Lyrically, the song is a "lush litany of hip-hop braggadocio" where Nas defines his persona through a barrage of vivid metaphors and similes.
: The opening lines— "Freedom or jail, clips inserted, a baby's bein' born / Same time my man is murdered" —are often cited as one of the best "movie-like" openings in rap. Nas - Nas Is Like (Dirty)
: Premier chopped the sample into three parts and layered it with bird chirps and a heavy, boom-bap drum sequence. Lyrically, the song is a "lush litany of