G.O.A.T. (Greatest of All Time)
Farmers
LL Cool J
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
36
End
183
Internal
119
Multi
243
Slant
12
Chain
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[Verse 2: Bomb]
B-O-M-B, bomb explosion
Attack✦ like a cat when I'm trapped and I'm closed✦ in
Sharp-ass claws and I break all laws
In a while all jaws, 'cause I'm perfect, no flaws
Now I'm back to Farmers✦ on some new improved (Shh)
I'm makin'✦ moves,✦ not fakin'✦ moves✦
So don't you never✦ come around✦ here talkin'✦ that talk
Or walkin'✦ that walk, you'll get played like a sport
Football, soccer,✦ whatever you savor✦
You're a tramp and a pussycat, ready✦ for labor✦
Ha, L'll have you breaking locks
I'll have you cooking fried rice in a big steel wok
The type of skills that I got reigned for years
No worry✦ or cares,✦ your crew'll shed tears
"Hip-hip-hooray, he's back," yo, save the cheers
Suckers, I'm drinkin' forties of beers on the Boulevard✦
[Interlude: LL Cool J & Marley Marl]
Funky,✦ funky,✦ funky✦ rhymes✦ bein' said here
Ayo, ayo, ayo, Uncle L, let's go
Yeah, man, I wanna✦ check out my man Big Money✦ Grip
Yo, what's up, man? Kick a little somethin'
[Verse 3: Big Money Grip]
Kicked✦ out the can and slam
Summertime, C.I.A. steppin' into✦ the jam
Reach for the mic and the punks start to fold up
And the brothers✦ start fleein' like it's a hold-up✦
Some step aside,✦ but a few play me close
Never✦ worry,✦ 'cause the brother✦ who cross me's gettin✦ buried✦
And the fool who wants to deal with another✦ dose
I see to it in a hour that the mother******'s✦ comatose
Farmers✦ Boulevard,✦ the place
Handin'✦ me a mic is like givin'✦ a chainsaw to Leatherface
Smokin'✦ MCs in an instant
At my side bustin'✦ caps is T-Boogie, my assistant
Throw that speaker in the trash
Why's that? 'Cause "Gangster Boogie" gave the woofer✦ a gash
Big Money✦ Grip makin'✦ you get up
Farmers✦ Crew's in effect, we never✦ heard of a head-up✦
[Interlude: Marley Marl, LL Cool J & Hi C]
Yo, yo, yo
It's kinda✦ funky✦ out here on the boulevard,✦ yo
Yeah, we livin'✦ Chinese people in a Turkish bath, baby✦
Hi C over✦ there, man
Yo, what's up Hi C?
What up, kid, yo, what's up?
Lemme get busy✦ for 'em one time (Farmers✦ Boulevard)✦
[Verse 4: Hi C]
Hi C on the scene, at last to bust a funky✦ rhyme
More than a line on time because I'm gettin'✦ mine
Never✦ underestimate the skill of a great one
The Boulevard✦ lord, shorts, never✦ take none
Another✦ funky✦ rapper✦ from around✦ the way
Leavin'✦ bodies✦ at a party✦ 'cause somebody gotta✦ pay
Boy, you been told, put your lips on hold
All you'll remember is a barrel✦ and a mouth full of gold
Spreadin' terror✦ on the street like they was in the past
Any✦ punks on the block, yo, never✦ could last
And I never✦ feel sorry✦ for a sucker✦ I gained✦ on (Buck)
Any✦ slick talker,✦ yo, he's bound to get rained✦ on
At any✦ Farmers✦ party✦ at my side is a Mag
One time a sucker✦ got ill and went out in a body✦ bag
Fear will erupt through the heart of another✦
The Farmers✦ Crew will never✦ fall, that's word to the mother✦
[Interlude: Marley Marl & LL Cool J]
Yo, yo, yo, it's kinda✦ funky✦ out here
Yo, yo, yo, Hi C
Yo man, y'all kinda✦ funky✦ out here, yo— I was— Yo, what's up?
Farmers✦ Boulevard,✦ baby✦
Yo, I was kinda—✦ I was kinda✦ stagnant to sleep on it, but yo, L
Why don't— why don't you sum it on up for the people?
Aight, let me sum this up, yeah
[Verse 5: LL Cool J]
Now you heard the brothers✦ speakin' 'bout the street that we're from
Rhymes✦ hittin',✦ beats kickin',✦ you can't get none
F-A-R-M-E-R-S✦ passin'✦ the test
Marley✦ Marl in the background doin' the rest
Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do, do-ti-la-so-fa-mi-re-do, Kato✦
Get up out my face before✦ I play you like Play-Doh
I did a jam against all odds
And it was dedicated to Farmers✦ Boulevard✦
[Outro: LL Cool J]
Farmers✦ Boulevard✦
Keep on
Farmers✦ Boulevard✦
To the beat, y'all (Farmers✦ Boulevard)✦
A funky✦ beat, y'all
Yes, yes, y'all
You don't stop (Farmers✦ Boulevard)✦
Technical Breakdown
8.4
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres5.5
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm10.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity8.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control6.5
Performance and control
Computed Score8.37
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
The verse relies on energetic, punchy delivery and straightforward rhyme schemes characteristic of the early 90s, prioritizing rhythmic consistency and aggressive persona over complex linguistic density.
A
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
8
Vocabulary
5.5
Wordplay
6.5
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhyme chainsStaccato deliveryRhythmic enjambmentAlliteration as percussive device
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABB or AAAA couplet structures with high-density internal rhyme strings that maintain a consistent, driving pocket.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"played like a sport"
① The victim is physically dominated and handled with the ease of a game.② The victim is manipulated or 'played' as a fool, referencing the competitive nature of hip-hop battling.
"breaking locks"
① Physical act of bypassing security or containment, fitting the 'thug' persona.② A play on 'locking' as in locking down a microphone or dominating the technical aspect of rapping.
High level of rhythmic energy
Strong command of the 'pocket' or beat alignment
Consistent, aggressive persona maintenance
Limited semantic depth in metaphors
Reliance on genre-standard clichés
Lack of complex narrative or multi-layered subtext