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Sly Fox

Nas

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

19

End

131

Internal

67

Multi

177

Slant

5

Chain

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[Verse 2]
The Fear Factor✦ got you all riled✦ up
O'Reilly? Oh really?✦ No rally✦ needed,✦ I'll tie you up
Network for child predators, setting them up
MySpace, pimps, hoes and sluts
Y'all exploit rap culture,✦ then y'all flip on us
And you own the Post, and y'all shit on us
What is their net worth?
They're going to try to censor✦ my next verse
Throw them off the roof neck first
While I'm clicking✦ my cursor✦
Reading✦ blogs about✦ pressure✦ they put on Universal
It gets worse
While I'm clicking✦ my mouse, while they kick in my house
They figured us out, why a nigga✦ go south?
It's either✦ he caught a body✦
Don't sleep, they're watching✦
I watch CBS, and I see BS
Trying to track us down with GPS
Make a nigga✦ want to invest✦ in PBS (see BS)
[Chorus]
Watch what you're watching,✦ Fox keeps feeding✦ us toxins✦
Stop sleeping,✦ start thinking✦ outside✦ of the box
And unplug✦ from the Matrix✦ doctrine✦
But watch what you say, Big Brother is watching✦
Watch what you're watching,✦ Fox keeps feeding✦ us toxins✦
Stop sleeping,✦ start thinking✦ outside✦ of the box
And unplug✦ from the Matrix✦ doctrine✦
But watch what you say, Fox Five is watching✦
[Verse 3]
They say I'm all about✦ murder✦ murder✦ and kill kill
But what about✦ Grindhouse✦ and Kill Bill?
What about✦ Cheney✦ and Halliburton?
The back door deals on oil fields?
How is Nas the most violent person?✦
Y'all don't know talent if it hit you
Bringing up my criminal possession charges with a pistol
I use Viacom as my firearm
Then let the lyrics split you, who do you rely✦ upon?✦
Then shoot shells at Leviath-o-n
I'm dealing with the higher✦ form
Fuck if you care of how I write a poem
Only✦ fox that I love was the Red one
Only✦ black man that Fox love is in jail or a dead one
Red rum, political bedlam✦
Don't let the hype into✦ your eyes and ear drum
Murdoch owns Fox, not A-Team✦ with Baracus
And he hates✦ Barack✦ 'cause he march with the marches
[Interlude: Deep voice]
I pledge allegiance to the fair and balanced truth
Not the biased✦ truth
Not the liest truth
But the highest truth
I will not be deceived
Nor will I believe in the propaganda
I will not fall for the okie-doke
I am tuned✦ in...
[Outro]
Watch what they watching✦
Watch what you're watching✦
Better✦ watch because✦ they're watching✦
Watch what you're watching✦
M-m-media, misleading✦ you
Watch what you're watching✦

Technical Breakdown

7.5
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres8.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm6.5

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 Score7.47

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Nas utilizes aggressive, high-density phonological play and biting social satire to construct a journalistic-style indictment of corporate media hegemony.

B+
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
6.5
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
8
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
ParonomasiaInternal rhyme chainsSociopolitical satirePolysemyStaccato delivery
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AAAA/BBBB rhyme chains using internal multi-syllabic rhymes centered on vowel sounds (e.g., 'O'Reilly/Oh really/No rally' and 'CBS/see BS/GPS/PBS').
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"O'Reilly? Oh really? No rally needed"

① A direct address to political commentator Bill O'Reilly.② A homophonic wordplay where 'O'Reilly' is echoed by 'Oh really' and 'No rally' to create a mocking rhythmic cycle.

"I watch CBS, and I see BS"

① The artist is physically watching the network CBS.② The artist is interpreting the content on the screen as literal 'bullshit'.

"Make a nigga want to invest in PBS (see BS)"

① Public Broadcasting Service as an alternative to corporate media.② A phonetic repetition of 'see BS' (seeing bullshit) reinforcing the cynical view of mainstream media.

Exceptional use of auditory puns that serve the central theme of media manipulation.

Effective use of staccato pacing to mirror the 'clicking' of a mouse and the mechanical anxiety of surveillance.

Clear, focused narrative arc documenting the adversarial relationship between the artist and major media networks.

Occasional heavy-handedness in the political rhetoric that borders on didacticism.

Some internal multi-syllabic chains sacrifice complex syntax for the sake of rhyme speed.

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