Life Is Good
Summer on Smash
Nas
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
52
End
227
Internal
95
Multi
253
Slant
38
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Verse 1: Nas]
Got the summer✦ on smash, eighteen karats✦
Lil' overweight, hit the gym
Let's go get the abs in
Louis belt hangs on the waist, it ain't even✦ fastened
I'm trying to get every✦ number✦ from every✦ woman✦ passing me by
She's fly; Black, Asian,✦ Boricua
Italian,✦ mixed✦ chicks, Middle Eastern
Eritrean, Ethiopian,✦ how you opening?
Just rolled✦ four with them, 'bout to smoke again✦
Rose-gold Rollie, riding✦ the top down
How does Pucci✦ bathing suits on a yacht, sound?
Send a massive Email✦ to the females
Tell 'em where to meet us, give 'em the details
[Chorus: Swizz Beatz & Miguel]
CÎROC on splash (splash), summer✦ on smash (smash)
Top all gone, got the on summer✦ on smash
Tank top on (on) summer✦ on smash
My neck got a whole lot of glass
Got the summer✦ on smash, summer✦ on smash
Y’all know who got the summer✦ on smash (WE DO!)
Look at baby✦ girl showing✦ that ass
Should let the world know that summer✦ on smash
Got the summer✦ on smash, summer✦ on smash
Life is good, life is good
Everybody✦ get the summer✦ on smash
Life is good, li-Life✦ is good
We got the summer✦ on smash (smash)
Summer✦ on smash (smash)
Y'all know who got the summer✦ on smash
Life is good! (we do!)
[Verse 2: Nas]
We got the jam here, check it
It's the summertime, women✦ damn near naked✦
It's single season,✦ they choosing who to mess with
I just smashed another belt for the record, respect it
Nas get you out your seats, play this in your Jeeps
My people in the streets, I make it feel like it’s the beach
My goons close by, I'm daring✦ one of y'all to reach
I’m protected✦ like the President, ain't gotta✦ give a speech
Got a compass on the wrist, Illmatic on the feets
And they ain't even✦ out yet, she like CÎROC peach
Chain-smoke cigars,✦ count a whole lot of cash
And y’all already know who got the summer✦ on smash
[Chorus: Swizz Beatz & Miguel]
CÎROC on splash (splash), summer✦ on smash (smash)
Top all gone, got the on summer✦ on smash
Tank top on (on) summer✦ on smash
My neck got a whole lot of glass
Got the summer✦ on smash, summer✦ on smash
Y’all know who got the summer✦ on smash (WE DO!)
Look at baby✦ girl showing✦ that ass
Should let the world know that summer✦ on smash
Got the summer✦ on smash, summer✦ on smash
Life is good, life is good
Everybody✦ get the summer✦ on smash
Life is good, li-Life✦ is good
We got the summer✦ on smash (smash)
Summer✦ on smash (smash)
Y'all know who got the summer✦ on smash
Life is good! (we do!)
[Verse 3: Miguel]
I gotta✦ do something kinda✦ unexpected,✦ huh?
Bad bitches, champagne wishes✦
Freaks only✦ baby,✦ let me take pictures
Skin, sin, wait, do you know whose pool you're in?
Beaches in Brazil,✦ steaks on a grill
Your body✦ is a weapon✦ that you can’t conceal
Real make money✦ when the freaks call
Summer✦ on Mars, it’s totally Total✦ Recall✦
Like, pura✦ vida,✦ she wanna✦ flyyyy
Caliente, mami✦ vente, vente comigo,✦ ayooooooooooooo
[Chorus: Swizz Beatz & Miguel]
CÎROC on splash (splash), summer✦ on smash (smash)
Top all gone, got the on summer✦ on smash
Tank top on (on) summer✦ on smash
My neck got a whole lot of glass
Got the summer✦ on smash, summer✦ on smash
Y’all know who got the summer✦ on smash (WE DO!)
Look at baby✦ girl showing✦ that ass
Should let the world know that summer✦ on smash
Got the summer✦ on smash, summer✦ on smash
Life is good, life is good
Everybody✦ get the summer✦ on smash
Life is good, li-Life✦ is good
We got the summer✦ on smash (smash)
Summer✦ on smash (smash)
Y'all know who got the summer✦ on smash
Life is good! (we do!)
[Outro: Miguel]
Life is good, life is good
Life is good, li-life✦ is good!
Technical Breakdown
7.9
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres4.0
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm10.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity6.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control6.5
Performance and control
Computed Score7.90
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
The verse prioritizes rhythmic fluidity and lifestyle aspiration over lyrical complexity, functioning as a performative party anthem rather than a display of technical poetic density.
B+
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
4
Wordplay
6.5
Delivery
internal rhyme chainingrhythmic syncopationlist-based flowcall-and-response cadence
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABB or AAAA couplets characterized by heavy reliance on end-rhyme chains with consistent syllabic stress on the final beat, utilizing a standard 4/4 time feel.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Louis belt hangs on the waist, it ain't even fastened"
① A literal description of fashion styling where the belt is worn loosely as an accessory.② A demonstration of careless wealth where the utility of the expensive item is secondary to the display of luxury.
"How does Pucci bathing suits on a yacht, sound?"
① A direct inquiry about a potential vacation setting.② A rhetorical device used to frame the listener's perspective within the aspirational lifestyle of the artist.
Excellent rhythmic placement of end rhymes
Strong command of flow and vocal presence
Effective use of internal cadences to drive the beat forward
Surface-level thematic content
Lack of complex metaphors or layered wordplay
Repetitive structural approach