The FORCE

Post Modern

LL Cool J

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

3

End

34

Internal

28

Multi

73

Slant

2

Chain

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[Chorus: Q-Tip]
My foreign is (All new) and your shit is just (Alright)✦
Postmodernists (All new) blasé and just (Alright)✦
We really✦ is
[Verse 2: LL Cool J]
So I started spittin' bars, now mama's✦ pickin'✦ cars
From quarters in the jars to daughters that are stars
Forever dreamin'✦ large, inside✦ of you's a god
Regardless of your theology,✦ reach in your reservoir
Incendiary mythology,✦ phoenix above✦ the law
Magnetic genetics is pullin'✦ you on the floor
I said it, mama, I meant it, go get it, the world is yours
Manifestin' rewards for all that the girl endured
My intuition✦ is speakin',✦ I'm tweakin',✦ I can't ignore✦ it
I'm on a mission✦ of beatin'✦ the odds, feed me some more
Got a vision, I'm raisin'✦ the bar up to the Lord
Sowin'✦ and reapin',✦ so pockets are never leakin'✦
Why would they? I'm the plug, that's metaphorically speakin'✦
We outside, we dreamin',✦ you still sleepin'
It's time to ride, you see him, your man's peakin'✦
[Outro]
All new, alright✦
All new, alright✦
All new, alright✦
All new, alright✦

Technical Breakdown

7.0
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes8.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm5.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity8.5

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control7.0

Performance and control

Computed Score7.01

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

LL Cool J utilizes a narrative-driven progression that relies on rhythmic stability and thematic growth rather than complex linguistic abstraction, effectively grounding the track's postmodernist concept in tangible rags-to-riches imagery.

B
9.5
Multisyllabic
8.5
Internal Rhymes
5.5
Cadence / Flow
8.5
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
7
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhyme chainsAABB rhyme scheme progressionMetaphorical self-referencingThematic pivot from material success to metaphysical growth
Rhyme Architecture: A consistent pattern of end-rhyme couplets heavily supported by internal multisyllabic clusters (e.g., 'spittin' bars/pickin' cars' and 'quarters/daughters/stars').
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"I'm the plug, that's metaphorically speakin'"

① In street slang, a 'plug' is a supplier or distributor of controlled substances.② In an aesthetic or creative sense, he is the source of energy, inspiration, or the connection to the 'main power' of the industry.

"From quarters in the jars to daughters that are stars"

① A literal transition from saving small change to having successful offspring.② A progression from limited resources (jars) to high-value social currency (stars).

Strong rhythmic consistency that stays strictly on the pocket

High density of multisyllabic rhymes which provides a percussive momentum

Coherent narrative arc transitioning from past struggle to present spiritual/material confidence

Reliance on somewhat conventional success-rap tropes

Limited variation in flow cadence which occasionally results in a predictable cadence loop

Some metaphors remain surface-level compared to the intellectual demands of the song's title

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