LL Cool J

Released: June 25, 1996

Featuring: Terri & Monica

Songwriter: LL Cool J Al B. Sure! Kyle West Tumblin’ Dice

Producer: LL Cool J Tumblin’ Dice

[Intro: LL Cool J]
Yeah! Ghetto to ghetto (uh)
As we bring the drama live (y'knahmean?)
We bout to set it! (uh) Word life son!
Yeah! Mad flavors (yea) butters
Ghetto to ghetto, yeah!

[Verse 1: LL Cool J]
Keep your chicken head, I'm lookin' for a dime (word up)
Get my swerve on, make it hot, word bond
I'm lickin' on your ankle bracelet
We'll be sippin' Moet with strawberries to chase it
I'm nasty, ask me, why I lick my lips
So in the darkness, I can run my tongue over your tits
It's all good sugary, you ain't leavin'
Sit up on my face and help my stash grow even
Whipped cream taste mean from the back
She bounce with LL now shorty's on the map
I put away the gat, took off the hat
Throw ya Mo's in the air if you like it like that
No doubt boo, I keep it real girl
Mad pleasure, blowin' up your whole world
Whatever's clever I got endless cash
Trees from Hawaii, two pulls and pass

[Chorus: Terri & Monica]
I'll be lounging with LL, Cooool J
I'll be lounging with LL, heyyy heyyy
I'll be lounging with LL, Cooool J
I'll be lounging with LL, heyyy heyyy

[Verse 2: LL Cool J]
Uhh, my scenario is grand (word up!)
A dime peice, Henessey up in my hand
I "Turn Off the Lights" like Teddy (click!)
I'm fiendin', starin' in the darkness, now I'm ready
Uhh, ooh yeah up in ya!
Let it flow while I pump slow
Then I speed it up, heat it up
Make it mo' tasty, so you can swing low and lace me
Use your imagination
You do me, I'll do you, sex education
It's all good, it's cranberry Absolut and peach scnapps
Feelin' tipsy, loungin' on the rooftops
I'm 'bout to spank you on that ass (oooh)
I know you love it when it lasts (truuue)
When you need it who you ask? (You!)
What you sayin' when I dash? (Don't go boo)

[Chorus: Terri & Monica]
I'll be lounging with LL, Cooool J
I'll be lounging with LL, heyyy heyyy
I'll be lounging with LL, Cooool J
I'll be lounging with LL, heyyy heyyy

[Interlude: LL Cool J]
C'mon, you got to bounce with me sugar (you got to bounce) word up
You got to bounce with me sugar (word-a-word-a-word up) word up
You got to bounce with me sugar (you got to bounce with me sugar)
Word up, you got to bounce with me sugar (a-word-a-word-a-word up)

[Verse 3: LL Cool J]
Warm it up sugar, make it hot
Shorties'll swarm, make me wanna bust shots (BO!)
We speak, daily on the regular
Run your jibs all day chip in my cellular
Shoot down to Jamaica, pretty white sand
Suntan oil, pina colada in you hand
Layin' up at night, peepin' out stars
Remember, when we was at the club at the bar?
I told ya, my status, was that of a don
You thought I was a dog and you ain't wanna get it on
But my mind has attractin qualities
On the emotions of a young lady (word up)
So here you are, smack dab up in the mix (uh-huh)
Shorty this here's about as good as it gets
Word up, I'ma treat you like a queen from the heart
Crack the bubbly, and let the episode start

[Chorus: Terri & Monica]
I'll be lounging with LL, Cooool J
I'll be lounging with LL, heyyy heyyy
I'll be lounging with LL, Cooool J
I'll be lounging with LL, heyyy heyyy
I'll be lounging with LL, Cooool J
I'll be lounging with LL, heyyy heyyy
I'll be lounging with LL, Cooool J
I'll be lounging with LL, heyyy heyyy

[Outro]
Ghetto to ghetto! Ghetto to ghetto!

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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