Don't call it a comeback, I been here for years
I'm rocking my peers, putting suckas in fear
Making the tears rain down like a monsoon
Listen to the bass go boom
LL Cool J quotes
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- 17
- Lyrics
- 12
- Interviews
- 5
- Blog posts
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Confidence is the top tag, on 7 of 17 lines, with wit on 5 and love on 4. The page mixes 12 lyrics with 5 interview lines, and three of the interview quotes come from NPR Morning Edition (2024). That sets up a nice echo: the line from Mama Said Knock You Out about not calling it a comeback after years away sits beside a later interview answer on the same idea. Other songs include Rock The Bells, The Breakthrough, Jack the Ripper and Big Ole Butt. Bragging first, romance second, humor throughout.
How are you going to call it a comeback when I've been here for years, man?
I eat my steak fast, I drink my brew slow
I got a gold-made plate that says "I wish you would"
I know I told you I'd be true
But Brenda got a big ole butt, so I'm leaving you
I wanna knock your block off, get my rocks off
Blow your socks off make sure your G spots soft
I'm like The Hulk, with more bulk, I'm powerful
I'm talkin down home smothered in gravy, Cool J be
Havin young ladies bustin like 380's
When I'm alone in my room sometimes I stare at the wall
And in the back of my mind I hear my conscience call
Telling me I need a girl who's as sweet as a dove
For the first time in my life, I see I need love
I did it because it was from the heart. I did it because I like girls, and I wanted to rap to them.
I was clawing my way back. I was snatching victory out of the jaws of defeat.
A washed-up rapper needs a wash-up
I write to fight, don't bite, to reach heights
The mic makes right, give me the spotlight
So I can prove the pen is mightier than the sword
LL hard as hell, the lyrical lord
the arts, you should get better — you should be more curious. I mean, I would argue that Picasso got better. Miles Davis got better.
Because at the end of the day, the real questions get answered by the quality of the art.
Why do you like Cool J? (It ain't rock 'n' roll!)
'Cause it ain't the glory days with Bruce Springsteen
I'm not a virgin so I know I'll make Madonna scream
A old man, when people ask you what you did with your life
You'll say "I hated L.L. and I carried a big knife"
Every day is a chase, every day is a race
And every day you're being overpowered by my bass