The DEFinition

Hush

LL Cool J

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

40

End

97

Internal

63

Multi

144

Slant

11

Chain

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[Hook: 7 Aurelius]
Hush baby,✦ wanna✦ let ya know
This is how it's gonna✦ go
If you wanna✦ come and play
Gotta✦ do it my way
Hush baby,✦ don't talk so much
(Why ya talkin'?)✦
Just wanna✦ feel ya touch
(Just wanna✦ feel)
Everything✦ will be ok
If you do it my way (my way, my way)
(Gotta✦ do it my way)
Hush baby✦ [echoes]✦
[Verse 2: LL Cool J with 7 Aurelius]
It's all a test; the pain, the drama✦
The villa✦ in the Bahamas
The highs, the lows
The Hooptie, the Rolls
The money✦ flowin✦
Certain doors that we go in
The people we meet, the hands that we shake
Whether its Morton's or Sizzler steak
But everything✦ will be okay✦
If we do it my way, my way, my way
Cuz I believe in romance✦
Kissin✦ while ya slow dance
Me bouncin baby?✦ no chance
No matter the circumstance✦
Whatever✦ it takes✦ gurl, I'll swim to France
Cuz ya beauty's unmatched
Such a great catch
Unconditional love, forever✦ we are attached
Deal with the drama,✦ we can find our way back
With or without the Maybach
Hush baby✦
[Hook: 7 Aurelius]
Hush baby,✦ wanna✦ let ya know
This is how it's gonna✦ go
If you wanna✦ come and play
Gotta✦ do it my way
Hush baby,✦ don't talk so much
Just wanna✦ feel ya touch
Everything✦ will be ok
If you do it my way (my way, my way)
Hush baby✦ [echoes]✦
[Verse 3: LL Cool J]
I can feel ya pain
Like we Siamese twins connected by our brains
Walkin✦ thru the desert in the ice cold rain
Want you in my life and nothing's gonna✦ change
God willin,✦ we still be doin our thang
When my six-pack's faded
And raps outdated
But that's many✦ years from now so don't rush
Little mama✦ just hush..
[Hook: 7 Aurelius]
Hush baby,✦ wanna✦ let ya know
This is how its gonna✦ go
If you wanna✦ come and play
Gotta✦ do it my way
Hush baby,✦ don't talk so much
Just wanna✦ feel ya touch
Everything✦ will be ok
If you do it my way (my way, my way)
Hush baby✦ [echoes]✦
[Outro: 7 Aurelius and (LL Cool J)]
Hush baby✦
Hush hush darling
Hush baby,✦ hush hush
(Hush baby✦ hush)
Don't talk so much
Umm don't talk so much
(Hush baby✦ hush)
Wanna✦ feel ya touch
(Hush baby✦ hush)
(Hush baby✦ hush)
Hush baby✦ wanna✦ let ya know... [echoes]✦

Technical Breakdown

7.6
Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes7.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres5.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm9.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.5

Performance and control

Computed Score7.60

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

LL Cool J utilizes a conversational, rhythmic delivery to ground the verse in a relatable contrast, though the wordplay relies on familiar juxtaposition rather than complex linguistic manipulation.

B+
7.5
Multisyllabic
7.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
5
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
Binary juxtapositionList-based progressionConversational cadence
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly AABB or AABBCC structure relying on end-rhymes ('drama/Bahamas', 'lows/Rolls', 'flowin/goin') integrated with a steady, rhythmic pulse.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"The Hooptie, the Rolls"

① A literal reference to an inexpensive, beat-up car ('Hooptie').② A literal reference to a high-end luxury vehicle ('Rolls-Royce'), used to represent the journey from poverty to extreme wealth.

"Whether its Morton's or Sizzler steak"

① A reference to high-end dining (Morton's The Steakhouse).② A reference to budget, accessible dining (Sizzler), contrasting the extremes of the artist's financial evolution.

Effective use of contrast to build a narrative arc

Strong rhythmic pocket that maintains listener engagement

Accessible imagery that reinforces the theme of lifestyle transition

Limited depth in metaphorical mapping

Wordplay is primarily literal rather than abstract

Lack of complex multi-layered entendres

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