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Fa Ha

LL Cool J

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

4

End

120

Internal

53

Multi

206

Slant

3

Chain

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[Hook]
{HA!} No honey✦ can set your body✦ on fire like
{HA!} Make you wanna✦ get higher✦ and higher✦ with
{HA!} Put your murder✦ game down so you can buy it for
{HA!} Street dreams, you gon' hustle and retire✦ with
{HA!} Walk in the crib, filled✦ with desire✦ for
{HA!} SL, the rims and the tires✦ for
{HA!} Third strike, and all of your priors for
{HA!} Gave up your whole empire✦ for {FA HA!}
[LL Cool J]
She do it so fluid it's hard to see through it, 'til it's too late
You wanna✦ time travel and re-do✦ it, but wait
You a inmate,✦ or worse at the pearly✦ gates✦
Damn, all because you and {HA!} had an early✦ date
Close your eyes, recognize,✦ visualize✦
What's the real reason✦ you really✦ freezin them pies, huh? {HA!}
Tan lines,✦ strawberry oil on the thighs
Got you subconsciously contemplatin suicide
Shoulda learned, remember how your man died? {HA!}
Grabbed his iron,✦ it was time to ride for {HA!}
Multiple homicides, takin✦ lives✦ for {HA!}
He's dead and gone, the next man's deep inside✦ {HA!}
Check one-two,✦ I select a few
Jewels for those of you, who are still confused
She's an obstacle, hot and tropical
Fatty✦ so rockable, that anything's possible with {HA!}
[Hook]
[LL Cool J]
Cheese fantasies, dodgin✦ the D's to please {HA!}
Livin✦ life on a flyin trapeze to keep {HA!}
Who's the one you want? {HA!} Who you wanna✦ flaunt? {HA!}
She haunted, but who's the only✦ bird you ever✦ wanted?✦ {FA HA!}
Why you sell drugs? {HA!} Why are you a thug? {HA!}
Why do fools always seem to fall in love with {HA!}
More advances than technology
Every✦ day I stack chips, whether music✦ or flicks
All these transparent cliques full of devilish politics
Wish they could take my longevity and bottle it for {HA!}
But they can't so they kill for Grants
Smuggle iron✦ in the party,✦ pop {ex} for hot sex with {HA!}
Love's✦ an illusion,✦ mental✦ and emotional confusion✦
Instant gratification✦ oozin✦
Exotic✦ temptress, eyes just like a empress
Spilt game relentless, I had to represent Miss {HA!}
[Hook] - repeat✦ 2X (skips at start of second repeat)✦
[LL Cool J]
Yeah, oh yeah {HA!}
It's my 10th album,✦ ha ha {HA!}
Heh, and you don't stop {HA!}
I said this my 10th album,✦ uh-huh,✦ oh yeah yea yea, yeah {HA!}
And you won't stop, knahmean? {HA!}
10 baby✦ {HA!}
Easy✦
"To take what is given.."
We right baby,✦ huh

Technical Breakdown

7.0
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 / Rhythm5.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity8.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.0

Performance and control

Computed Score6.95

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

LL Cool J utilizes a recurring phonetic motif '{HA!}' as both a rhythmic punctuation mark and a central pivot point for the narrative, effectively tying the destructive cycle of street ambition to a cynical vocal tag.

B
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
5.5
Cadence / Flow
8
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
7
Delivery
Phonetic anchoringNarrative frame-storyMultisyllabic rhyme chainsAnaphoric repetition
Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on an insistent, driving rhyme scheme centered on the '-ire' / '-ate' / '-ize' suffix sounds, punctuated by the rhythmic ad-lib '{HA!}' which acts as both a stress marker and a semiotic signal for the consequence of greed.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"freezin them pies"

① A colloquial reference to packaging and distributing narcotics (cocaine/heroin) for sale.② A literal description of a cold, calculated approach to business, emphasizing the lack of empathy in the lifestyle.

"time travel and re-do it"

① A literal desire to undo past mistakes that led to the current dire situation.② The psychological effect of trauma and regret, where the subject is mentally trapped in the past while facing the reality of their downfall.

Excellent integration of the ad-lib '{HA!}' into the internal rhyme structure

Consistent thematic arc from pursuit of luxury to death/incarceration

Strong rhythmic pocket that maintains high energy

Occasional reliance on standard hip-hop tropes regarding street life

The narrative trajectory is predictable in the context of early 2000s rap

Some metaphors lack the density of top-tier lyricism

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