LL Cool J

Released: September 5, 2008

Songwriter: LL Cool J MWill Marley Marl

Producer: Marley Marl MWill

[LL]
Oh, y'all wanna go to the nineties?
Y'all wanna go retro?
That's what we doin?
Oh that's one of my specialties

[Hook]
(get busy y'all)
You better watch me x4

[LL]
Let's get it poppin
They like this boy rotten
I'm like I better pick ? then pick cotton
And sometimes gotta see cats to blow
I was blessed with that 20/20 vision fa sho
See its 20 mil a year 20 years in a row
First 20 mil came when I was 20 years old
I average right around 20% on my dough
Fast farward 20 years then compare my flow
Difference is I own mine and you still owe
Slackin in your mackin can't save a ho
Spekulatin at the bar over mohetoe
Like I betchya fall off, oh no he won't
So I so spit better, oh no he don't
Under 20 ass 50 if you feelin to go
Over 30 ass Rakim I ain't no joke
I'm dirty his jaws drop off wicked and went

[Hook]
(get busy y'all)
You better watch me x4

[LL]
Still bangin both, still hangin
Look like a - thank God i'm still reigning
I'm light on my feet, you can't judge me by the weigh-in
I'ts hard to grasp some of the shit I be sayin
It flys over your head like a second string is
You can't comprehend me
You couldn't place a decimal on the paper im makin
Blind man can't appreciate on Picasso's creation
No wonder y'all keep hatin
Is L really ? young boy's debatin'
You play johnny ? i'll keep on cakin'
You can't compare me to them line for line
I'm beyond that I represent ? of time
Classic my style can't be defined
I'll be relavent forever, get it through your mind
Just watch me

[Hook]

[Bridge]
(I see you)
Two steppin in the club
With my L in the air
And a bottle of bub
(I see you)
Two steppin in the club
With my L in the air
And a bottle of bub
(I see you)
Two steppin in the club
With my L in the air
And a bottle of bub
(I see you)
Two steppin in the club
With my L in the air
And a bottle of bub
(I see you)

[LL]
Back on the scene, back reppin queens
Turnin Def Jam back into a marketing machine
Now we talkin autographs, cheers and laughs
I got interns tellin niggas kiss they ass
Cause we back on top, ain't nobody this high
Just them niggas is mad whether they say it or not (haha)
I thought I told ya that we don't stop
Tell all them sucka MC's jump on the jock
And watch me

L's up x3
Put ya L's up
Come on
L's up x3
Put ya L's up
Come on
L's up x3
Put ya L's up
Come on
L's up x3
Put ya L's up
Come on, yeah

Deriving his name from the statement “Ladies Love Cool James,” LL Cool J became a superstar rapper after his Def Jam debut in 1984. He mixed a hardcore hip-hop style from songs like “I’m Bad” with R&B style on songs like “I Need Love,” which led him to multi-platinum success and several awards. He would later venture into movies and television, write several books, and start different business ventures.

Born January 14, 1968, Queens, New York native James Todd Smith began rapping at the age of nine and started to seriously pursue rapping when he was 16 years old after his grandfather bought him music equipment, which he used to create a demo tape that was sent to numerous labels. He was signed by upstart independent label Def Jam, working with founders Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin to release his debut single “I Need a Beat” in 1984, which sold over 100,000 copies. This success helped Def Jam secure a distribution deal with Columbia Records.

LL released his debut album Radio in 1985, which achieved platinum status with help from the hit singles “I Can’t Live Without My Radio” and “Rock the Bells.” After working exclusively with Rick Rubin on his debut, LL worked with the West Coast production crew L.A. Posse on his second album Bigger and Deffer, released in 1987. The album featured two of LL’s signature the hard-edged “I’m Bad” and the “rap ballad” “I Need Love,” which was a Top 20 pop hit, helping the album achieve double platinum status.

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