Why Do You Think They Call It Dope? Lyrics - Ll Cool J

Warning, MC's stand back 

You better take a chill and observe the skill 

Of the man who can, so understand god damn 

I got a masterpiece a master plan and a brand new 

Way to attack the wack cut 'em down to size 

To realize LL's back 

Don't sleep I'm too sweet to repeat a beat 

A lyric or rhyme I wouldn't waste your time 

With weak words, that's for nerds, you never heard a rhyme 

So you deserve a line rougher than rough enough is enough 

I'm, gonna slaughter choke ya smoke ya like a sauna 

You don't really wanna 

But if you wanna battle on here's a lesson, stop fessin' 

I'm a lethal weapon, you better get to steppin' 

Off the stage, and outta my face 

You're too light [Incomprehensible] save the bass 

Why do you think they call it dope? 

Why do you, why do you think they call it dope? 

It seems like people they'll never understand 

On the microphone I'm not your average man 

I cool out sometimes, I save my best rhymes 

And then the toy boy thinks that he can come and get mine 

Let your friends gas him up, talk trash and make bets 

Then gets played like those kids who tried to rob goetz 

You don't know what I'm sayin', yo check it 

Give me any microphone and I'll damn it out wreck it 

I'm cold blooded, I'm about to mutilate 

Last year before I left I told you to wait 

But you couldn't stay loyal started goin astray 

Thinkin', Tom, Dick, and Harry can mess with Cool J 

Is you crazy? I'm boomin', got the talent of two men 

The stamina and skill in battle to kill a few men 

The heart of a lion, the loyalty of a soldier 

I wreck your whole mob then tell ya I told ya 

Why do you think they call it dope? 

Why do you, why do you think they call it dope? 

'Cause I don't jab around you, I come inside 

Bob and Weave, deceive until you get tongue tied 

Brawl for all give a lyrical display 

And next time you know better than to get in my way 

Yo whassup witH LL? 

Will he ever make another 'Rrock the Bells?' 

Yo brothers is comin up, I think he's fallin' off 

I don't think he's still hard as hell 

See, this is the attitude, of ignorant ones 

'Cause they don't know, all them MC's will get done 

One or two might say, "Yo l'll be back" 

But the rest they be suckin' on sugar smacks 

Talkin' that crap about who's better than me 

You think so? Just let a MC 

Make me mad enough, to really wanna battle 

I put a L on his ass like he was cattle 

Why do you think they call it dope? 

Why do you, why do you think they call it dope? 

Just 'ause I make a love song, or say a simple rhyme 

Boom, move over l, it's miller time 

I don't know whether to laugh, get ill or get wild 

'Cause brothers don't realize, I got so many styles 

Like triplin' up the words, confusin' all the nerds 

Heard put my sights on mics and flippin' above the word 

To the mother, no other 

MC brother, can mess with ladies lover 

I'm original, I'm bright under color 

And when I get on the mic, yo I burn rubber 

Can't stand criticism, give 'em an exorcism 

Been rockin' for years, now I have wisdom 

The way I'm kickin' the lines you can hear my tongue twist 

And it'll have your neck spinnin' like you're spineless 

I'm pickin' 'em up, throwin 'em down 

Hypin' 'em up and slowin 'em down 

All of these words with only one tongue 

Shakin' 'em up and then bakin' 'em up 

Smash boom bash scrapin' 'em up 

You thought that was hard, I just begun 

'Cause I'm a roll on the microphone 

And take control just like Al Capone 

I'm notorious, you're foolish if you sleep on me 

'Cause I'm too slick to let a rapper get sweet on me 

Try to make a move for my heavy weight belt 

You get played like the wizard of Oz witch, you melt 

Yo I'm crazy dope, with super hype lines 

And a lot of hype lines make one dope rhyme 

Why do you think they call it dope? 

Why do you, why do you think they call it dope? 

Why do you think they call it dope? 

Why do you, why do you think they call it dope? 

'Cause that's what it is 

Why do you think they call it dope? 

Why do you, why do you think they call it dope? 

Why do you think they call it dope? 

Straight from queens 

Straight from queens 

Straight from queens 

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