Life After Death

Nasty Boy

The Notorious B.I.G.

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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[Break: Notorious B.I.G]

This goes out to my Brooklyn crew

Representin' on the freaky^✦ bitches^✦

Fuck 'em all day, fuck 'em all night

We don't love these hoes

[Verse 1: The Notorious B.I.G.]

I go on and on and on and

Don't take them to the crib unless they bonin'^✦

Easy,^✦ call 'em on the phone and

Platinum Chanel cologne and

I stay, dressed to impress

Spark these bitches^✦ interest

Sex is all I expect

If they watch TV in the Lex

They know, they know, quarter past 4

Left the club tipsy,^✦ say no more

Except how I'm gettin'^✦ home tomorrow^✦

Caesar drop you off when he see his P.O

Back of my mind I hope she swallow

Man, she spilled a drink on my cream Wallows

Reach the gate, hungry^✦ just ate

Riffin',^✦ she got to be to work by eight

This must mean she ain't tryna^✦ wait

Conversate, sex on the first date

I state, "You know what you do to me"

She starts off, "Well I don't usually"

Then I whipped^✦ it out, rubber^✦ no doubt

Step out, show me what you all about^✦

Fingers in your mouth, open^✦ up your blouse

Pull your G-string down South (Ow)

Threw that back out, in the parkin'^✦ lot

By a Cherokee^✦ and a green drop-top

And I don't stop, until^✦ I squirt

Jeans, skirt, butt-naked, it all work

[Chorus: Kelly Price]

You nasty^✦ boy, you nasty^✦

You nasty^✦ boy, Biggie, you so nasty^✦

You nasty^✦ boy, you nasty^✦

You nasty^✦ boy, Biggie, you so nasty^✦

[Verse 2: The Notorious B.I.G.]

I remember we went to Tennessee^✦

Then we came home, mad messages was on my phone

Bitch named^✦ Simone^✦

Screamin, she fiendin' for the semen^✦

Me bein' the man that I am

Took it to her condo^✦ pronto^✦

Half Indian,^✦ I called^✦ her Tonto^✦

Roll the chron' chron' in the dark pronto^✦

Few puffs, eyes got low

And off to the bedroom we go

Sex is drama,^✦ head is trauma^✦

Ripped^✦ pajamas, I'ma^✦ stay 'til tomorrow^✦

Satisfyin' all my needs twice

With some whipped^✦ cream, handcuffs and ice

The bitch is nice, word is bond

Can't wait to put my niggas on, what? What?

[Chorus: Kelly Price]

You nasty^✦ boy, you nasty^✦

You nasty^✦ boy, Biggie, you so nasty^✦

You nasty^✦ boy, you nasty^✦

You nasty^✦ boy, Biggie, you so nasty^✦

[Verse 3: The Notorious B.I.G.]

Ladies,^✦ my Mercedes

Hold four in the back, two if you're fat

Keep a gat 'cause cats try fi test me

They just fans like De Niro^✦ and Wesley^✦

Let's see, the bitch I'm waitin'^✦ on

Gardeur jeans look like they painted on

Ask thee, leave it up to me

Lay her on back ever^✦ so gently^✦

She like the way the dough fold up, Rolls roll up

Cristal 'til she throw up, bitch grow up

Hold up, there's^✦ DeGenero

Dripped^✦ out, Iceberg apparel

Intro^✦ goes without speaking

Call me Cease 'cause I keep 'em, we can go freakin'

All weekend, so, roll in

Ain't it good that my Lex seats foldin'?^✦ Uhh

[Chorus: Kelly Price]

You nasty^✦ boy, you nasty^✦

You nasty^✦ boy, Biggie, you so nasty^✦

You nasty^✦ boy, you nasty^✦

You nasty^✦ boy, Biggie, you so nasty^✦

Technical Breakdown

8.0

Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm8.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.0

Performance and control

Computed Score7.96

Production

— Sean "Puffy" Combs, Stevie J

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse relies heavily on Biggie's signature laid-back, conversational cadence and rhythmic pocket to mask straightforward narrative content with sophisticated multisyllabic pocket-placement.

B+

8.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

8.5

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

Wordplay

Delivery

Internal rhyme stackingConversational flowMultisyllabic enjambmentPhonetic play

Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AAAA scheme using long-vowel 'o' sounds ('on', 'bonin', 'phone', 'cologne') transitioning into tight couplets focused on situational storytelling.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Caesar drop you off when he see his P.O"

① Literal narrative of a chauffeur/associate dropping the woman off when he has a parole officer appointment.② Phonetic play on the word 'P.O' and the name 'Caesar' interacting with the acronym, suggesting an inevitable end to the interaction due to legal constraints.

Exceptional rhythmic placement of rhyme clusters

Naturalistic delivery that enhances the 'playboy' persona

Consistent thematic coherence

Fluid transition between internal rhymes

Low lexical density compared to his more intricate works

Narrative content relies on common tropes of the era

Lack of complex subtext beyond the literal scenario

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