LL Cool J

Released: September 12, 2000

Featuring: Case

Songwriter: LL Cool J Ill Am Entertainment

Producer: Ill Am Entertainment

[Intro]
Ahh ah, welcome to a brand new day
Ahh ah, welcome to a brand new day
Ahh ah, welcome to a brand new day
Ahh ah, welcome to a brand new day

[Verse 1]
Word up, this shit gon' be ill
(Uh-huh, uh-huh..) raw like sushi
Love paper like Ricky love Lucy
Pop collars, L got heat
Fifteen years, I'm through on the street
Flood the rap game with product
That bullshit video, I don't know why you shot it
The biggest L of them all, "Hollis to Hollywood"
And I still play the wall, y'all's get the balls
Motherfucker, Duke fold like singles
Bass from my joint make your clitoris tingle
That's my word scrams, stupid ass in the club
You buy a bitch a drink, now you fallin' in love
I gave y'all the love game you thought I was soft
Now you whinin' like a bitch over some broad you lost
Playboy bunny got you feelin' all crummy
Y'all niggas want the honey all we want is the money

[Chorus]
M.I. crooked letter, crooked letter
I, nigga want to hump-that I
M.I. crooked letter, crooked letter
I, nigga want to hump-that I
M.I. crooked letter, crooked letter
I, nigga want to hump-that I
M.I. crooked letter, crooked letter
I, nigga want to hump-that I

[Verse 2]
I had a bad shooby-doobie for ya
Down in Georgetown fuckin with the Hoyas
Lookin for a dark skin chocolate chick
Bowlegged with a perm and the ass was thick
Blacker the berry, well you know the rest
She got the most rhythm, she ride the best
Talkin midnight black, nappy hair with peas in the back
Scratch my pipe up everytime I hit that (oow)
She don't look Hawaiian, she not Puerto Rican
No disrespect mami, but tonight L creepin'
With the darkest honey I could find
Can't hit a light-skinned dime all the time
Get your black ass over here, you out your mind?
I'll turn Halle Berry down for you anytime
Black queen, dark and lovely, sippin' on my bubbly
First you got to love yourself, then you can love me

[Chorus]
M.I. crooked letter, crooked letter
I, nigga want to hump-that I
M.I. crooked letter, crooked letter
I, nigga want to hump-that I
M.I. crooked letter, crooked letter
I, nigga want to hump-that I
M.I. crooked letter, crooked letter
I, nigga want to hump-that I

[Verse 3]
I still love you light skin, I'll pimp y'all too
When I cruise through your hood girl, whatcha gon' do?
I heard only pretty boys get to run wit you
Topless in my six now, is that really true?
Baby look at you, your whole yellow crew
Cute baby face but look at what you bout to do?
"Si'l vous plais ma cherie, merci beaucoup"
When my joint up in her mouth, she like, "You speak French too?"

[Chorus]
M.I. crooked letter, crooked letter
I, nigga want to hump-that I
M.I. crooked letter, crooked letter
I, nigga want to hump-that I
M.I. crooked letter, crooked letter
I, nigga want to hump-that I
M.I. crooked letter, crooked letter
I, nigga want to hump-that I
M.I. crooked letter, crooked letter
I, nigga want to hump-that I
M.I. crooked letter, crooked letter
I, nigga want to hump-that I
M.I. crooked letter, crooked letter
I, nigga want to hump-that I
M.I. crooked letter, crooked letter
I, nigga want to hump-that I

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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