Mr. Smith
Loungin
LL Cool J
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
47
End
265
Internal
69
Multi
221
Slant
20
Chain
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[Chorus: Total & (LL Cool J)]
Who do you love? (I wanna✦ lounge with you)
Are you for sure? (I do what I gotta✦ do) (Who do you love?)
Who do you love? (I wanna✦ lounge with you)
Are you for sure? (I do what I gotta✦ do) (Are you for sure?)
Who do you love? (I wanna✦ lounge with you)
Are you for sure? (I do what I gotta✦ do) (Oh, oh)
Who do you love? (I wanna✦ lounge with you) (Yeah)
Are you for sure? (I do what I gotta✦ do)
[Verse 2: LL Cool J]
Jew-els✦ and Cristal got him actin'✦ funny✦ style
He ain't watchin' you, he rather✦ watch his money✦ pile (Yeah)
Can't protect treasures when it's in a glass house
Soon as he turn the corner✦ I'ma✦ turn that ass out
Full blown, frontin' in the 6 with the chrome
Yo B, why you leave your honey✦ all alone✦ with me? (Oh, oh)
Just because you blessed with cash
Doesn't mean your honey✦ won't let me finesse that ass (Who?)
So see the moral of the story✦ is a woman✦ need love (Who?)
The kind you so-called players never✦ dreamed of (What)
You got to try love, can't buy love (Mmm)
If you play your hand, then it's bye-bye love (Hey)
[Chorus: Total & (LL Cool J)]
Who do you love? (I wanna✦ lounge with you)
Are you for sure? (I do what I gotta✦ do) (All night long)
Who do you love? (I wanna✦ lounge with you) (Me and you)
Are you for sure? (I do what I gotta✦ do) (Who?)
Who do you love? (I wanna✦ lounge with you) (Oh)
Are you for sure? (I do what I gotta✦ do) (In and out)
Who do you love? (I wanna✦ lounge with you) (Me and you)
Are you for sure? (I do what I gotta✦ do)
[Bridge: Total & LL Cool J]
Who do you love? Are you for sure? (You know it's you, you know it's you) (It's a Queens thing, the remix)
Who do you love? Are you for sure? (You know it's you, I wanna✦ lounge, baby,✦ I wanna✦ lounge, baby)✦ (I do what I gotta✦ do)
[Verse 3: LL Cool J]
So what you got the cash flow in escrow,✦ damn
But your honey✦ ran away✦ like presto,✦ ala-kazam (Yeah)
Man made the money,✦ money✦ never✦ made the man
You still fakin'✦ jacks throwin' rocks on her hand (Mmhmm)
See, you put your mack down, now you Nino✦ Brown
Rock roller✦ with so much ice your cap's polar
I got her smokin'✦ beedies, modelin' bikinis
Pushin'✦ your whip on the Van Wyck to see me (Ooh)
I keep it steamy,✦ I make it burn when it's my turn
Teaching shorty✦ all the jewels✦ that you never✦ learned (I'm on fire)
Don't get it twisted, gettin'✦ money✦ ain't wrong
But she wanna✦ make love all night long, I'm gone
[Chorus: Total & (LL Cool J)]
Who do you love? (I wanna✦ lounge with you)
Are you for sure? (I do what I gotta✦ do) (All night long)
Who do you love? (I wanna✦ lounge with you) (Me and you)
Are you for sure? (I do what I gotta✦ do) (Who?)
Who do you love? (I wanna✦ lounge with you) (Oh)
Are you for sure? (I do what I gotta✦ do) (In and out)
Who do you love? (I wanna✦ lounge with you) (Me and you)
Are you for sure? (I do what I gotta✦ do)
[Bridge: Total]
Who do you love? Are you for sure? (You know it's you, you know it's you, you know it's you)
Who do you love? Are you for sure? (You know it's you, I wanna✦ lounge, baby,✦ I wanna✦ lounge, baby)✦ (Are you for sure?)
[Outro: Total & (LL Cool J)]
Who do you love? Can I lounge with you?
(Word is bond, Trackmasters, rock on)
I wanna✦ lounge with you
Who do you love? (Baby✦ Chris, rock on)
Can I lounge with you?
(Uncle L, rock on) I wanna✦ lounge with you
Who do you love? (Cream T, rock on)
Can I lounge with you? (Will, rock on)
I wanna✦ lounge with you
Who do you love? Can I lounge with you?
Technical Breakdown
8.4
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm10.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity4.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control8.5
Performance and control
Computed Score8.44
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
LL Cool J utilizes his established 'lover/player' persona to execute a smooth, rhythm-centric flow that prioritizes charisma and cadence over dense lyrical abstraction, perfectly suited for mid-90s commercial R&B-rap crossover.
A
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
4
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
8.5
Delivery
Internal rhyme chainingMultisyllabic rhyme schemesPersona-driven narrativeRhythmic syncopation
Rhyme Architecture: The verse utilizes an AABB/CCDD structure with consistent end-rhyme multisyllabics (e.g., 'funny style'/'money pile', 'glass house'/'ass out'). The scheme is tight, predictable, and emphasizes the downbeat for maximum rhythmic catchiness.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Can't protect treasures when it's in a glass house"
① Physical vulnerability: items in a glass house are visible and easily stolen.② Relationship vulnerability: a woman neglected by her partner (treasures) is exposed to outside advances.
"You got to try love, can't buy love"
① Philosophical sentiment: emotional connection requires effort rather than financial exchange.② A direct critique of the 'player' archetype LL is addressing, contrasting materialistic courting with genuine affection.
Exceptional rhythmic placement of internal rhymes
Consistent, confident persona delivery that elevates simple wordplay
Effective use of narrative setup to deliver the punchline
Vocabulary remains relatively surface-level for the genre
Wordplay relies on familiar 'player' tropes common in the mid-90s
Limited metaphorical complexity