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Fuhgidabowdit
LL Cool J
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
26
End
165
Internal
89
Multi
209
Slant
8
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: LL Cool J, (Redman)]
Fuhgidabowdit✦ (Yo, kid)
Fuhgidabowdit✦
Fuhgidabowdit✦
Fuhgidabowdit✦
Yo, fuhgidabowdit✦
Yo, aye, fuhgidabowdit✦
Aye, aye, fuhgidabowdit✦
Eh, fuhgidabowdit✦
[Verse 2: Redman, (LL Cool J), (Method Man)]
Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo
I'm like Menace✦ II Society
I roll through the drive-thru like Caine
Jack you for the cheeseburgers and chicken wings, and Daytons too
See my boys down to rob crack patients too
Bricks, walk around, snorkel down
Macaroni and cheese Timbs, broke out the orphan✦ house
Transportin' out, the poison✦ in 'em
Box 'em up in the aisle with the frozen✦ dinners
(And the niggas✦ that reign...?)
My goal's to get 'em
With the heat-seekin' flow, with fo' antennas
Doc's Da Name, that's why y'all fuck with me
I'm pocket✦ change, the bums gon' fuck with these
Inject the venom, car note inspection✦ sticker
Check the pen, I write like a X was in 'em
Teeth grittin', I brawl with a major league mitten✦
(Where the stash at, punk?) And he takin'✦ me with him!
[Chorus: Redman]
Fuhgidabowdit✦
Yo, fuhgidabowdit✦
Ayo, nigga,✦ fuhgidabowdit✦
Yo, yo, yo, fuhgidabowdit✦
Yo, dog, fuhgidabowdit✦
Yo, you heard? Fuhgidabowdit✦
Ayo, you hear me? Fuhgidabowdit✦
Yo, nigga,✦ fuhgidabowdit✦
[Verse 3: Method Man, (Redman)]
Yo, this be a Cool J function,✦ music get my blood pumpin'✦
Down for whatever,✦ which usually means I'm up to somethin'✦
Who owe me somethin'?✦ Them niggas✦ in the back frontin'✦
They rockin'✦ cuffs and, put the eight up, wack repercussion✦
You know my name, so there's✦ no need for introduction✦
I'm Mr. Done-It-All, so none of y'all can do me nothing
Bitch, I'm grown, puffin'✦ on that one-and-gone
Bet me and Queen Bee be swingin' 'til the honeycomb
Backs get blown, trash get thrown
In headlocks, from this view, I'm fuckin'✦ Star Jones✦
I'm Red Hot, just like candy✦
In '95, won the Grammy✦
(Yo, we use it as an ashtray now!)
Niggas✦ can't stand or understand me, yeah
Either✦ or, funky✦ headhunter, wild Comanches with shitty✦ draws
What's that shit? "What shit?" That shit on your lip
I can't smoke with ya, kiddo,✦ but I'll save ya the clip, huh
[Chorus: Redman & Method Man]
Fuhgidabowdit✦
Ayo, nigga,✦ fuhgidabowdit✦
Yo, what the fuck?! Fuhgidabowdit✦
Yo, fuhgidabowdit✦
Uh, fuhgidabowdit✦ {*DMX growls*}
Ayo, dog, fuhgidabowdit✦ {*DMX growls*}
Bitches can't stand me, fuhgidabowdit✦ {*DMX growls*}
Still pullin'✦ down her panties, fuhgidabowdit✦
[Verse 4: DMX]
The shit I see every✦ day brings tears to my eyes
How I holla✦ at my niggas✦ (Uh) bring ears to my cries
Stick niggas✦ for noddin'✦ off, then teach 'em somethin'✦ (What!)
Bitch niggas✦ talkin'✦ 'bout you from the streets, you frontin'✦ (Woo)
I never✦ liked✦ you, and you, I don't know
So what the fuck you think is 'sposed✦ to happen?✦ We gon' go (Uh!)
Mano-a-mano – whatever,✦ nigga,✦ I'm gon' dust you (What!)
If you can't take that ass whoopin', I'm gon' bust you (What!)
Talkin'✦ to you like a lil' nigga,✦ 'cause you is (Aight!)
But don't forget✦ that daddy's✦ gonna✦ always✦ love his kids (You know)
Faggot✦ niggas✦ got the nerve to wonder✦ why I rob (Why?)
You guys were livin'✦ fat while everybody else starve
That pretty✦ shit is lame (What!), fuck what your name hold
Break a nigga✦ off somethin',✦ watch a nigga✦ gain fo'
Now you layin' somewhere cold (Uh!), stiff as shit
And all that riffin'✦ shit managed to get you was hit, bitch!
[Outro: DMX]
Fuhgidabowdit✦
Technical Breakdown
8.2
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 / Rhythm8.5
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity7.5
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control8.0
Performance and control
Computed Score8.17
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Redman utilizes a high-octane, chaotic delivery to mask a dense web of internal rhymes, focusing more on idiosyncratic imagery than traditional narrative wordplay.
A
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
8.5
Cadence / Flow
7.5
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
8
Delivery
Assonance-heavy multi-syllabic stringsNon-sequitur imageryAggressive cadential shiftsEnjambment
Rhyme Architecture: Redman employs a loose, syncopated scheme that prioritizes phonetic matching (e.g., 'society/caine/daytons/patients') over strict end-rhyme closure, relying on internal clusters to maintain momentum.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"I'm pocket change, the bums gon' fuck with these"
① Literal interpretation of loose money that homeless individuals would pursue.② A dismissal of his peers as 'small change' and a threat that those struggling ('bums') will have to deal with his 'pocket' (his weapon/firepower).
"I'm like Menace II Society / I roll through the drive-thru like Caine"
① Reference to the 1993 film 'Menace II Society'.② A character-mapping where he adopts the menacing, volatile persona of the protagonist Caine to establish street credibility within the verse.
High-energy, authoritative delivery that fits the song's aggressive aesthetic
Innovative use of mundane, absurd imagery ('macaroni and cheese Timbs')
Effective integration of internal rhyme clusters within a fast-paced flow
Tendency toward non-sequitur lines that lack narrative cohesion
Some metaphors remain surface-level rather than multi-layered
Relies on erratic delivery to compensate for occasional lack of structural depth