Released: September 12, 2000

Featuring: Amil

Songwriter: LL Cool J Phil Hurtt Bernard Edwards DJ Scratch

Producer: DJ Scratch

[Chorus: Amil (LL Cool J)]
Hello, hello (yo, yo)
Hello, hello (yo, yo)
Hello, hello (yo, yo)
Hello, hello (yo, yo)
Hello, hello (yo, yo)
Hello, hello (yo, yo)
{Call me on the telephone}

[Verse 1: LL Cool J (Amil)]
Whether, 2-1-2, or 7-1-8
Or 9-1-4, I love it hardcore
When it's over the phone, it's safe to do it raw
Imaginary worlds we could both explore
(Hello) Baby what you wearin' right now?
(Hot pants) My girl ain't around, let's get down
And I hope the phone's tapped, let's pretend you on my lap
(I'm bouncin' up and down with my shoulders back)
(Nigga you like that?) You see I'm runnin' up my bill
Momma might hear me, but you just too ill
I got your flicks lined up, stereo low
Cherry flavored grease beneath my elbow
If I was there what would you do? (I'd lay you on your back)
(Ride or die daddy, and I love it like that)

[Chorus: Amil (LL Cool J)]
Hello, hello (yo, yo)
Hello, hello (yo, yo)
Hello, hello (yo, yo)
Hello, hello (yo, yo)
Hello, hello (yo, yo)
Hello, hello (yo, yo)
{Call me on the telephone}

[Verse 2: LL Cool J (Amil)]
You the freak of my dreams, the reason that I keep on baggy jeans
(Oooh, I love me a nigga from killer Queens)
(I'ma rub up on your muscles, ride 'til I'm sweatin' it)
(I bet you I can make you cum first) throw the bets in
I'm a nasty nigga, made to order
Kiss below the border with a warm glass of water
Is you wit me? (Yeah) Tell me how it taste
I promise I'll keep the telephone right in my face
How it feel? (Feels good) Where you at? (In the hood
Talkin' on the phone like a good girl should
To my nig', baby I'ma reach my peak)
Strawberry shortcake, good enough to eat
(And I taste mad sweet) We big freaks
Blastin' off on the phone seven days a week, uh

[Chorus: Amil (LL Cool J)]
Hello, hello (yo, yo)
Hello, hello (yo, yo)
Hello, hello (yo, yo)
Hello, hello (yo, yo)
Hello, hello (yo, yo)
Hello, hello (yo, yo)
{Call me on the telephone}

[Verse 3: LL Cool J (Amil)]
I throw sugar in the water so the ice tastes sweet
To make sure your ex-man can't compete
Shower curtain on the bed, warm baby oil
G-string sittin' like a snake in a coil
(Hold on, I think somebody on the other line)
Interrupt this nut I'ma bust, you out your mind
Lay back, imagine us chest to chest
Tongue-kissin' deep while we spark a sess
(Everything is crazy, L do it the best)
Ridin' rough baby, put my pipe to the test
(On the telephone?) Yeah, this is the ill zone
I wanna make you moan until it's a dial tone (*BOOOOO*)
However you want it baby, I'm raw to the bone
Three (three) two (two) one (one) telephone

[Chorus: Amil (LL Cool J)]
Hello, hello (yo, yo)
Hello, hello (yo, yo)
Hello, hello (yo, yo)
Hello, hello (yo, yo)
Hello, hello (yo, yo)
Hello, hello (yo, yo)
{Call me on the telephone}

[Outro: LL Cool J]
Yeah, yeah, knamsayin'? Word up, that's what I'm talkin' about
All you gotta do is hit me, word, I'll call you right back
Yeah, [?] move this out
Hahaha, what you want me right now
You gon' make me crash or somethin', hehehe, word up
Uhh, uhh
It's that real shit
Uhh..
Hehehehehe..

LL Cool J

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.