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The DEFinition
by LL Cool J
ALBUM RANKINGS:
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.
Overall Rating:
2.5713
Avg. Critic Score:
2.6017
The DEFinition Album Reviews
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Rolling StoneLL Cool J has as much swaggering presence as ever
All Music GuideLL offers up "you rap for the thugs/I rap for the ladies" on the album, but there's some tough, near-"Mama Said Knock You Out"'s here, and from any hardcore thug's point of view, he's getting better at splitting the difference. ...more
Entertainment WeeklyThe party jams and lovemaking odes are merely competent genre exercises that bury his still-sharp voice
Stylus MagazineNo, really, donât call it a comeback. ...more
Stylus MagazineThere’s a distinct lack of personality, meaning that LL Cool J’s eleventh long player is merely good, and his reputation (and bank balance) will be neither tarnished nor expanded. ...more
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E! Online
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....read the complete review at E! Online
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Billboard
Light on filler, "The DEFinition" proves that, after 21 years in the industry, LL is as relevant as many of his contemporaries....read the complete review at Billboard
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The Guardian
Mostly the music is sufficiently inventive... Lyrically, though, this is mostly hip-hop by numbers....read the complete review at The Guardian
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