Long. Live. ASAP

Pain

ASAP Rocky

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

13

End

134

Internal

74

Multi

147

Slant

6

Chain

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[Verse 2: Kent Jamz]
Everybody✦ knows me, shit, still ain't got no cash, bitch
Hit that flash quick, post my bad habits✦
Fuck you and your Instagram, match a gram, Mando✦
Royal blue Foams, getting✦ head in the red Lambo✦
Media✦ take me out, TMZ all in the V.I.P.
Bitch, I'm hard and my Loop Concrete
Too much Bossip✦ if you ask me
Almost✦ fucked✦ fame, but she came with money✦
I got two bad bitches, haters wanna✦ take 'em from me
[Chorus]
It was a lights, camera,✦ action,✦ light, lights, camera,✦ action✦
Lights, camera,✦ action,✦ lights, camera,✦ action✦ (You love it, you love it)
Lights, camera,✦ action,✦ light, lights, camera,✦ action✦
Lights, camera,✦ action,✦ lights, camera,✦ action✦ (You love it, you love it)
Lights, camera,✦ action,✦ light, lights, camera,✦ action✦
Lights, camera,✦ action,✦ lights, camera,✦ action✦ (You love it, you love it)
Lights, camera,✦ action,✦ lights, camera,✦ action✦
Lights, camera,✦ action,✦ lights, camera,✦ action✦ (You love it, you love it)
[Verse 3: Tube]
Tryna✦ get on in this industry, actin'✦ like you (Ruthy)✦
Breakin' down cocaine with an EBT (Oh yeah)
These male groupies doin' it
However,✦ whatever✦ they seein' on the box
Everybody✦ spit, everybody✦ hot
Everybody's an artist (Everybody✦ not)
S-O L-O-S-T, niggas✦ talkin'✦ dollars, gettin'✦ change
In a minute,✦ I'ma✦ lose my cool, Sprewell one year before✦ '98
Like fuck coach, I'm cutthroat, so what goals
Do you have for the year they say might be the end?
Better✦ look within✦
[Verse 4: A$AP Rocky]
Uh, through the glitz and the glamors, we pose for the cameras
Ghetto✦ niggas✦ with me, they pose with the hammers
Ghetto✦ goals, want me pink toes in the sandals
No dirty✦ laundry, get your nose out my hamper✦
Clothes in my hamper,✦ that Bathing Ape camouflage
Brands from Japan, you would think I was a samurai
Drop-crotch Jeremy✦ Scott pants, bitch, it's Hammer✦ time
Getting✦ dirty✦ money,✦ but I keep my hand sanitized
Li-life✦ is what you need, won't you take a Z? Feel the breeze
Smoke the Sour Diese', hit that shit and please act at ease
What you wanna✦ be? Like The Black Eyed Peas, all these steeze
S-T-A-R-S, Hollywood, won't you rest in peace?
[Refrain: A$AP Rocky]
So there you are, shining like the star
With your head in the clouds 'til somebody✦ shoot you down
Hands on the ground, back against the wall
Tell me who you call when no one else around✦

Technical Breakdown

6.9
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres4.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm7.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity7.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control5.0

Performance and control

Computed Score6.94

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse functions primarily as a stylistic delivery of street-centric imagery rather than a complex lyrical exercise, relying on lifestyle signifiers over dense internal wordplay.

B
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
7.5
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
4.5
Wordplay
5
Delivery
AABB rhyme pairingsMultisyllabic emphasis on brand namesColloquial cadenceAphoristic delivery
Rhyme Architecture: The verse employs a consistent, functional end-rhyme structure with high-density internal rhyme chaining typical of the ASAP Mob aesthetic during that era, prioritizing flow-state over structural complexity.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Almost fucked fame, but she came with money"

① The artist is personifying 'Fame' as a woman he engaged in a sexualized, transactional relationship with.② The literal financial rewards that accompany the pursuit of notoriety act as a double-edged sword, serving as both the reward and the catalyst for his 'almost' downfall.

Strong commitment to aesthetic atmosphere

Effective use of multis to maintain rhythmic momentum

Coherent thematic focus on industry cynicism

Relies on repetitive, surface-level tropes

Lack of sustained metaphorical depth

Punchline structure is thin, focusing on immediate impact rather than lasting subtext

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