Stillmatic
The Flyest
Nas
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
32
End
252
Internal
110
Multi
261
Slant
11
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Verse 1: AZ]
Follow,✦ I'm like a Lamborghini green Diablo✦
Coupe VT, it's like DVD when I flow
Feel me, I'm loved✦ like the great late Malik Sealy✦
The one the playa haters hate dearly,✦ but can't near me
Homicide✦ can't scare me
I o-bide✦ by the laws of these streets sincerely, a real nigga✦
The type that can build with ya
Verbalize, bring life to a still picture, it's God-given
Been blessed with Allah's vision,✦ strength and beauty✦
Truly✦ my only✦ duty✦ is to dodge prison✦
Play with me, I'm modest✦ 'til them strays hit me
Regardless the circumstances I'ma✦ stay filthy✦
Dough forever,✦ the live stay low forever✦
And fuck niggas✦ 'cause it's hard to keep them close together
One dependent, no wife, one co-defendant
No forms of weakness, I flow with vengeance
[Chorus: Shelene Thomas & Nas]
Niggas✦ better✦ watch ya back, it's so cold
Pinky✦ rings shinin',✦ so act like you don't know
Bitches✦ in heat for niggas✦ that got dough
We the flyest gangsters✦
What you don't got is my natural✦ glow
Countin'✦ out stacks and mackin'✦ out hoes (Hoes)
Pushin'✦ big dicks and packin'✦ our chrome (Ha)
We the flyest gangsters✦
[Verse 2: Nas]
I do what I can do when I can do it
Feel how I feel when I feel what I'm feelin'✦
Live how I live, it's only✦ 'cause I been through it
Learn to try it, like to eat it and shit, it's nuttin'✦ to it
Burn it, light it, weed it and off the liquor
While drivin'✦ outside✦ I'll never✦ catch a vehicular homicide✦
My music is a description of my vibe of course
My life, my sights, my thoughts, what I like on my fork
'Cause you are what you eat, you eat what you can
You pray to bless the food but first you wash your hands
To wash away✦ them bad spirits, don't bring it in your home
Once you let them in they stayin', evil✦ be gone, say it
I'm proud of Mase for givin'✦ himself to the Lord
Wonderin' does Faith think about✦ Big anymore
Of course my nigga✦ Horse got married, see shit is changin'
We ain't these little niggas✦ no more, runnin'✦ dangerous
I like to bone, I'm a peaceful brother
Eat up so much the girls call me seafood lover✦
Be havin'✦ they legs shakin',✦ stab 'em, break 'em
I'm Hercules✦ Hercules✦ when havin'✦ relations, the flyest
[Chorus: Shelene Thomas & Nas]
Niggas✦ better✦ watch ya back, it's so cold
Pinky✦ rings shinin',✦ so act like you don't know
Bitches✦ in heat for niggas✦ that got dough
We the flyest gangsters✦
What you don't got is my natural✦ glow (Uh)
Countin'✦ out stacks and mackin'✦ out hoes (Hoes)
Pushin'✦ big dicks and packin'✦ our chrome (Ha)
We the flyest gangsters✦
[Verse 3: Nas, AZ & Both]
We put this on the soul of our born, as we hold the Qur'an✦
Kamikaze style, older✦ cats coaching us on
Yo, it's kill or be killed✦
Understand, real'll be real
A forty-shot spectrum make your whole embassy kneel
Identity sealed,✦ protected by our energy✦ shield
And fuck a drop 'cause that's that shit that got Kennedy killed✦
Close the book
Was taught never✦ expose✦ a crook
Between the knight and the bishop✦
One'll knock ya rook
I'm a rare breed, never✦ had a fear to lead
I ain't like niggas✦ with sight, too impaired to read
We both hard hit just like Camacho and Vargas,✦ who's a target?✦
Now watch how we close the market,✦ motherfuckers
[Chorus: Shelene Thomas]
Niggas✦ better✦ watch ya back, it's so cold
Pinky✦ rings shinin',✦ so act like you don't know (Act like you don't know)
Bitches✦ in heat for niggas✦ that got dough
We the flyest gangsters✦ (Gangsta)✦
What you don't got is my natural✦ glow
Countin'✦ out stacks and mackin'✦ out hoes
Pushin'✦ big dicks and packin'✦ our chrome
We the flyest gangsters✦ (Gangsta)✦
Niggas✦ better✦ watch ya back, it's so cold (Gangsta)✦
Pinky✦ rings shinin',✦ so act like you don't know
Bitches✦ in heat for niggas✦ that got dough
We the flyest gangsters✦ (Flyest gangsters,✦ yeah)
What you don't got is my natural✦ glow
Countin'✦ out stacks and mackin'✦ out hoes
Pushin'✦ big dicks and packin'✦ our chrome
We the flyest gangsters✦
Technical Breakdown
8.6
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres7.5
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm8.5
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity8.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control8.5
Performance and control
Computed Score8.55
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
AZ utilizes a highly disciplined multisyllabic rhyme architecture, prioritizing fluid internal phonetic cohesion over complex metaphorical abstraction, consistent with the polished technical standards of the early 2000s Mafioso rap aesthetic.
A
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
8.5
Cadence / Flow
8
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
8.5
Delivery
Multisyllabic chainingAssonance-heavy internal rhymeInternal phonetic bridge buildingStaccato flow shifts
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AAAA/BBBB multisyllabic structures utilizing consistent vowel resonance (e.g., 'ee' sounds in Diablo, flow, Sealy, dearly, near me, scare me).
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"it's like DVD when I flow"
① Visual clarity and high definition imagery provided by his lyrics.② The technical evolution of his flow from analog to digital precision/quality.
"bring life to a still picture"
① The ability to turn static, uninteresting street scenarios into vibrant stories.② The literal act of providing depth to a photographic or flat perspective through detailed descriptive narration.
"I'ma stay filthy"
① Maintaining street-hardened, unrefined authenticity.② Having an abundance of wealth/money (slang: 'filthy rich').
Exceptional rhythmic consistency
Sophisticated multisyllabic rhyme density
Strong vocal poise and cadence control
Cohesive thematic narrative
Occasional reliance on genre-standard tropes
Limited metaphorical variety outside of status-oriented themes