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Big Mama (Skit)
LL Cool J
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
53
End
148
Internal
81
Multi
186
Slant
23
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
Need more, need more
Need more paychecks
Stay up, late shit
'Cause they need they shit
Plus Mama✦ keep calling she
Wanted✦ me home for the holiday
Said it’s all gone work out
And we gone see better✦ days
I’m waiting✦
I’m waiting✦
[Chorus]
I’m tired✦ of waiting✦
I’m tired✦ of working✦
I’m tired✦ of waiting✦
I’m tired✦ of missing✦ my friends
I’m tired✦ of meeting✦ these ends
I tried to meet in the middle
My feelings✦ just snuck up again✦
Shutting✦ me in
Shutting✦ me in
'Cause sleep won’t help
No sleep won’t help
'Cause sleep won’t help
No sleep won’t help
'Cause sleep won’t help
No sleep won’t help
No sleep won’t help
No sleep won’t help
No sleep won’t help
No sleep won’t he-
[Verse 2]
Anxious
I can’t take patiently waiting✦
Especially when I’m this vacant✦
Vacate✦ the premises
Someone should
Break in or cave in the space
Hurry✦ before✦ I look for an escape✦
Or I put my faith in an 8th and I’m baked✦
Get rid of the feelings✦ I shimmy✦ and shake
I worry✦ for King, I pray that they safe
I love you to death, know you feel the same
I love you to Kenneth I love you to Laine
To Nala✦ and Fran, I swear it’s the same
Shoutout✦ to Lulu✦
Shout out to Sleen
Shoutout✦ to Maryam✦
Chasing they dreams
Tezzy✦ and Nov should know
What they mean
Without✦ Nae-Nae or Jamie
Then where would I be?
Love for Eneale✦
Love for the team
I know all them niggas✦
Got love for me
When I see y’all on the grind
I just gotta✦ go eat
I ain’t scared✦ of time
This a timeless thing
I ain’t never✦ smile
Ever✦ laughed as big
When i’m feeling down
I just cherish this
Know I’m on your side
Never✦ cherry✦ picked✦
Keep the 9 on my mind
Like we back in the den
(laptop)
[Chorus]
I’m tired✦ of waiting✦
I’m tired✦ of working✦
I’m tired✦ of waiting✦
I’m tired✦ of missing✦ my friends
I’m tired✦ of meeting✦ these ends
I tried to meet in the middle
My feelings✦ just snuck up again✦
Shutting✦ me in
Shutting✦ me in
[Bridge]
But I ain’t gone give up, no
I ain’t never✦ gave up before✦
But I ain’t gone give in, no
I ain’t never✦ given✦ before✦
Never✦ given✦ this much before✦
Never✦ given✦ this much before✦
At the end and I still got more
At the end yeah I still got more, uh-huh
(This shit been crazy)✦
Never✦ given✦ this much before✦
Never✦ given✦ this much before✦
(This has been a long ass journey, damn man)
At the end and I still got more
At the end yeah I still got more
[Outro]
I bet this nigga✦ Cortez gone like this ole
LL Cool J ass ending✦
This at the end and I still got
Oh shit
This is-
Damn I don't even✦ have words
(yeah)
I guess it is what is
If y'all niggas✦ don't know how much
Y'all mean to me by now then
I don't know what to tell you
Fine 9
Fine-9
Fine9
Fine9
Technical Breakdown
7.5
Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes8.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres3.0
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm10.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity5.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control6.5
Performance and control
Computed Score7.49
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
The verse functions as a visceral, rhythmic dramatization of professional exhaustion rather than a vehicle for complex lyrical wordplay.
B+
7.5
Multisyllabic
8.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
5
Vocabulary
3
Wordplay
6.5
Delivery
Staccato phrasingAnaphoric repetition for emotional weightRhythmic pacing mirroring fatigue
Rhyme Architecture: Primarily relies on simplistic AABB and repeating mono-rhyme structures to emphasize the cyclical nature of the narrator's exhaustion.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"I’m tired of meeting these ends"
① Struggling to make enough money to cover basic living expenses.② A play on the phrase 'making ends meet,' highlighting the cyclical exhaustion of constant labor.
"Shutting me in"
① Physical act of being inside a room or apartment.② Metaphorical state of social isolation and emotional withdrawal due to depression or stress.
Effective use of repetition to build a sense of claustrophobia and fatigue
Strong vocal delivery that captures the emotional weight of the narrative
Consistent rhythmic pocket
Lacks lyrical density or complex metaphor
Over-reliance on simple end-rhymes
Minimal use of figurative language