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I'm About to Get Her

LL Cool J

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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[LL Cool J]

The beach front estate,^✦ mega^✦ yacht by the lake

The safe in the floor with a lifetime of cake

Wifey^✦ email and make my side vibrate^✦

Cats still can't believe I'm hot, I got 'em irate^✦

The hip-hop^✦ boss of the empire^✦ state

Cats never^✦ front on me, they know I drive weight

It's the best that ever^✦ did it, they call me Cool J

Been platinum so long, my skin's turning grey

Ok, they don't know how to act

And my BDS was miles^✦ ago to Cali and back

Minimum, private^✦ jets in the millennium

Plenty^✦ of Benjamins, hot ladies^✦ and gentlemen

[R. Kelly]

I know there's^✦ gotta^✦ be a fine honey^✦ with her hands up in this club for me

I'm about^✦ to get her

And I know there's^✦ gotta^✦ be some kinda^✦ chick up off in here that's got the hots for me

I'm about^✦ to get her

See I know there's^✦ gotta^✦ be one sexy^✦ little freak that wanna^✦ leave with me

I'm about^✦ to get her

I know it's gotta^✦ be a girl that wants to come to V.I.P. and drink with me

I'm about^✦ to get her

[R. Kelly]

Girls, they girls, they girls, so sexy^✦

Girls, they girls, they got much body^✦

Girls, they girls, they showin'^✦ bellies^✦

You're the girl in my fantasy^✦

[R. Kelly]

Girls, they girls, they girls, so sexy^✦

Girls, they girls, they got much body^✦

Girls, they girls, they showin'^✦ bellies^✦

You're the girl in my fantasy^✦

[LL Cool J]

I know that it's ridiculous^✦ for y'all to picture this

The way I keep rein' up, servin'^✦ and flippin' this

Dot the I's, cross the T's, meticulous^✦

The coldest Winter^✦ ever^✦ and I'm so icicle-ish

The movement is flavor,^✦ full bags of licorice

The drop, the rock, the watch, the necklace

There's^✦ no forgettin' this, the way I'm reppin'^✦ this

My bodyguard's big but do that make me rebellish

I'm in the Hamptons, game stronger than Sampson

That's why I'm still a teen pop idol^✦ like Hanson

Young, black and handsome, movin'^✦ with the cheddar

Bring honey^✦ to the V.I.P., I'm about^✦ to get her, let's go

[R. Kelly]

I know there's^✦ gotta^✦ be a fine honey^✦ with her hands up in this club for me

I'm about^✦ to get her

And I know there's^✦ gotta^✦ be some kinda^✦ chick up off in here that's got the hots for me

I'm about^✦ to get her

See I know there's^✦ gotta^✦ be one sexy^✦ little freak that wanna^✦ leave with me

I'm about^✦ to get her

I know it's gotta^✦ be a girl that wants to come to V.I.P. and drink with me

I'm about^✦ to get her

[R. Kelly]

Girls, they girls, they girls, so sexy^✦

Girls, they girls, they got much body^✦

Girls, they girls, they showin'^✦ bellies^✦

You're the girl in my fantasy^✦

[R. Kelly]

Girls, they girls, they girls, so sexy^✦

Girls, they girls, they got much body^✦

Girls, they girls, they showin'^✦ bellies^✦

You're the girl in my fantasy^✦

[R. Kelly]

I know there's^✦ gotta^✦ be a fine honey^✦ with her hands up in this club for me

I'm about^✦ to get her

And I know there's^✦ gotta^✦ be some kinda^✦ chick up off in here that's got the hots for me

I'm about^✦ to get her

See I know there's^✦ gotta^✦ be one sexy^✦ little freak that wanna^✦ leave with me

I'm about^✦ to get her

I know it's gotta^✦ be a girl that wants to come to V.I.P. and drink with me

I'm about^✦ to get her

Technical Breakdown

8.3

Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres5.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm10.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity5.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.5

Performance and control

Computed Score8.25

Production

— Teddy Riley, Eric Williams, Marquinarius Holmes

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse relies on the established persona and rhythmic confidence of LL Cool J, favoring lifestyle braggadocio over dense lyrical complexity, while benefiting from a highly polished, rhythmic flow that maximizes the impact of simple internal rhyme schemes.

9.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

Wordplay

7.5

Delivery

Multisyllabic internal rhymingList-based imageryStaccato deliveryPersona-driven braggadocio

Rhyme Architecture: LL utilizes a consistent AAAA/BBBB rhyme structure with heavy internal multisyllabic rhyming, particularly in the triplet groupings (estate/lake/cake/vibrate/irate/state/weight/Cool J/grey), creating a percussive, driving cadence.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"lifetime of cake"

① Physical birthday cake or pastry.② Slang for significant amounts of money/wealth accumulated over time.

"skin's turning grey"

① The physical aging process.② A hyperbolic metaphor for how long he has been successful ('platinum') to the point of becoming a veteran 'monument' or relic.

Excellent rhythmic pocket and flow control

High density of internal rhymes creating a fluid listening experience

Strong persona projection that sells the boastful tone

Limited vocabulary breadth

Lack of complex metaphors or high-level wordplay

Relies on established rap tropes rather than unique thematic exploration

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