Life Is Good

World's an Addiction

Nas

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

10

End

135

Internal

50

Multi

172

Slant

2

Chain

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[Refrain: Anthony Hamilton]
The world is an addiction✦
Serving✦ up a fix
The world is an addiction✦
It's way too much for me
[Verse 2: Nas]
Thou shall not be selfish,✦ real nigga commandments
Know a billionaire, he has everything but a fam
Guess how angry✦ this man gets
Had so many✦ bad chicks in his bed, strange sex, same sex
Has addictions✦ that are sadistic, chain of events, habits✦
He puts cocaine✦ on his prick and acts sick
Self-esteem needs boosting, alcohol consumption✦
Nicotine✦ fusion,✦ some athletes juicing
Pastors quote biblical chapters, Psalms
All along✦ he's into✦ bestiality porn
And it's wrong, so I keep the Cali weed in the bong
And I'm strong but the female✦ anatomy got me sprung
And these women✦ need shoes and baddest cars and condos✦
Fine clothes and these fiends needs to get high
So they find dough to mainline✦ dope, and y'all know
[Refrain: Anthony Hamilton]
The world is an addiction✦
Serving✦ up a fix
The world is an addiction✦
It's way too much for me
[Verse 3: Nas]
So many✦ vices,✦ habits,✦ mine of course, bad chicks
My response to any✦ advice✦ on what is the essentials of life
I'm just rebellious, not selfish✦
Guess we all share different definitions✦ of what wealth is
I need the best things in life, that's women,✦ that's cars, cigars✦
A vintage bottle on ice that's priceless
The other✦ night, just in the emergency room
A patient said she needs to see a doctor✦ soon
Doctor✦ busy✦ operating✦ on a lady✦ who's sedated✦
He can barely✦ concentrate 'cause he's newly✦ separated✦
His estranged wife likes✦ entertaining✦ her acquaintance
In the house they were married in, mad people waiting
Some young, some old, heads and stomachs aching
Filling out an application✦ 'cause they all need medication✦
But the doctor✦ need love or a quick vacation✦
Calling up his travel agent, same time, premeditating✦
Murdering his ex wife; life, savage✦ ain't it
Some need Xanax just to maintain it
We all need faith 'cause the world keep changing
Let go of the illusion,✦ start some restraining✦
[Outro: Anthony Hamilton]
Oooooooooooh-ahhhhhhhhh
Ahhhhhhhh-ahhhhhh-ahhhhhh-ahhh
Just hold on (just hold on)
Just hold on (just hold on)
Just hold on (just hold on)
Just hold on (just hold on)
Just hold on (just hold on)
Just hold on (just hold on)
Just hold on (just hold on)
Just hold on (...hold on)

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 Complexity8.5

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.0

Performance and control

Computed Score7.01

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Nas uses a grim, clinical observation style to map the interconnectedness of addiction across socioeconomic boundaries, maintaining a consistent, gritty narrative flow despite the high density of internal rhymes.

B
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
5.5
Cadence / Flow
8.5
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
7
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhyme stringsDescriptive narrative mappingSociological commentaryList-based rhythmic propulsion
Rhyme Architecture: A dense, intricate web of internal multisyllabic rhyming (e.g., 'consumption/consumption/fusion/juicing') that serves as the rhythmic engine for the verse, allowing the end rhymes to act as structural punctuation rather than just decorative elements.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"strange sex, same sex"

① The literal, hedonistic experiences of the billionaire character.② A play on the phonetic similarity of the words to highlight the repetitive, blurring nature of his various addictive vices.

"Cali weed in the bong"

① Literally smoking cannabis as a coping mechanism.② A self-aware admission that the narrator is also trapped in the cycle of 'addiction' he is critiquing.

Excellent use of internal rhyme to sustain momentum

Sharp, cynical observational capacity

Strong command of the pocket despite heavy multisyllabic usage

Some imagery leans toward shock value rather than profound metaphor

Occasional list-like structure can feel slightly repetitive

Lacks a cohesive, singular punchline that ties the entire narrative arc together

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