14 Shots to the Dome
A Little Somethin'
LL Cool J
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
24
End
141
Internal
90
Multi
235
Slant
9
Chain
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(LL Cool J)
Ain't no mountain high enough to overcome✦ this
Funky-like type of stuff
The feds are ridiculous, they call my bluff
But my wrists are too skinny✦ to hold me with cuffs
I got the sure-shot✦ guaranteed mover✦
Suck it like a hoover✦ and do ya whole maneuver
Don't stop till you get it on
With ya head beboppin' like a bouncy✦ ball
They do it in the park, they do it in the mall
But when I do it, yeah, I'm doin' it for y'all
Asiatic,✦ automatic,✦ your funky✦ fanatic✦ without no static
Flippin' on the freak like I'm acrobatic✦
You were searchin' for the funk and I had it
Here we go, hand over✦ the cash yo
What chime? Aiyyo, pass the Tobasco
Work your body✦ like a dime, oh no
Do the freaky-deaky - the whole girls' cargo✦
Females on the side - we gotta win 'em, yeah
The back pockets are stuck with nothin'✦ in 'em, yeah
Except my beeper✦ number,✦ rubbin'✦ all my lumber✦ so I cannot✦ slumber
Makes✦ me sick like a earthquake
So do the baddy-too-true, we got cash to make
Able body,✦ ready✦ to party,✦ all the ladies✦ in the house
Must be eatin'✦ hardy✦
And provin'✦ and movin',✦ groovin', so soothin'
Good for ya and clinically proven✦ (Damn!)
Every✦ little bit of the tip makes✦ ya taste flip, like sugar on Ritz
Get on down, to the sure-shot✦ sound
Cause all five burrows are rockin'✦ uptown✦
(Chorus:✦ LL Cool J)
(Yo Uncle) whassup,✦ whassup?✦
(Yo Uncle) yeah, I do a little somethin'✦
(Yo Uncle) whassup,✦ whassup?✦
(Yo Uncle) whattup, hah, I do a little somethin'✦
(Yo Uncle) whassup,✦ whassup?✦
(Yo Uncle) yeah, hah, I do a little somethin'✦
(Yo Uncle) whassup,✦ whassup?✦
(Yo Uncle) aiyyo, aiyyo (just kick a little somethin'...)✦
(LL Cool J)
Pump up the nasty,✦ nasty,✦ nasty✦ sound
Kick back and let it please ya like a rub down
Put ya body✦ in the lost and found
(Kick that L) I love the way its goin' down
What you see is what you get
In other✦ words, who's next to be the teachers pet?
Down-home✦ monkey✦ - corn fed, original
And what you do is up to you, the individual
This is the place to be for all ya underage brothers
With the rebel✦ mentality
Sweet young freaks sayin "Rock me Amadeus"
Skin so smooth lookin'✦ all (cadme-ish??)
Video✦ to video,✦ tape to tape
Walkin'✦ through the jam in search of a playmate
Party✦ is packed✦ like a rich man's fridge
Too many✦ people in the crib
The situation is sweaty✦ and crazy✦ like Eddy✦
And yes we are ready✦ to funk it up steady✦
Ain't nothin'✦ here petty✦
Strip down to your lingerie - I'm ready!!✦
Hold your horse, and baby✦ feel the force
And get yours off - no matter✦ what the cost
Come out your clothes, get hot like a stove
Early✦ in the mornin',✦ we're dancin'✦ in robes✦
To a funkified sweaty,✦ greazy✦ groove
Another Marley✦ remix to make you move
(Chorus:✦ LL Cool J)
(Yo Uncle) whassup,✦ whassup?✦
(Yo Uncle) yeah, I do a little somethin'✦
(Yo Uncle) whassup,✦ whassup?✦
(Yo Uncle) I do a little somethin'✦
(Yo Uncle) whassup,✦ whassup?✦
(Yo Uncle) peace out, hah, I did a little somethin'✦
Technical Breakdown
8.1
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes8.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm8.5
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity7.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control8.0
Performance and control
Computed Score8.12
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
LL Cool J leverages high-energy, rhythmic delivery to compensate for relatively straightforward lyricism, typical of the 1993 era's transition toward accessible party-funk aesthetics.
A
9.5
Multisyllabic
8.5
Internal Rhymes
8.5
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
8
Delivery
multisyllabic internal rhyme chainsrhythmic cadence variationvocal projectionanaphora
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABB or AAAA rhyming structures built on multisyllabic sound blocks (e.g., -over, -atic, -umber), maintaining a high-tempo kinetic flow.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"wrists are too skinny to hold me with cuffs"
① Physical thinness of the wrists preventing standard police handcuffs from staying on.② A boast that the artist is too elusive and successful to be captured or contained by the legal system.
"Suck it like a hoover"
① A literal reference to the vacuum cleaner brand known for suction power.② A sexual double entendre regarding oral performance.
Exceptional rhythmic placement and pocket mastery
High-energy vocal charisma consistent with mid-90s commercial hip-hop
Consistent internal rhyme density
Occasional filler lines to maintain the rhyme scheme
Lyrical content relies heavily on party tropes rather than complex narrative
Some metaphors lack deep subtext