Phenomenon
Wanna Get with You
LL Cool J
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
36
End
186
Internal
83
Multi
182
Slant
6
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: The Lost Boyz]
You wanna✦ get paid? You wanna✦ get laid?
Pimp Yearlings✦ in 360 ways
Live your life in an ill real way
Got 6 rides✦ in your little drive-way✦
You get mad puff-lie all day
Make plans with your crime family✦
Get money✦ money,✦ take money✦ money✦
Get money✦ money,✦ take money✦ money✦
[Verse 2: LL Cool J]
My man Tay-Kwan✦ like the chicks a lot
Even✦ when he hustled he kept them in his spot
He liked✦ to fuck a lot and make the rubber✦ pop
5 baby✦ mothers
1 live on my block
Shinin'✦ in the club
Chickens showin'✦ love
Cash bubblin' from pimpin'✦ and drugs
He a real pretty✦ cat
He get from his moms
Back in the seventies, she was the bomb
His games✦ top notch, and he don't stop
He hit a reverend's daughter in a church parkin'✦ lot
Tay-Kwan✦ is sick, heartless with chicks
He liked✦ to beat 'em up, make 'em suck dick
Met a little shorty,✦ brought her back to Queens
Honey✦ got the virus, you know the routine
Not only✦ did he walk away✦ with the HIV
Her man's jealous, jooked✦ him ridiculously
[Chorus: The Lost Boyz]
You wanna✦ get paid? You wanna✦ get laid?
Pimp Yearlings✦ in 360 ways
Live your life in an ill real way
Got 6 rides✦ in your little drive-way✦
You get mad puff-lie all day
Make plans with your crime family✦
Get money✦ money,✦ take money✦ money✦
Get money✦ money,✦ take money✦ money✦
[Verse 3: LL Cool J]
UH UH UH UH UH UH UH UH
Yolanda's alway's✦ got a scheme
Credit✦ cards in ATM machines
Used✦ to make coats, holdin'✦ work got arrest
Honey✦ made sons pockets bleed to death
She a vet, yet she look innocent and sweet
When she wet, ain't no controllin' the heat
For baguettes she give love to ill thugs
Age of 15 she learned to pump drugs
Then she got pregnant, abandoned the kid
Met this drug kid, set him up and slid
Now she 23 full blown in the mix
Sizin'✦ up wits than more cliques is gettin'✦ chips
She down for whatever, as long as it pays
She tipped✦ off the kids and got Tyheim✦ blazed✦
She was in the same Yukon, laughin' with the thug
He said thanks for settin'✦ Tyheim✦ up
Take a slug
[Chorus: The Lost Boyz]
You wanna✦ get paid? You wanna✦ get laid?
Pimp Yearlings✦ in 360 ways
Live your life in an ill real way
Got 6 rides✦ in your little drive-way✦
You get mad puff-lie all day
Make plans with your crime family✦
Get money✦ money,✦ take money✦ money✦
Get money✦ money,✦ take money✦ money✦
[Outro: LL Cool J & The Lost Boyz]
Get paid mommy,✦ come on, come on
Get paid daddy,✦ come on, come on
Get paid daddy,✦ come on, come on
Get paid daddy,✦ come on, come on
Get paid daddy,✦ come on, come on
Nigga's✦ they wellin'✦ they just don't know
It be LL and 83rd rockin'✦ the show
Now nigga's✦ they front, they just don't know
But nigga's✦ wanna✦ stick they ball in that hole
Oh oh oh oh oh, UH uh uh uh oh
Uh uh oh, uh oh oh oh
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 / Rhythm8.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity6.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control7.0
Performance and control
Computed Score7.45
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
LL Cool J utilizes a conversational, narrative-driven flow that excels in character study and rhythmic placement rather than complex lyrical abstraction.
B+
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
8
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
5
Wordplay
7
Delivery
Character narrative constructionSyncopated internal rhyme sequencesContextual slang integrationDirect anecdotal storytelling
Rhyme Architecture: A primarily AABB or mono-rhyme structure focused on short, punchy cadences that emphasize the 'ot' and 'op' phonemes to drive forward momentum.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"make the rubber pop"
① The physical act of sexual intercourse (referencing contraceptives)② A double entendre relating to the slang 'pop' meaning to shoot or be violent, juxtaposed against the context of his promiscuity.
"she was the bomb"
① A slang term from the 70s meaning extremely attractive or impressive② An ironic foreshadowing of the destructive nature of the 'game' Tay-Kwan inherited from his mother.
Consistent rhythmic pocket in line delivery
Effective use of vernacular to establish character
Strong command of cadence variation despite rigid rhyme endings
Limited metaphorical density
Over-reliance on repetitive rhyming suffixes
Lack of complex wordplay outside of narrative description