14 Shots to the Dome

Funkadelic Relic

LL Cool J

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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Todd, get upstairs and take out that garbage

And it's the funkadelic^✦ relic,^✦ yeah

(Bring in the funk baby,^✦ bring in the funk)

And it's the funkadelic^✦ relic,^✦ yeah

(Bring in the funk baby,^✦ bring in the funk)

It's the funkadelic^✦ relic,^✦ yeah

(Bring in the funk baby,^✦ bring it in, bring it)

I wasn't tryin' to hear it cause I'm bad

When I'm alone^✦ in my room, I pick up a pen and start to get mad

I need love, that means I need a girl to love me down

I dropped the pretty^✦ style cause rap was gettin'^✦ ugly^✦

I waited^✦ a year for the results, I'm triple platinum

We know the presidents are flowin'^✦ by who's sackin'^✦ 'em

I'm that type of guy when poppa^✦ wasn't happy^✦ with it

Tripplin' 'em up, that was my style, but everybody^✦ bit it

Yo Marley,^✦ hit the remix, make it fresh with flavor^✦

Another^✦ power^✦ move, I'll switch my hat, the shit is major^✦

Puttin'^✦ out till da break of dawn', tell me what sucker?^✦

Cops harass me illegal search motherfucker

I'm just a brother^✦ makin'^✦ jams now I got a name

I still remember chillin' with my pistol on the train

I'm sayin' two to this I'm representin' hip hop

Admit^✦ that I'm the man, it's time for me to get my props

Yeah, and it's the funkadelic^✦ relic^✦

(Bring in the funk baby,^✦ bring in the funk)

Yeah, and it's the funkadelic^✦ relic^✦

(Bring in the funk baby,^✦ bring in the funk)

Yeah, I'm the funkadelic^✦ relic,^✦ yeah

(Bring in the funk baby,^✦ bring it in, bring it)

Come on man

Mama^✦ said to knock 'em out' I knocked 'em out the box

I got a rhyme to wake, you're sloppin' up and down the blocks

There never^✦ was a time when I was down to meetin'^✦ by myself

When all the punks on top of everybody^✦ else, but

In '92 and '93 I'm makin'^✦ history

The largest motherfuckin' street, that ain't no mystery

The baddest rapper^✦ ever^✦ born, you think I'm crazy?^✦

I heard your albums' kinda^✦ warm, that shit don't phase me

I'm too rough, too rugged,^✦ now that doesn't sound so easy^✦ does it

Thought I was going back to Cali' where I knew I wasn't

I sent a 'Murder^✦ Gram', solo^✦ in a black van

I'm claimin' knuckle game, stomp you with my Timberland

'Mr. Goodbar' lickin'^✦ all the rough stuff

I'm kickin'^✦ down your door with condoms in a rudder-put

You wanna^✦ find me come to Farmers Boulevard

And you can hear me, eat 'em up, just ask for Todd

Uh, and I'm the funkadelic^✦ relic^✦

Yeah, I'm the funkadelic^✦ relic^✦

(Bring in the funk baby,^✦ bring it in, bring it)

Yeah, and it's the funkadelic^✦ relic^✦

(Bring in the funk baby,^✦ bring it in, bring it)

Yeah, I'm the funkadelic^✦ relic^✦

(Bring in the funk baby,^✦ bring it in, bring it)

Bring in the funk baby,^✦ bring in the funk

Bring in the funk

Bring in the funk baby,^✦ bring in the funk

Bring in the funk

Bring in the funk baby,^✦ bring it in, bring it

Technical Breakdown

8.2

Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres5.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm10.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity7.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.0

Performance and control

Computed Score8.23

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

LL Cool J utilizes this verse to bridge his established radio-friendly persona with an assertive, industry-hardened stance, leveraging a rhythmic, conversational flow that emphasizes his status as a foundational rap architect.

8.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

Wordplay

Delivery

Conversational cadenceMultisyllabic internal rhyme chainsAuto-biographical narrative framingSyncopated rhythmic delivery

Rhyme Architecture: The verse employs an AABB/ABCB hybrid structure with heavy emphasis on internal multisyllabic rhymes that maintain a consistent, percussive pulse, characteristic of mid-era LL Cool J.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"I dropped the pretty style cause rap was gettin' ugly"

① He is moving away from his commercial, image-conscious 'pretty' persona.② He is adapting to a grittier, more aggressive hip-hop landscape ('ugly') that required a tougher sound.

"We know the presidents are flowin' by who's sackin' 'em"

① Referring to the accumulation of money ('presidents' on currency).② Referring to the flow/rhythm of the music and how it is captured or 'sacked' (controlled) by the artist in the industry.

Consistent, rhythmic pocket that emphasizes the 'groove' over dense lyrical complexity

Strong narrative voice that effectively bridges personal anecdotes and industry posturing

High-energy delivery that creates an engaging listening experience

Metaphorical density remains largely surface-level, lacking deep polysemic wordplay

Occasional filler phrases to maintain the rhyme scheme

Limited variation in thematic depth, relying heavily on status and credibility tropes

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