whatever✦ you choose, whatever✦ you do
Make sure he a thug and intelligent too
Like a real thoroughbred is
Show me love, let me feel how the head is
Females who's the sexiest✦ is always the nastiest✦
[Outro]
And I like a little sassiness, a lot of class
Mami, reach in your bag, pass the fifth
I'm a leader✦ at last, this a don you with
My 9's will spit, niggas✦ lose consciousness
Technical Breakdown
8.4
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 / Rhythm8.5
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity7.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control8.5
Performance and control
Computed Score8.45
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Nas utilizes rhythmic propulsion and internal rhyme density to establish a menacing, high-energy atmosphere that elevates simple street narratives into authoritative sonic statements.
A
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
8.5
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
8.5
Delivery
Internal rhyme stackingStaccato deliveryVowel-driven flowCyclical cadence
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABB coupled with heavy mid-line assonance and consonant clusters that maintain a relentless percussive rhythm throughout the verse.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"You a slave to a page in my rhyme book"
① The listener is metaphorically subservient to the artist's lyrical prowess.② The listener is trapped by the reality of being referenced or 'written about' in Nas's bars.
"That's the way you get Timberland'd up"
① Physical assault involving the stomping of the victim with Timberland boots.② A cultural reference to the uniform of street credibility which, when worn incorrectly or against the wrong people, leads to a confrontation.
Commanding vocal presence
High rhythmic consistency
Excellent use of internal rhyme to bridge end-rhyme couplets
Vocabulary relies on genre-specific archetypes
Some metaphorical imagery is standard for the era