14 Shots to the Dome
How I'm Comin'
LL Cool J
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
30
End
232
Internal
118
Multi
202
Slant
5
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus]
("I'm comin'")✦
How ya comin'✦ baby?✦
("I'm comin'")✦
How ya comin'✦ baby?✦
This is how I'm comin'✦
("I'm comin'")✦
How ya comin'✦ baby?✦
("I'm comin'")✦
How ya comin'✦ baby?✦
This is how I'm comin'✦
[Verse 2]
The album✦ that I'm comin'✦ with is rough, the flavor's mean
(ooooh) kickin'✦ you for real in the guillotine
Fourteen shots to your dome kid
I'm doin' time in the game like a bid
Movin'✦ rhymes✦ like a package✦
So stegiddy-step up and get your nostrils damaged
Shootin', lickin',✦ bustin',✦ sprayin', all of that
And then some, dead dead dead, one by one
Never✦ step to a real man
Cause your rhymes✦ only✦ work on a playground program
They impress your little friends, bring you a little ends
But you still you gotta✦ ride in your man's Benz
Word to hip-hop, I'm a blast ya
Gotta✦ set you on fire cause I gassed✦ ya
Boom, blow, Batman,✦ bang, pow
Unh (what) unh (what), that's the way it's goin' down
My new album✦ ain't no joke
You wanna✦ take me out, how many✦ blunts ya smoke?
I'll never✦ slack again,✦ I'm off the job like the mob
Here to rob any✦ slob, on the knob, make his heartthrob
What you gotta✦ deal with is real, made of steel
You can feel it comin',✦ burnin',✦ buildin', flowin'✦ like an eel
Movin',✦ killin',✦ breakin', servin'✦ you just like a meal
Take off your clothes and taste the steel
[Chorus]
("I'm comin'")✦
How ya comin'✦ baby?✦
("I'm comin'")✦
How ya comin'✦ baby?✦
This is how I'm comin'✦
("I'm comin'")✦
How ya comin'✦ baby?✦
("I'm comin'")✦
How ya comin'✦ baby?✦
This is how I'm comin'✦
[Interlude]
Check baby✦
Check baby,✦ yeah
Check baby✦
Check baby,✦ uh
Check baby✦
Check baby✦
Check baby✦
Check baby✦
Check baby,✦ uh
Check baby✦
Check baby✦
Check baby✦
Check baby✦
Check baby,✦ yeah
Check baby✦
Check baby✦
[Verse 3]
Rockabye baby✦ on the rooftop
Open✦ up your mouth and taste my Glock
When your jaw breaks your gold teeth will fall
Down will come the monkey,✦ banana✦ clip and all
Splat (buck buck buck) it's all over✦ wit'
Another plan O.D.'ed✦ over✦ my war hit
The way I'm workin'✦ and jerkin'✦ and hurtin'✦ brothers converted
Non-believers get murdered, that’s how I preferred it
Get your face out the bill, catch the thrill
Carry✦ a nine put your hoochies on the bill
The thought of you gettin'✦ scarred turns me on
Like my first television with my backup tip hard
So where's✦ your mouth kid? Where's✦ your heart shorty?✦
It's all over,✦ cash your chips in, crack a forty✦
You look thirsty, you ain't gettin'✦ no mercy✦ mercy✦
And ain't no way that you can rehearse for me
Murder✦ I wrote, murder✦ I wrote, is what I figure✦
It's in my tote, it's in my tote, so I pull the trigger
Put up your women,✦ your crib, your speakers✦
Your dog, your cat, your crate, your speakers✦
Your sister,✦ your aunt, your crew, your Knicks
Got 'em booin' all you other✦ rappers who think that's too tough
Bam bam, here's✦ a hit you wish you had
A hit that makes✦ you mad, a hit that makes✦ you slap your dad
Dead dead dead, kill dead, kill dead
Try to battle me I gots to buck you in your head
I pull your file, click
I know you bit your style, blaow
Livin'✦ wild, when it comes✦ to this I never✦ smile
What did you learn from the lesson I just gave ya?
Obey✦ your mama,✦ be on your best behavior
It's never✦ endin'✦ and I am recommendin'✦
You put your name as Brendan
I see y'all that is blendin'✦
The message✦ that I'm sendin'✦
Is there ain't no pretendin'✦
Get in the trunk! Buy the album,✦ hear the ending✦
[Outro]
I'm comin'✦
Technical Breakdown
6.9
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres5.0
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm6.5
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity5.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control7.0
Performance and control
Computed Score6.93
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
LL Cool J utilizes a high-octane, aggressive vocal persona to compensate for a straightforward lyrical approach, relying on era-appropriate street signifiers and rapid-fire cadence rather than complex metaphorical density.
B
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
6.5
Cadence / Flow
5
Vocabulary
5
Wordplay
7
Delivery
Aggressive enunciationInternal rhyme stackingStaccato deliveryColloquial hyperbole
Rhyme Architecture: The verse employs a consistent AABB and AAAA-variant rhyme scheme with heavy reliance on masculine end-rhymes (mean/guillotine/kid/bid) and internal chaining, characteristic of the mid-90s East Coast aggressive style.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Movin' rhymes like a package"
① The literal act of delivering hip-hop lyrics.② The illicit act of trafficking narcotics, using 'rhymes' as a metonym for product.
"I'm doin' time in the game like a bid"
① LL Cool J is serving a metaphorical prison sentence while staying in the music industry.② He treats the music business with the same intense, life-altering commitment as a long-term jail sentence.
Commanding vocal presence that drives the momentum
Consistent, high-density rhyme patterns
Effective use of the 'playground' contrast to belittle rivals
Lack of complex wordplay or multi-layered entendres
Reliance on generic street-rap tropes
Predictable narrative trajectory