Phenomenon
Starsky & Hutch
LL Cool J
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
38
End
221
Internal
102
Multi
216
Slant
7
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Hook: Busta Rhymes]
Gotta✦ keep on making✦ it hot
Gotta✦ keep on making✦ it hot
Gotta✦ keep on making✦ it hot
Gotta✦ keep on making✦ it hot
[Verse 2: LL Cool J & Busta Rhymes]
Why you ice-grilling,✦ I'm far from a villian
Two hundred and twenty✦ pounds, you're half shilling✦
Yo, ice-watery lyrics flow like water✦ spilling✦
You know the rules✦ of the giz-ame,✦ milk and top billing✦
Ayo, I think your empty-ass cup needs some refilling✦
Let me bust my milk on your back, watch you start illing✦
You know she's willing,✦ cos' honey's✦ a Star Trekker
Clothes coming✦ off like jewels in front of Mecca✦
Ayo, cock diesel✦ baby✦ girl, bigger✦ than Chubby✦ Checker✦
In the process of the jux she might feel the Black'N'Decker✦
Reason✦ being, I work my tool right
Handcraft the cake till it's baked✦ just right
[Hook: Busta Rhymes (LL Cool J)]
Gotta✦ keep on making✦ it hot (Word up, uh)
Gotta✦ keep on making✦ it hot (Uh, uh, uh, uh)
Gotta✦ keep on making✦ it hot (Uh, uh, uh, uh)
Gotta✦ keep on making✦ it hot (Uh, uh, uh, uh)
[Bridge: LL Cool J (Busta Rhymes)]
Just lean left, lean right
Lean front, lean back
C'mon, you gotta✦ ride it baby✦
(You gotta✦ shake it all night, baby)✦
Just lean left (lean left), c'mon, lean right, c'mon
Lean front, c'mon, lean back, c'mon
(Just shake it, c'mon shake it)
(Just break it)
Shake it, baby,✦ uh
[Interlude: LL Cool J & Busta Rhymes]
Say what, say what
Busta✦ Bust
Mr. Smith
Flipmode in illion✦
Yo, lets sing a little something✦ for the song...
[Bridge 2: LL Cool J & Busta Rhymes]
Ladies✦ get up out your seat, seat, seat
C'mon and chill with me, me, me
(Yo, yo, baby)✦
(C'mon now, you know I'm audi)✦
Fellas✦ get up out your seat, seat, seat
Don't be ice-grilling✦ me, me, me
(Ay, you, you, you jealous✦ niggas)✦
(Change your ways, son)
[Verse 3: LL Cool J & Busta Rhymes]
Busta✦ Bust
Mr. Smith
We on the track, I always✦ spark the lah
I always✦ catch a contact
Ayo, stimulation make a nigga✦ wig push back
Like he gotta✦ touch a bottom here for Mencap
He went from Dreadlocks to Caesars
Now he called✦ Cash
Brothers shaving bums is nasty✦
Kid, so watch that...
I be the B-U-S-T-A✦ R-H-Y-M-E-S✦
Full of finesse, lyrically complex
And I'm the double L, C-dash-O-dash-O-L, period-J
My leers waiting on the runway,✦ Bus'
Yo, ayo, yo, I'm Mr. You, God
Is it the bashment?
Ayo, yo, yo, yes we is a rude bwoy
Mizzy✦ gizzy✦ busy✦ for bissi✦
Mizzy✦ kizza✦ let the rhythm dizzi✦
Just a lesson✦ for you sucka✦ MC's
Cos y'all don't make no rhymes✦ like these, period✦
[Interlude: LL Cool J & Busta Rhymes]
Word is bond
Ah man
I had a good time working with you, Mr. Smith
Do you think they'll ever✦ recover?
I have no idea,✦ I see niggas✦ is in comas✦ and concussions
It's ridiculous,✦ word up - throw your hands in the air, uh
Just have a good time and wave them around
(C'mon, throw your hands in the air, word up)
Mr. Smith and Busta✦ Rhymes✦ get down
[Bridge 2: LL Cool J & Busta Rhymes]
Ladies✦ get up out your seat, seat, seat
C'mon and chill with me, me, me
(Yo, yo, baby)✦
(C'mon now, you know I'm audi)✦
Fellas✦ get up out your seat, seat, seat
Don't be ice-grilling✦ me, me, me
(Ay, you, you, you jel' niggas)✦
(Change your ways, son, word up, son)
[Outro: LL Cool J & Busta Rhymes]
Ah man
Splash a little bit of flossing on niggas✦
Ah man
In a happy✦ and fun loving✦ way, you know (Splash!)
Yeah, yeah, you know that
Like, like a little ice waters✦ and shit, man
You niggas✦ chill down
Put your shades✦ on, kid
Cool the fuck off, fuck is wrong with these...
Put your shades✦ on baby✦
Aight?
We shinin' (nigga),✦ shades✦ on, uh
Niggas✦ leaning✦ or something✦
Leaning✦ like they, they deformed or something✦
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
Fix your neck, you look like Shaq in that commercial
Technical Breakdown
7.5
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres5.5
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm7.5
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity6.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control7.5
Performance and control
Computed Score7.45
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
LL Cool J leverages high-energy, bravado-driven internal rhyme density characteristic of late 90s commercial rap, prioritizing rhythmic propulsion over intricate metaphorical complexity.
B+
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
7.5
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
5.5
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhyme chainsAssonance-heavy flowsAggressive braggadocioRhythmic syncopation
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly end-rhyme heavy with consistent feminine/multisyllabic rhymes at the end of every bar, utilizing a persistent '-illing' sound to anchor the flow.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Two hundred and twenty pounds, you're half shilling"
① Referencing the emcee's physical weight and stature② A play on 'shilling' as a currency unit to imply the opponent is cheap or low-value
"In the process of the jux she might feel the Black'N'Decker"
① Literal reference to the power tool brand as a metaphor for sexual aggression or dominance② Contextualized as 'tool' usage, implying a phallic metaphor for potency
"Handcraft the cake till it's baked just right"
① Literal baking metaphor② Slang for the act of satisfying a sexual partner through prolonged exertion
Exceptional rhythmic consistency
High-energy delivery that fits the production
Strong command of internal cadence
Confident performance projection
Wordplay is primarily surface-level and bravado-centric
Some lyrical choices feel forced to accommodate the rhyme scheme
Limited metaphorical depth beyond sexual innuendo and status flexing