Mr. Smith

Doing It Again

LL Cool J

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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[Verse 2]

I slowed^✦ it down 'cause we was amplifore

Halfway, all the way, now ya gettin'^✦

Raw to the [?], sick wit' it

Ain't to proud to beg, boy, that's why I had to hit it, uhh

I'm in the zone gettin'^✦ bedrooms props

I'm talkin'^✦ outside scenarios, Ac's and parking lots

Word, you goin' there, can back seats and wild treats

Daddy^✦ do his thing, it's part of my mystique

I'm havin'^✦ visions on sunsets and waterfalls

Your hands are in the air, you're up against the wall

What you lookin'^✦ for? Point it out

Promise I'ma^✦ get it, send it to me, right away^✦ rule, wanna^✦ hit it

[Chorus]

Doin' it and doin' it and doin' it well

I represent^✦ Queens, she was raised^✦ out in Brooklyn^✦

Doin' it and doin' it and doin' it well

I represent^✦ Queens, she was raised^✦ out in Brooklyn^✦

[Verse 3]

I need that new Benz, you in it, testin'^✦ my limits^✦

Laid back, cut, now I twist some lyrics

Sharin'^✦ cream like it's love, I'm ready^✦ now

What you say when I put it on, you lovely^✦ girl

You can never^✦ hesitate^✦ to do your thang, true

Although you come from Queens, I'ma^✦ treat you like a king

Where you from? Brooklyn^✦

Honey-coated, in front of genius, gettin'^✦ [?] in the 'lacs

Tell me why you never^✦ wanna^✦ see your ex again?^✦

Hey Lover,^✦ you separate^✦ the Boyz from the Men, that's a fact

It's well known why you lick your lips

Yeah, blowin'^✦ bubbles in blup-blup-blup

You makin'^✦ me wonder^✦ if doin' it's everything^✦ it seems

You make me shiver,^✦ standing up in ya straight and then I lean

Tell me here, I love it when ya way up in my mix

Everything^✦ is butter^✦ in the 9-to-the-6

[Chorus]

Doin' it and doin' it and doin' it well

I represent^✦ Queens, she was raised^✦ out in Brooklyn^✦

Doin' it and doin' it and doin' it well

I represent^✦ Queens, she was raised^✦ out in Brooklyn^✦

Doin' it and doin' it and doin' it well

I represent^✦ Queens, she was raised^✦ out in Brooklyn^✦

[Outro]

Uh ha ha, oh man, y'nuhmean

Big Rochon,^✦ Baby^✦ Chris, LeShaun

Rock on, LL Season^✦ baby^✦

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 Complexity5.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.5

Performance and control

Computed Score8.15

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse relies on charisma and rhythmic pocket-filling rather than lyrical density, typical of LL Cool J's late-90s pivot toward commercial, romantic hip-hop.

8.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

Wordplay

7.5

Delivery

Internal rhyme chainsConversational cadenceSyncopated stress patternsVocal confidence/charismatic delivery

Rhyme Architecture: The scheme is built on loose, conversational multisyllabic clusters that prioritize maintaining a danceable, steady flow over strictly closed rhyme structures.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"I need that new Benz, you in it, testin' my limits"

① A literal request for a luxury vehicle and the suggestion that the subject is riding inside it with him.② A double entendre on 'in it' referring to a sexual encounter while testing the emotional or physical boundaries of the relationship.

High level of vocal charisma

Strong command of the pocket in syncopated rhythm

Consistent, smooth delivery across the verse

Lacks deep lyrical complexity or wordplay

Some phrasing feels filler-heavy to sustain the rhythm

Thematically repetitive, prioritizing vibe over narrative arc

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