Walking with a Panther

Smokin' Dopin'

LL Cool J

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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127

Internal

Multi

142

Slant

Chain

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[Verse 2]

I'm the wise wizard of the microphone swinging^✦ it

Here's^✦ a mean joint, all the hip-hoppers are singing^✦ it

Doin a dance in tight bike pants

So get up on it (HO!) you'll only^✦ get one chance

To work out the soreness in your muscles

Do your own thing, even^✦ the hustle

MC's I'ma^✦ torture,^✦ that's already known

But while I'm torturing them, I'ma^✦ leave you alone^✦

So you can bump, grind, and rub up against your partner

And look wild like you're trying to get a part in a

Dirty^✦ movie on the hip-hop^✦ tip

Now tell me (tell you what?) that brother^✦ L ain't trying to flip

With the

[Chorus]

Uhh, aww yeah, uhh - ahh

Uhh, aww yeah!

[Verse 3]

Movin,^✦ groovin', admit^✦ that you've been

Shocked and rocked^✦ and I'm on top and it's been proven^✦

I'm self-reliant,^✦ on stage I'm defiant^✦

All those rumors are small things to a giant

I'm not a cool, calm, collected type of brother^✦

I'm kind of hype that's why I'm a good lover

In bed I'm energetic, kind of like a freight train

Going so crazy^✦ I have the girlies saying, "Wait James!"^✦

I do damage^✦ - use the beef to build a sandwich

And when I'm done, she'll be saying, "How did you manage^✦

To make me feel pleasure^✦ from my toes to my head?

On top of that, you ran laps around the bed"

So bust out the pumped^✦ up funk that I'm revealing^✦

And listen^✦ to it, while you're in your car wheeling

Or on your Walkman as you're starin'^✦ at the ceiling

Or when you and your love is sex-appealing^✦

To the

[Chorus]

Uhh, aww yeah, uhh - ahh

Uhh, aww yeah!

[Bridge]

It's like a smooth joint, you know what I mean?

Real mellow,^✦ on the love tip, check it out

[Chorus]

Uhh, aww yeah, uhh - ahh

Uhh, aww yeah!

[Outro]

Marvelous!

Technical Breakdown

7.8

Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres4.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm9.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.5

Performance and control

Computed Score7.75

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse prioritizes rhythmic propulsion and party-centric cadence over lyrical complexity, effectively utilizing 1980s era flow norms to dominate the pocket.

B+

7.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

4.5

Wordplay

7.5

Delivery

Multisyllabic internal rhyme clustersCall-and-response integrationDynamic cadence shiftsEnjambment for rhythmic drive

Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABB coupled with heavy reliance on internal rhyming within the second and third bars of each stanza to maintain momentum.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"small things to a giant"

① The literal dismissal of rumors as insignificant by a person of superior status.② A play on the 'giant vs. obstacle' archetype, framing LL Cool J's reputation as too large to be affected by petty gossip.

Exceptional rhythmic pocket and placement

High-energy delivery that fits the era's performance style

Strong structural continuity between lines

Limited metaphorical density

Reliance on generic battle-rap tropes

Lacks high-level lyrical double entendres

Smokin' Dopin'

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