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LL Cool J

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All Time

of 149,982

174
Decades
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  190
- 2000s
  
  of 10,554
  
  61
Genres
- Pop
  
  of 13,659
  
  211
- R&B & Soul
  
  of 1,920
  
  131
- Rap & Hip-Hop
  
  of 1,477
  
  22

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1990s

3.1536

2000s

2.9339

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: LL Cool J is ranked overall as 3.0754 out of 4 stars

3.0754

LL Cool J Album Rankings

LL Cool J scores a combined 3.5588 out of 4 stars for Radio

Radio (3.5588)

Run-D.M.C.was the first rap act to produce cohesive, fully realized albums, and LL Cool J was the first to follow in their footsteps. ...more

5.85

to

8.97

from (5) sources

LL Cool J scores a combined 3.4419 out of 4 stars for Mama Said Knock You Out

Mama Said Knock You Out (3.4419)

Increasingly dismissed by hip-hop fans as an old-school relic and a slick pop sellout, LL Cool J rang in the '90s withMama Said Knock You Out, a hard-edged artistic renaissance that became his biggest ...more

3.20

to

13.42

from (6) sources

LL Cool J scores a combined 3.3168 out of 4 stars for Phenomenon

Phenomenon (3.3168)

No rapper has used the mike to show more sides of himself than LL Cool J. ...more

4.49

to

13.99

from (6) sources

LL Cool J scores a combined 3.2317 out of 4 stars for All World: Greatest Hits

All World: Greatest Hits (3.2317)

All World: Greatest Hitsis an excellent compilation of LL Cool J's greatest hits, featuring 16 of his biggest and best singles, including "I Can't Live Without My Radio," "Rock the Bells," "I'm Bad," ...more

7.58

to

13.34

from (6) sources

G.O.A.T. Featuring James T. Smith: The Greatest of All Time by LL Cool J

LL Cool J scores a combined 2.9156 out of 4 stars for G.O.A.T. Featuring James T. Smith: The Greatest of All Time

G.O.A.T. Featuring James T. Smith: The Greatest of All Time (2.9156)

Backed by a bevy of sublime, aggravated tracks, G.O.A.T. is L.L. ...more

1.95

to

18.98

from (8) sources

LL Cool J scores a combined 2.7176 out of 4 stars for Walking With a Panther

Walking With a Panther (2.7176)

Released at a time when hip-hop's anxieties about crossover success were at a fever pitch,Walking With a Pantherfound LL Cool J trying to reinvent his sound while building on the commercial breakthrou ...more

5.99

to

8.97

from (6) sources

LL Cool J scores a combined 2.5712 out of 4 stars for The DEFinition

The DEFinition (2.5712)

LL does DEFinition with a superstar panache that never gets into that dangerously cheesy Will Smith territory and keeps it streetwise without putting on a front. ...more

2.99

to

11.97

from (5) sources

LL Cool J scores a combined 2.5390 out of 4 stars for 10

10 (2.5390)

10 is a return to form for LL, and the album finds him doing what he does best: Making relaxed, radio-friendly jams while giving the ladies a little something extra. ...more

0.60

to

74.42

from (7) sources

LL Cool J scores a combined 2.2949 out of 4 stars for Todd Smith

Todd Smith (2.2949)

Make no mistake about it, this is a formulaic album. ...more

1.45

to

11.97

from (5) sources

LL Cool J scores a combined 2.1813 out of 4 stars for Mr. Smith

Mr. Smith (2.1813)

Bold and vainglorious, 16-year-old James Todd Smith was a one-man Run-DMC when he exploded onto the scene as LL Cool J in 1985. ...more

0.01

to

13.42

from (6) sources

LL Cool J scores a combined 1.5446 out of 4 stars for 14 Shots to the Dome

14 Shots to the Dome (1.5446)

Ever since "I Can't Live Without My Radio" floated into theZeitgeistin 1985, L.L. Cool J has been a superstar. L.L. ...more

5.95

to

13.59

from (3) sources

LL Cool J scores a combined 0.3163 out of 4 stars for Bigger & Deffer

Bigger & Deffer (0.3163)

LL Cool J rocketed to the top of the hip-hop world in 1985 with Radio, his astonishing debut, but he lost his footing a bit with Bigger and Deffer, his mildly disappointing follow-up that proved to b ...more