Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
LL COOL J
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Mccants
Songwriter
Leroy Mccants
Songwriter
George Clinton
Songwriter
Gregory Jacobs
Songwriter
James Todd Smith
Songwriter
Marlon Lu' Ree Williams
Songwriter
Sylvester Stewart
Songwriter
Walter Morrison
Songwriter
William Earl Collins
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
LL COOL J
Producer
Marley Marl
Producer
David Kennedy
Engineer
Ivan''Doc'' Rodriguez
Engineer
George Karras
Engineer
Dj Clash
Assistant Recording Engineer
Everette
Assistant Recording Engineer
Bob Erwin
Assistant Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Don't call it a comeback, I've been here for years
Rocking my peers and putting suckers in fear
Making the tears rain down like a monsoon
Listen to the bass go boom
[Verse 2]
Explosion, overpowering
Over the competition, I'm towering
Wrecking shop when I drop
These lyrics that'll make you call the cops
[Verse 3]
Don't you dare stare
You better move, don't ever compare
Me to the rest that'll all get sliced and diced
Competition's paying the price
[Verse 4]
I'm gonna knock you out
Mama said knock you out
I'm gonna knock you out
Mama said knock you out
[Verse 5]
I'm gonna knock you out
Mama said knock you out
I'm gonna knock you out
Mama said knock you, knock you out
[Verse 6]
Don't you call this a regular jam
I'm gonna rock this land
I'm gonna take this itty-bitty world by storm
And I'm just getting warm
[Verse 7]
Just like Muhammad Ali they called him Cassius
Watch me bash this beat like a skull
Don't you know I had beef?
[Verse 8]
Why do you riff with me, the maniac psycho
And when I pull out my jam, get ready 'cause it might go blah
How you like me now?
The ripper will not allow
[Verse 9]
You to get with Mr. Smith, don't riff
Listen to my gear shift
I'm blasting, outlasting
Kind of like Shaft, so you could say I'm shafting
[Verse 10]
I'm gonna knock you out
Mama said knock you out
I'm gonna knock you out
Mama said knock you out
[Verse 11]
I'm gonna knock you out
[Verse 12]
Shadow boxing when I heard you on the radio
I just don't know
What made you forget that I was raw?
But now I got a new tour
[Verse 13]
I'm going insane, starting the hurricane, releasing pain
Letting you know you can't gain, I maintain
Unless you say my name
Ripping, killing, digging and drilling a hole
How you like me now?
[Verse 14]
Listen to the way I slay your crew
Damage uh, damage uh, damage, damage, damage
[Verse 15]
Destruction, terror and mayhem
Pass me a sissy so sucker, I'll slay him
Farmers, what? Farmers, what?
I'm ready, we're ready
I think I'm gonna bomb a town
[Verse 16]
Shotgun blasts are heard
When I rip and kill at will
The man of the hour, tower of power, I'll devour
[Verse 17]
Don't you never, ever, pull my lever
'Cause I explode
[Verse 18]
I'm gonna knock you out
I'm gonna knock you out
I'm gonna knock you out
I'm gonna knock you out
[Verse 19]
I'm gonna knock you, knock you out
Mama said knock you out
Written by: Bob Erwin, George Clinton Jr., Gregory E Jacobs, James Mccants, James Todd Smith, Leroy Mccants, Marlon Williams, Sylvester Stewart, Walter Morrison, William Collins