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Product description L.L. Cool J ~ Mr Smith .com With more than 14 years as a continually viable, visible recording artist, LL Cool J--the once and future James Todd Smith--sets the pace for hip-hop artist longevity. Though with five consecutive platinum albums he's long since qualified for his rap star pension, why stop the old guy when he shows no sign of slowing down? On 1995's Mr. Smith, the 27-year-old LL's "self"-titled sixth album, the rapper keeps running like an aged marathoner: past his prime and no longer winning medals, perhaps, but still in full stride and doing a lot better than you could. At this point in his career, though, LL seems concerned with retaining the credibility of his Queens, New York, past while submerging deeper into a Hollywood future. Conscious of--and not fully resistant to--the fact that he's fast becoming recognized more as sitcom star than as rap pioneer, LL goes out of his way on Mr. Smith to provide his résumé. He recaps successes on "I Shot Ya," remembers those who paved his way on "Hip Hop," and even pumps a little hardcore on "Life As ..." But ultimately LL's just acting tough, not living tough. While he claims one song won't "be getting no airplay" due to its heavy profanity, in reality the vocals are heavily expurgated. LL tries to play both sides, but he can't escape his nice-guy, TV-ready self. He even celebrates his second career on "Hollis to Hollywood," a rap full of movie wordplay ("I'm making Speed like I'm Keanu Reeves / But too many True Lies can make a honey bleed"). And of course, Mr. Smith is best when he's just playing the ladies' man: "Hey Lover" waxes R&B sultry with Boyz II Men on vocals, while "Doin' It" and "Make It Hot" get down-and-out sexy over impeccable tracks. --Roni Sarig
D**Y
Prefect
Perfect. Love this album. A lot of hits
O**Y
great
LUV IT!!!
G**E
Great Record...
Great Record....Sounds really good. One of his best albums....IMO
L**.
On point!
Love this album and very happy with this purchase.
P**S
Five Stars
nice
T**A
Mr. Smith
I think that any LL Cool J fan should add this to their collection I miss this album as well as his old music like radio, phenonem, bigger and deffer and I'm bad.
B**E
Doin' It, and Doin' It... and he did It well
Mr. Smith has got to be one of my favorite albums by LL Cool J. While I am not a huge fan of his work, I recognize talent when I hear it. I enjoyed the mix of styles on this LP and the collabs with other artists such as Boyz II Men, Foxy Brown, and Fat Joe. Trackmasters did a solid job of producing beats you can not only vibe to in your car but get up and dance to when the need hits. So, Mr. Smith-- nearly twenty years later-- is not only one of my favorite albums by LL, but certainly one of the best Hip Hop albums in the history of the genre.
A**R
Five Stars
Excellent Album
M**.
Good music
Great listen and I thoroughly enjoyed this cd.
L**S
Three Stars
Decent album by the living Legend LL
R**Y
Four Stars
Classic album and a 'must buy' for LL Cool J/Hip Hop fans.
C**Y
Five Stars
Very happy with my purchase!
D**I
Déjà le 6è album pour LL!
Nous sommes en 1995 et LL COOL J à déjà 10 ans de carrière et c'est son 6è album!1er artiste signé chez DEF JAM et 1er rappeur "star", qui arrive à aligner des albums disques de platine.Celui-ci est l'un de ses meilleurs crus.Produit en majorité par les Trackmasters: Poke and Tone, producteurs très en vus au milieu des années 90.Tous les sons de cet opus sont de très grande qualité.Au milieu des ninetys, la concurrence se fait rudepour les rappeurs de New York: Notorious Big vient d'exploser un an avant, Nas, Wu Tang, Method man...et àL.A: Ice cube, Dr Dre, 2 Pac.. font les beau jours du rap ricain et LL perdure toujours et de belle manière. Même si le flow est en dessous d'un Method Manet qu'il est moins technique qu'un Biggie, son concept d'albums partagés entre les morceaux de lovers: "Hey lover", l'un des meilleurstubes de sa carrière, avec en feat les Boys 2 Men et l'énormissime "Doin it",( pour moi, l'un des meilleurs titres de sa carrière!Le son, le flow d'LL et la voix de l'artiste féminine: Leshaun sont d'une extrême sensualité! Celle-ci chante d'une voix extrêmement suaveet gémit carrément à la fin du titre)! Et des morceaux plus rue, fait mouche.Le titre "Hip Hop" rend hommage à l'ensemble des artistes du mouvement, il Big up ceux qui l'ont influencé, ainsi que ses comparses.Le reste de la galette: excellent et vénère "I Shot Ya", puis, "Mr Smith", "Life as"..., sont aussi de très bonne fracture.,LL n'est sûrement pas le meilleur rappeur "techniquement" parlant, mais il est le seul à réussir à passer de titres lovers, limiteRNB, à des titres purement rue et Hip Hop. Il a ainsi réussit à réunir tous les publics, filles, garçons, hip hop addict et puriste,amateurs de tubes dancefloor...et c'est là l'exploit et la marque de LL COOL J.Il traverse toutes les décénnies depuis son 1er album pondu en 1985 et reste toujours en activité, partagé aujourd'hui entre cinéma,série TV et musique. S'il n'a plus la même aura sur le game et le même succès aujourd'hui, sa longévité dans ce milieu parfois éphémère...force le respect.Quoiqu'il en soit, en 95 LL est au sommet de sa carrière et vous pouvez vous jeter sur ce disque en étant sûr de ne pas être déçu!
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