Mama Said Knock You Out

Murdergram

LL Cool J

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

17

End

167

Internal

64

Multi

232

Slant

5

Chain

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[Bridge: Eminem & LL COOL J]
Unapologetic and we're gonna✦ cause a headache
Me and L about✦ to set it, we about✦ to murdergram it
Anyone✦ of y'all can get it, so you might as well forget✦ it
Either✦ way you will regret✦ it, cemetery’s where you're headed✦
Come on! (Yeah)
[Verse 4: LL COOL J]
The message in the chorus,✦ you bastards got nothing for us
The overlord is the rawest✦
I ain't talkin'✦ 'bout a rental car when I'm pullin'✦ the Taurus✦
This Halloween them candy✦ bars'll get you killed✦ in the forest✦
We are lyrically lawless, stackin' money,✦ hoarders
Slugs that make you forget✦ all that slick-ass shit that you thought of
Blow your mind with the sawed✦ off
Just when you thought it was safe, we bustin'✦ at you from the Wraith
Then hittin'✦ a donut,✦ ain’t nothin'✦ sweet when we come in to play
[Verse 5: Eminem, LL COOL J & Both]
When I say that you ain't fuckin'✦ with moi
I do not mean kisses✦ blew, but I got the potential to
Fuckin'✦ flip when I'm mentioned with a penchant to (What?)
Come back with a vengeance like Jack the Ripper✦
To rip it, just givin'✦ you a sample, a fuckin'✦ snippet (Snip it), like scissors do
Now when I hit the booth, I think of the days of old when I was quick to fool
Used✦ to fly off the handle like a fuckin'✦ witch's broom
I called✦ it pluckin'✦ flowers 'cause I was so quick to pick a tool up (Click-click)
Like it's petunias, sick medulla, but thanks to COOL J, he created a monster (What? Yeah!)
Spaghetti sauce and mozzarella on a tray full of pasta✦ (What?)
You got a couple of motherfuckin'✦ trained✦ killers on ya (Trained✦ kill-lasagna's)
And I'm just bein' as frank as Sinatra (Haha)✦
When I be sayin' that I'ma✦ keep this shit gangster as mobsters (What?)
But when you got fanatics goin' so crazy,✦ they mob ya
Lookin'✦ like organized crime because you can't get 'em off ya (Mafia)✦
And all your motherfuckin'✦ enemies, they wanna✦ off ya, like Hoffa✦
And dump your body✦ in Lake Minnetonka (Shhh)
That's how you know you fuckin'✦ saw, and you came, and you conquered
Veni,✦ vidi,✦ vici,✦ stompin' and makin'✦ 'em bonkers
Now women✦ treat me like B.D.K. (Kane), the king, and they feed me grapes✦ (Yeah)
Either✦ way, I got more on my plate than an all you can eat buffet✦ (Woo)
So better✦ pick a B.C. date 'cause your history is shady✦ (Yeah, set)
As they 'bout to set it on you like a TV tray (Haha,✦ yup)
Man, I see the way people say I'm so evil (What?)
They fuckin'✦ think that Timothy McVeigh and my DNA are exactly the same
But when I leave this game (Nope)
Things just ain't gonna✦ be the same (Nah)
But it's in need of change (Yeah), and I'm the meter✦ maid (Haha)✦
Go ahead and crack a bottle, 'cause this is E and J
Meaning me and James✦ (Yeah)
Got that avocado and we the sociopaths
And we got your ho on our laps
And we're goin' back to Cali✦ so she can blow on our sax
[Outro: Eminem & LL COOL J]
Brang-brang, brr-brr-brr-brrr, brr-brring
I don't think so

Technical Breakdown

7.9
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 / Rhythm6.5

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 Score7.87

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse functions as a high-velocity display of technical endurance, relying on LL Cool J's signature authoritative command and Eminem's dense, multisyllabic pocket to revitalize classic boom-bap tropes for a modern era.

B+
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
6.5
Cadence / Flow
8
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
8.5
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhymingPhonetic playDynamic cadence shiftingEnjambment for rhythmic intensity
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AAAA/BBBB patterns leveraging complex internal multi-syllabic strings (e.g., 'lawless/hoarders', 'thought of/sawed off') designed to maintain momentum rather than traditional end-stop couplets.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"I ain't talkin' 'bout a rental car when I'm pullin' the Taurus"

① A reference to the Ford Taurus vehicle, implying a drive-by shooting.② A play on the astrological sign or a 'torus' (a geometric shape), dismissing common rap metaphors for car models.

"Snippet (Snip it), like scissors do"

① A short piece of music or a rap verse.② The physical action of cutting, referencing the violent imagery of ripping/shredding rappers.

"Fly off the handle like a fuckin' witch's broom"

① Losing one's temper suddenly (idiomatic).② A literal image of a witch flying on a broomstick, enhancing the 'Halloween' and horror-core thematic imagery set earlier.

Exceptional rhythmic lock-in with the beat

Commanding vocal presence typical of established legends

Effective use of assonance to link disparate lines

Strong structural continuity between LL and Eminem

Reliance on somewhat dated 'tough guy' tropes which limits thematic depth

Some metaphors are functionally literal rather than layered

The density of the rhyme scheme occasionally sacrifices semantic clarity

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