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LL COOL J - The Vow (Audio) ft. Mad Squablz, J-S.A.N.D., Don Pablito
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
LL COOL J
LL COOL J
Vocals
J-S.A.N.D.
J-S.A.N.D.
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Todd Smith
James Todd Smith
Songwriter
Jaleel Marquis Ross
Jaleel Marquis Ross
Songwriter
Dahseim Henry
Dahseim Henry
Songwriter
Kashif dove
Kashif dove
Songwriter
James Brown
James Brown
Songwriter
Betty Newsome
Betty Newsome
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
J-S.A.N.D.
J-S.A.N.D.
Producer
Kizzo
Kizzo
Producer
Q-Tip
Q-Tip
Recording Engineer
Blair Wells
Blair Wells
Recording Engineer
Paul Street
Paul Street
Recording Engineer
Jonathan Owens
Jonathan Owens
Recording Engineer
Oliver Turiano
Oliver Turiano
Assistant Recording Engineer
Manny Marroquin
Manny Marroquin
Mixing Engineer
Zach Pereyra
Zach Pereyra
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Anthony J Vilchis
Anthony J Vilchis
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Trey Station
Trey Station
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Mike Bozzi
Mike Bozzi
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
There was smoke when the mother's water broke
The doc saw the horns, oh my god, it's a goat!
The nurse cut the cord, got shocked with a million volts
Almost dropped him on the floor, but the baby started to float
Umbilical cord turned into a gold rope
A mic appeared in his hand, body started to jolt
Angels injected him with lyrical dope
The same drug they gave Hemingway and Edgar Allen Poe
The whole worlds raven for the baby, the bell tolls
A crowd gathered 'round, throwing punches and elbows
Then his mama arose and recited a poem
Todd's a hip hop god, fuck rock and roll
Put the baby in the whip, there was a solar eclipse
Then a spirit came, wrote his name down in hieroglyphs
Breakbeats played, he had speaker for a crib
She screamed, "Jack the Rip" and ignited his gifts
To the parents he's a legend, to the children a myth
Here's some firsthand experience of Mr. Smith
Alias Mr. Killing-Every-Rapper-In-His-Radius
Ciphers to stadiums, bars is vibranium
Molecular structure of the nucleus of his cranium
Platinum, uranium, lyrical titanium
In other words, whoever it concern
If you fuck around with fire, you gon' get that ass turned to ash
True story, I'm a walking crematorium
Helping rappers urn obituaries from historians
Banging on 'em, yellow tape and red sheets laying on 'em
Carved hands, tombstones, praying for 'em
Moving the chess pieces like telekinesis
As a toddler, he walked with two panthers on leashes
Learned early on where the mark of the beast is
By the time he hit puberty, he richer than Croesus
Slicker than Odysseus on a odyssey, intellect is part of me
So pardon me if it harder to follow me, what does that mean?
He's a mythological melanated progeny of royalty, spraying you with soliloquies
Gil Heron with the camouflage gear on
Ignorance is the virus, my ink is the interferon
The last poet, revolutionary with guns loaded
Back to elevate the culture, that's my only motive
[Verse 2]
Uh, to fuck wit' me you need ya ammo up
Proceed to stand on punks, you know the schemes will leave ya flannel scuffed
Peep the handle, son, know my procedure be to damage stuff
No Madden franchise, but this my season, we just having fun
Uh, cash rules everything I hate and love
**** hate to face reality that's why we taking drugs
Payin' plugs, but there will come a time when it just ain't enough
You might just turn to Cobain if you ain't as tough
I might emerge wit' propane, it's a fatal stunt
Properly insert a bold claim as if I ain't the one
And now I'm rhyming with a legend, like I said I would
Intrinsically, I murder beats just like a legend should
Tried to convince 'em I was meant for this, the best I could
**** narcoleptic, won't accept I'm here to wreck for good
Feelin' more intrepid, more receptive since I left the hood
Feelin' more adept and on ya neck's where I'ma plant my foot
[Verse 3]
Name a **** that flow harder
Flow more graphic than flowcharts
Won't relax till I build up these plaques and hold tartar
Spare no targets
Got a flow so nauseous
I cough up words and throw bars up
Hardly a reverend, but I'm always gon' thank the Lord for the blessings
In life, I learned that taking losses is a part of the lesson
I fathered you peasants, you **** my sons
So when I kill you muthafuckas, we'll just call it postpartum depression
Lafayette, Louisiana, where **** be squeezing hammers
**** don't speak with grammar, so people gon think we bamas
It's frequent to keep your hands up, anybody can get it
And anybody can give it to you, it's like "Secret Santa"
I'm sayin', you **** is nothing like me and my–
You look at **** and deify, we defy
Defeat and divide, reheat and refry
**** ain't reachin' this high, need to repeat and retry
Bitch, I'm too different to be in any competition with y'all
The only way I quit is if you get petitions involved
So you can place your bets, you bet against me, you gon' stay in debt
I stay the best 'cause I'm the only rookie that can face the vets
You little **** never raisin' threats
You **** bitter and y'all sweet, you motherfuckas is Raisinettes
I'm laying low and chasing checks
'Cause when I blow, I'm finna run the rap game like the FitnessGram Pacer Test
[Verse 4]
You **** can't check me, I hope your next move don't upset me
Got fresh prints on this barrel, in a suit like Jeffrey
I get you clean, feel your towel, had to clean up the town
For the beef we brown, like releasin' the hounds
Had the monkey on the counter with his hands on his mouth
The other monkey, for his ears, we ain't hearin' you out
The third monkey had his hands over his eyes
So you can get buried if you imply
I'm outta the country, where two can dine, now honey, you can't deny
The shooters come in flurries, like Curry and Luka Don
Now say hello to the motherfuckin' Don, tiptoe
Don't you come across that line
Don't die
'Cause you just one of plenty ****, I ain't any ****
Billion dollars worth of silly ****, we brought gilly wit' us
That separates you from your mom, with titty, ****
Jump about the Bentley, ****, better sit up when you see the tadow
Written by: Betty Newsome, Dahseim Henry, Jaleel Marquis Ross, James Brown, James Todd Smith, Kashif dove, Tierce Alec-John Person
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