Life Is Good

Daughters

Nas

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

8

End

108

Internal

37

Multi

142

Slant

3

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus]
For my brothers✦ with daughters,✦ I call this
For my brothers✦ with daughters,✦ I call this
Not sayin' that our sons are less important✦
For my brothers✦ with daughters,✦ I call this
For my brothers✦ with daughters,✦ I call this
Not sayin' that our sons are less important✦
[Verse 2]
This morning I got a call, nearly✦ split my wig
This social network said: "Nas, go and get your kid!"
She's on Twitter, I know she ain't gon' post no pic
Of herself underdressed – no inappropriate✦ shit, right?
Her mother✦ cried when she answered
Said she don't know what got inside✦ this child's mind, she planted
A box of condoms on her dresser, then she Instagram'd it
At this point I realized I ain't the strictest parent
I'm too loose, I'm too cool with her
Should've drove more time to school with her
I thought I dropped enough✦ jewels on her
Took her from private✦ school, so she can get a balance
To public✦ school, they too nurture teen talents
They grow fast, one day she's your little princess
Next day she's talkin'✦ boy business – what is this?
They say the coolest playas and foulest heart breakers in the world
God gets us back, he makes✦ us have precious little girls, uh
[Chorus]
For my brothers✦ with daughters,✦ I call this
For my brothers✦ with daughters,✦ I call this
Not sayin' that our sons are less important✦
For my brothers✦ with daughters,✦ I call this
For my brothers✦ with daughters,✦ I call this
Not sayin' that our sons are less important✦
[Outro]
And I ain't tryin' to mess your thing up
But I just wanna✦ see you dream up
I finally understand
It ain't easy✦ to raise a girl as a single man
Nah, the way mothers✦ feel for they sons
How fathers feel for they daughters✦
When he date, he straight, chip off his own papa✦
When she date, we wait behind✦ the door with a sawed-off
‘Cause we think no one is good enough✦ for our daughters✦
Love

Technical Breakdown

7.0
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm5.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity7.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.5

Performance and control

Computed Score6.97

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Nas shifts from the persona of a street-hardened lyricist to a vulnerable, self-reflective father, using conversational flow to ground complex parental anxiety in a relatable, narrative structure.

B
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
5.5
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
Narrative storytellingConversational cadenceInternal rhyme clustersConfessional tone
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABB and AAAA couplet-based structures with dense, polysyllabic internal rhymes that bridge the narrative transitions.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"dropped enough jewels on her"

① Literal act of giving wise advice or 'gems' of life lessons② A play on the 'Jewel' moniker often associated with hip-hop wealth and status, subverted here into parental guidance

"get a balance"

① The literal academic and social equilibrium sought in school② A nod to the financial/street-life concept of 'getting a balance' or maintaining equity, used here to represent the struggle of raising a child in varied socioeconomic environments

Authentic emotional resonance

High level of narrative clarity

Effective use of conversational pacing to mirror internal panic

Limited use of complex metaphorical devices compared to earlier Nas work

Reliance on literal storytelling over multi-layered lyricism

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