It’s an age-old cliche that hip-hop and rap music are crude about sex and love, at best, but the exceptions always manage to surprise me. Back in the day, artists like LL Cool J were out here spitting bars straight out of romance novels. Take 1995’s [*Hey Lover*](
https://genius.com/Ll-cool-j-hey-lover-lyrics ):
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> I touched you gently with my hands
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We talked about traveling to distant lands
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Escaping all the madness out here in the world
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Becoming my wife, no longer my girl
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Then, you let your dress fall down to the floor
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I kissed you softly and you yearned for more
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We experienced pleasure unparalleled
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Into an ocean of love, we both fell
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Swimming in the timeless currents of pure bliss
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Fantasies interchanging with each kiss
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Undying passion unites our souls
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Together we swim until the point of no control
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