Life Is Good

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Nas

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

14

End

82

Internal

44

Multi

148

Slant

5

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Verse 2]
I remember✦ early✦ mornings, syrup✦ sandwiches, sugar✦ water,✦ yeah
Walking✦ up the dark stairwells, elevators was out of order,✦ yeah
Worth two hundred million✦ now
Bicentennial nigga,✦ flat screens and condominiums
Brazilian women✦ on Xannies,✦ they pulling off panties✦
I'm pushing forty,✦ she only✦ twenty-one
Don't applaud me, I'm exhausted, G
Me and my red cup, my blunt and my red cup
Y'all wouldn't know me without one, I keep a fresh cut
Remember✦ talking✦ to Biggie inside✦ his Lex truck
Said stay fly when you bummy,✦ keep your pajamas Armani✦
Hood forever, I just act like I'm civilized
Really✦ what's in my mind is organizing a billion✦ Black motherfuckers
To take over✦ J.P. and Morgan, Goldman and Sachs
And teach the world facts and give Saudi✦ they oil back
[Break: Sample]
"Say, yeah!
Haha,✦ thank ya!
Ahhh, Hallelujah!✦
Y'all don't hear me now! Somebody✦ help me!"
[Verse 3]
1990's Polo✦ Ralph Lauren✦ on him
Gone a few years, the whole world snoring on him
Girls all up on him
I spread 'em, hit 'em and dead 'em
She says, third leg from a legend is sheer heaven✦
She says, it is the greatest loving
The tales✦ you hear is the truth on me
Who wasn't the most faithful husband
Reveal✦ my life, you will forgive me
You will love me, hate me, judge me, relate✦ to me
Only✦ a few will, this how it sounds when you're too real
They think it's just music✦ still
Well I am a graphic classic song composer
Music✦ notes✦ on sheets, I wrote this piece to get closure
Some of y'all might know Kelis,✦ this goes to her with love
Also✦ goes to y'all, let's see
The craziest things already happened to me
So either✦ you'll be laughing✦ at me or you're laughing✦ with me, ha
[Break: Sample]
"Say YEAH!
Haha,✦ thank ya!
Ahhh, Hallelujah!✦
Y'all don't hear me now! Somebody✦ help me!"
[Produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League]

Technical Breakdown

7.6
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 / Rhythm6.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity8.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.0

Performance and control

Computed Score7.64

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Nas leverages high-contrast juxtaposition between childhood poverty and extreme wealth to transition from biographical trauma to systemic ambition, utilizing consistent internal rhyming as a rhythmic anchor.

B+
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
6.5
Cadence / Flow
8
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
8
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhyme clustersSocio-economic contrastNarrative arc shifting from personal history to socio-political manifestoConversational cadence
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABB/CCDD couplet-based structures with dense internal rhyme placements (e.g., 'syrup/sugar', 'condominiums/panties/pajamas').
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Bicentennial nigga"

① Literal reference to the 200th anniversary context of American history/wealth② Metaphorical signifier of possessing 200 million dollars

"keep your pajamas Armani"

① Maintaining personal hygiene and luxury standards even when impoverished② A mantra for preserving internal self-worth and status despite external circumstances

"take over J.P. and Morgan"

① Reference to the banking institution JP Morgan② An instruction to assume control of the financial power structures ('J.P.' and 'Morgan') that dictate societal wealth

Authentic delivery conveying weary veteran status

Effective use of childhood imagery as a foundation for adult success

Strong structural progression from personal reflection to systemic critique

Some descriptive lines rely on cultural tropes (Xannies/Brazilian women) rather than deep subtext

Minor rhythmic drag in the transition from list-heavy bars to abstract concepts

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