Mama Said Knock You Out

Jingling Baby (Remixed but Still Jingling)

LL Cool J

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

End

235

Internal

132

Multi

196

Slant

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[Chorus]

(They're jinglin',^✦ baby)^✦ Go 'head, baby^✦

[Verse 2]

I chopped you, chewed^✦ you, baked^✦ you and stewed^✦ you

The slop you pop, you need to stop, you're kind of rude you

No good niggaboo tryin' to base

How we livin',^✦ holmes?^✦ Get out my face

I'm complete, in effect, and I can't fall

Rise, surprise, and I advise^✦ you all

To stand back and peep, don't sleep or doubt

My skill'll get ill, I turn the mother^✦ out, huh

I'm top-notch, you're playin' hopscotch

Now I'ma^✦ do ya while the party^✦ people watch

You're real funny,^✦ you really^✦ tried to go for yours

But I know why, you ain't had no dough before^✦

So you tried and lied to drain my fame

This ain't a game, yo, you know my name

Innovating,^✦ devastating^✦ and dope on a single, now

Dance to my remix single

[Chorus]

(They're jinglin',^✦ baby)^✦ Go 'head, baby^✦

[Verse 3]

When you first walked^✦ in I ain't know what to think

'Cause you grabbed the microphone like your booty^✦ don't stink

And tried to run down that, I can't get over^✦ that

Garbage you were sayin', you call that a battle rap?

How you gonna^✦ go against an army^✦ with a handgun?

I'm LL and you don't understand, son

I'm a legend,^✦ on top of that I'm livin'^✦

Now you look booty^✦ like that bum Miss Givens

Whoever^✦ geesed^✦ you up, nah, how should I say it?

Whoever^✦ set you up, they knew just how to play it

'Cause man, yo, I feel for ya, brother

I'm a bad— (Word to the mother)^✦

Takin'^✦ out suckers while the ladies^✦ pucker^✦

Rollin'^✦ over^✦ punks like a redneck trucker

Innovating,^✦ devastating,^✦ and dope on a single, now

Lemme see your earrings jingle

[Chorus]

(They're jinglin',^✦ baby)^✦ Go 'head, baby^✦

(They're jinglin',^✦ baby)^✦ Go 'head, baby^✦ (Break down)

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Chorus]

(Jinglin',^✦ baby)^✦ Go 'head, baby^✦

(They're jinglin',^✦ baby)^✦ Yeah, go 'head, baby^✦

(They're jinglin',^✦ baby)^✦ C'mon, go 'head, baby^✦

(They're jinglin',^✦ baby)^✦ Yeah, do it, baby^✦

[Verse 4]

Can't believe you tried to get the same mic as me

Your grip's too weak, you can't hold it, B

You can dream of makin'^✦ progress and gettin'^✦ this nice

But when I roll up, it's like Hip Hop Vice

Serve the curves,^✦ I never^✦ swerve, I'm superb

Every^✦ word you heard played tricks on your nerves^✦

Played your hand, lost track of your plan

When I show up, I blow up, end of story,^✦ my man

Play you like a poker^✦ chip, that's what you get

I bet you fret, sweat and regret^✦ you met

The titan^✦ of fightin', excitin' when writin'^✦

You triflin' toyboy,^✦ I gotta^✦ enlighten, so start bitin'^✦

You know you can't create and get mean like this

When I'm on the court, G, it's strictly swish

When it's all over,^✦ said and done, my friend

They'll say, "L.L. Cool J just scored^✦ again"^✦

So take a step back, give me some room to wreck shop

Here's^✦ your token^✦ back, you're gettin'^✦ off at the next stop

I'ma^✦ deliver and give a speech with vigor

Pass the wine cooler^✦ you big black— (Hahaha,^✦ yeah)

[Chorus]

(They're jinglin',^✦ baby)^✦ Go 'head, baby^✦

(They're jinglin',^✦ baby)^✦ Yeah, go 'head, baby^✦

(They're jinglin',^✦ baby)^✦ Go 'head, baby^✦

(They're jinglin',^✦ baby)^✦ Yeah, go 'head, baby^✦

(They're jinglin',^✦ baby)^✦ Go 'head, baby^✦

[Outro]

And you say New York City^✦

Technical Breakdown

7.7

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 / Rhythm8.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity5.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.5

Performance and control

Computed Score7.69

Production

— LL Cool J, Dwayne Simon, Marley Marl

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

LL Cool J utilizes a high-frequency, percussive delivery style that prioritizes phonetic rhythm and internal rhyme chains over deep metaphorical complexity, consistent with late-80s/early-90s boom-bap standards.

B+

9.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

8.5

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

4.5

Wordplay

7.5

Delivery

Multisyllabic internal rhymingPerpetual motion cadenceEnd-rhyme clustersStaccato delivery

Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on dense, multisyllabic internal rhyming patterns (chopped/chewed/baked/stewed) coupled with a consistent AABB-adjacent structure that prioritizes the 'jingling' sonic theme.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"I'm top-notch, you're playin' hopscotch"

① LL describes his status as elite and superior.② He reduces the opponent's behavior to a childish, trivial game, implying a lack of professional maturity.

"drain my fame"

① An attempt to literally steal his notoriety.② A financial metaphor referencing the leeching of his industry success for personal gain.

High rhythmic precision

Strong command of flow and pocket

Effective use of internal rhyme to maintain forward momentum

Limited metaphorical depth

Over-reliance on repetitive rhyming vowel sounds

Vocabulary lacks nuance

Jingling Baby (Remixed but Still Jingling)

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