LL Cool J

Released: September 12, 2000

Songwriter: Adam F LL Cool J

Producer: Adam F

[Verse 1]
I didn't even know a young lady could look that good
I'm ready da bounce outa queens and come to your hood
I'm ready da change your life baby, spend some cash
Because you got me chinky eyed like blunts mixed with hash
When you're in my Ferrari, look at the seats carve your ass
L drive drunk baby, pass the glass
As we run up in the club politickin' with thugs
When your bra straps showin' baby girl it's love
'Cause you are the loose
Token and sippin' honey poof
'Cause you are the loose
Sweet as cranberry, peach snaps and apple-loops
Runnin' with Queens finest all the way to the top
Pass cars, hard dick and plenty money to shop

[Chorus]
Take it off, come on and dance with me, baby
Take it off, there ain't nobody who can fade me
Take it off, I'm on a hot-streak lately
Take it off, you know that ass look crazy
Take it off, you saw me up in that Mercedes
Take it off, I know my crew look shady
Take it off, you see me spendin' dubs, baby
Take it off, watch me dance for you, baby

[Verse 2]
Wo day drive is live, Monte Carlo was ill
Convertable limousines, def jam got the bill
Remember R. Kelly had the house on the hill
Well when the party's over we can go there and chill
In London it's Big Ben style breakfast in bed
In Paris you were on an Eifel Tower givin' me head
Go to Switzerland, private jets over the house
Come home, ghetto style, bend you over the couch
Real niggas, nothin' but the platinum shit
Keep that ass soakin' wet, plus I'm spendin' his chips
Who's fuckin' with that, put your middle finger in the air
Has a jet passion X-man playin' with your hair

[Chorus]
Take it off, come on and dance with me, baby
Take it off, there ain't nobody who can fade me
Take it off, I'm on a hot-streak lately
Take it off, you know that ass look crazy
Take it off, you saw me up in that Mercedes
Take it off, I know my crew look shady
Take it off, you see me spendin' dubs, baby
Take it off, watch me dance for you, baby
Dance for me, baby
Dance for me, baby
Dance for me, baby
Dance for me, baby

[Verse 3]
To my man Black Jus baby RIP
Accessory to the crime is the prime dogg 3
When we get the money baby, spreadin' the cream
To tell your brother Joe to hold it down for Queens
And to my cousin Will, hold ya head nigga chill
J.T. Damon in the car let's get the squeels
My nigga Big Bonny Puff, glad your home
Rock the bells Melly Mell, Jimmy Love and Tone
Baby we live cats, lookin' at where in we rides at
Drug walls, hip-hop beats, how 'bout that
The rest fell so far, they can't climb back
Let's take it to the video-tape, rewind that

[Chorus]
Take it off, come on and dance with me, baby (everybody in the club)
Take it off, there ain't nobody who can fade me (word up)
Take it off, I'm on a hot-streak lately (champagne glass in the air, baby)
Take it off, you know that ass look crazy (just wanna pop it dog, word up)
Take it off, you saw me up in that Mercedes (yeah yeah)
Take it off, I know my crew look shady (it's official, word up)
Take it off, you see me spendin' dubs, baby
Take it off, watch me dance for you, baby
Take it off, come on and dance with me, baby (everybody in the club)
Take it off, there ain't nobody who can fade me (word up)
Take it off, I'm on a hot-streak lately (champagne glass in the air, baby)
Take it off, you know that ass look crazy (just wanna pop it dog, word up)
Take it off, you saw me up in that Mercedes (yeah yeah)
Take it off, I know my crew look shady (it's official, word up)
Take it off, you see me spendin' dubs, baby
Take it off, watch me dance for you, baby

[Outro]
Take it off, greatest of all times
Take it off, greatest of all times

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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