Mr. Smith

Get da Drop on 'Em

LL Cool J

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[Verse 2]

I blow 'em, KABOOM, but fuck sound effects

Niggas^✦ was sleeping like I was off on a Star Trek

Select my dialect, inspect all my cheques^✦

He claim he gettin'^✦ money^✦ but L cast the cheque

You sell blunt weed, Glock block, horizons

Niggas^✦ in the projects find ya hypnotising

You clowns know when I bring forth the heat

Hardcore niggas^✦ be wearin'^✦ panties, lookin'^✦ sweet

I'm on a journey through the land of frontin' niggas^✦

Nervous motherfuckers^✦ with tha hands on dirty^✦ triggers

I lay back, niggas^✦ beef or let my nuts live

I take my blade, insert it until ya guts give

Execution, the destroyer of ya suspect bunch

You motherfucking cream puffs can't punch

What? Drama!^✦ You can't believe^✦ how I deliver bomb shit

Ya brains split, the pain hits ya little dick

[Chorus]

Uh, I get da drop on you niggas^✦

I blow it, I make it hot for my niggas^✦

Uh, I get da drop on you niggas^✦

I blow it, I make it hot for my niggas^✦

Uh, I get da drop on you niggas^✦

I blow it, I make it hot for my niggas^✦

Uh, I get da drop on you niggas^✦

I blow it, I make it hot for my niggas^✦

[Verse 3]

You fallin'^✦ backwards, leanin'^✦ like a dope addict

Rope niggas^✦ claim me, packin'^✦ automatics

Found his ol' Earth's burner^✦ underneath the mattress

Go outside, the bitch up just like a actress

I take ya motherfuckers^✦ one-by-one^✦ and show ya how it's done

And dick ya down in front of everyone^✦

Bitch niggas^✦ ain't got no type of reason^✦

To say a bullshit rhyme in LL season^✦

I'm freezin', ya bleedin' heavily up out'cha^✦ rectum

Black and blue, tryin' ta hide up in the spectrum

I got ya raw ass bustin'^✦ straight flat

Head up on the place mat, ready^✦ to waste that

Operatin'^✦ incorporates stimulatin'^✦ designs

Lay that motherfucker's^✦ shit down, nigga^✦ resign

Don't lose ya mind, concentratin'^✦ on how I shine

You never^✦ hear a nigga^✦ like me, never^✦ in time

I blaze it quick, amaze^✦ cliques^✦ when I flip

I can't believe^✦ you niggas^✦ forgot^✦ who rip shit

It's '96 and niggas^✦ like to hold they dicks

I'm breakin' shit aside^✦ ya doctor's can't fix

[Chorus]

Uh, I get da drop on you niggas^✦

I blow it, I make it hot for my niggas^✦

Uh, I get da drop on you niggas^✦

I blow it, I make it hot for my niggas^✦

Uh, I get da drop on you niggas^✦

I blow it, I make it hot for my niggas^✦

Uh, I get da drop on you niggas^✦

I blow it, I make it hot for my niggas^✦

[Verse 4]

Fuck the tricks and all them smooth singin'^✦ grooves

I'm bringin' crews, in my ring you swing and lose

With the blues light my fuse, allow^✦ me

To show ya crab ass fake niggas^✦ how it be

My technique's^✦ superb when I'm pissin'^✦ on these herbs

Crystal clear so you can hear every^✦ word

Fuck the goodie-goodie or your moms might hear it

I gotta^✦ keep my title locked^✦ down so niggas^✦ fear it

[Chorus]

Uh, I get da drop on you niggas^✦

I blow it, I make it hot for my niggas^✦

Uh, I get da drop on you niggas^✦

I blow it, I make it hot for my niggas^✦

Uh, I get da drop on you niggas^✦

I blow it, I make it hot for my niggas^✦

Uh, I get da drop on you niggas^✦

I blow it, I make it hot for my niggas^✦

Technical Breakdown

7.5

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 / Rhythm7.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity7.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.5

Performance and control

Computed Score7.50

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse relies on mid-90s bravado-heavy lyricism, prioritizing rhythmic intensity and aggressive posturing over complex linguistic layering.

B+

8.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

7.5

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

Wordplay

7.5

Delivery

Multisyllabic internal rhyme clustersAggressive prosodyEnd-rhyme chainingEnjambment

Rhyme Architecture: The verse utilizes dense AAAA and AABB internal rhyming patterns, frequently chaining multi-syllabic rhymes across line endings (e.g., effects/Trek/cheques/cheque).

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"L cast the cheque"

① LL Cool J is physically writing or validating a financial instrument.② LL Cool J is casting judgment or 'checking' (restricting) the credibility of the opponent's wealth claims.

"I get da drop on you"

① Military/street parlance for catching an opponent off-guard or initiating an ambush.② A play on the 'drop' in a song, referencing the impact of the beat or the lyrical climax.

High-energy vocal delivery

Consistent rhythmic pocket

Effective use of multi-syllabic internal rhyming

Reliance on dated, generic diss-track tropes

Lack of complex subtext

Punchlines feel physically aggressive rather than intellectually clever

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