King's Disease II

Store Run

Nas

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

22

End

113

Internal

41

Multi

178

Slant

6

Chain

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[Interlude]
It's not even✦ bragging
(I like that)
It's okay,✦ it's gon' be okay✦
Flyest nigga✦ in this rap shit
[Verse 2]
Yo, as I'm looking✦ at the New York skyline
Reminiscing on night-time, shootouts with my guys
Pouring this white wine, you could Richard Mille your left wrist
Keep in perspective, we on God's time (The world is yours)
What happens✦ when dealers reduce✦ to addicts?
What happens✦ when kings don't see their potential status?
What's your exit✦ plan? Face to face with my omens, I never✦ ran
Stood on stages✦ most never✦ can, pyrotechnics and leather pants
Shifting the culture
Mention me with Mick Jagger✦ and Bono✦ like you're 'posed✦ to
I'm standing next to rookies, somehow they looking✦ older✦
The altitude of matter✦ so cold, it'll make your nose run
How you expect to get love if you don't show none?
I should send you little niggas on a store run
How we moving✦ is no cut
I'm from the era✦ of razor✦ blades✦ and coke dust
People living✦ with no trust, champagne in the soap suds
[Chorus]
So I'm clean as a whistle, drinking premium liquor✦
In-between two Argentinian sisters✦
They counting up for me until they fingers get blisters✦
What I blew that on? I cannot✦ seem to remember
The world is yours
[Interlude]
Scarface, Tony✦ Montana shit
It's yours, yours, yours
R.I.P Ecstasy from Whodini
DMX, Prince Markie Dee, Shock G
Real rap gods, do you know the meaning?
All the rap brothers we lost this year, and last year
Ayo, check it out
Run to the store for me, man
Get me veggie chips, blunts and a bottle
You got this shit all twisted, man
It's about✦ rank, you ain't there yet
Think you gon' send me to the store? I own the store, man
I'm just testing you
[Verse 3]
I got the hood playing golf, wild boss style
Crucifixes over✦ the Chrome Hearts, you get crossed out
People battered down, Asian✦ hate getting passed✦ around
Tiger✦ happy,✦ both his parents' lives✦ matter✦ now
Marble floors is my common✦ law, we company builders
I inspired✦ those who inspired✦ you to run up millions
Not perfect, persistent, keep it more pure than the purest✦
I do this for the 'jects and them good-hearted jurors✦

Technical Breakdown

8.1
Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres7.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm8.0

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 Score8.05

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Nas demonstrates high-level thematic cohesion, using his maturity as a lens to critique contemporary rap while maintaining the gritty, nostalgic imagery that defined his legacy.

A
7.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
8
Cadence / Flow
8
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
8
Delivery
Internal Rhyme chainsMultisyllabic consonanceThematic contrast (Past vs Present)Cultural Referencing
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABB/AABB flow with heavy use of internal multisyllabic rhymes linking lines (e.g., 'skyline/night-time/white wine/wrist/perspective/God's time').
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"I should send you little niggas on a store run"

① A literal demand for young rappers to perform menial tasks, asserting superiority.② A dismissal of their maturity level, comparing their industry relevance to being sent on a trivial childhood errand.

"The altitude of matter so cold, it'll make your nose run"

① Physical coldness due to high altitude/success.② A double entendre referencing drug culture, where high-purity product (coke dust) causes physical nasal irritation.

Elite delivery with a commanding, seasoned presence

Seamless blending of biographical reflection with modern critique

Sophisticated use of cadence to bridge the gap between classic boom-bap rhythms and contemporary trap pockets

Some metaphors rely on established tropes ('world is yours' / 'God's time')

Relatively straightforward structure compared to his more experimental 90s output

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