10

L.L. Cool J | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 15, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Umvd Labels
• ASIN: B00006LWS1
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #231,374 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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21 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 10 is a great cd, October 22, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: 10 (Audio CD)

with 10, almost every song is good. i like the lyrics and the use of no profanity. heres a rating for each song:
1.intro- free interviewing ll about the cd. good intro but doesnt really help the cd out at all. 2/5
2.born to love you- nice beat... ok song. 3/5
3.luv u better- 1st single. this is a good song, but not really the best song on the cd. 4/5
4.paradise- worth listening to, but certainly not the best on the album... amerie adds a nice r&b attitude bout this song 4/5
5.fa ha- this is an anthem definetely. nice song, one of my favorites. tight beat... 5/5
6.niggy nuts- weird beat by the neptunes but still worthwhile. ok lyrics. 2/5
7.amazin- this song is tight. kandice love has a hella nice voice i like it alot. great song. 5/5
8.clockin g's- pretty nice lyrics. soft beat... 4/5
9.lollipop- different beat... basically another love song but not as good as the others. 3/5
10.after school- p.diddy and ll r tight together this is a nice song but the lyrics have room for improvement.... still good. 4/5
11.throw ya l's up-nice beat, basically a song about himself and how good he is but still good. 3/5
12.u should-this is another one of my favorites... the beat is hella hella hella good for a love song, plus ll brings his own style to the lyrics that make this song great. 5/5
13.10 million stars-another anthem... just as good as fa ha. to me sounds like a nas type beat but ll does good on it. its a "comeback" and it is tight. 5/5
14.mirror mirror- weird beat. kinda weird song. prolly one of the worst on the cd. 1/5
15.big mama (unconditional love)-this song definetely has a great theme and it makes you feel good. its for his grandma and it is good and just plain good-hearted but still one of the best to listen to, as the lyrics really tell a good story. dru hill is good too. 5/5

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars thought you retired, October 19, 2002

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Sherance M. Brothers (Jasper, Alabama United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 10 (Audio CD)

the song paradise with amerie is pretty neat but to all LL fans if you like this my advice is to cop it but to me he's trying to sell in by following rules by getting the neptunes which he did'nt need back on previous tunes to make a hit cause LL's always held his own ground but then again the game's changed.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars LL just doesn't get it..., February 27, 2003

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Buddhaful (MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 10 (Audio CD)

You can't be everything to everyone; some people aren't going to like you. But LL Cool J is desperate enough to try anyway. The result being just a whole lot of unfinished ideas. I actually wanted to like this album but it self-destructs on itself. LL Cool wants the "sensual lover" with a "thug image", which usually never gets pulled off (Jaheim has some issues to work out there too). Some songs he wants to impress the ladies by turning into the Al Green of hip-hop, which only goes so far because then he get raveled up into becoming the guy from the ghetto, which comes off as fake and obnoxious.

He starts his venture with 3 love jams: "Born To Love You", "Luv U Better" and "Paradise" featuring Amerie. "Luv U Better" and "Born To Love You" aren't all what they crack up to be. LL doesn't realize that a different kind of vibe needs a different kind of rap. Slow down a little and enjoy the ride. Even the stand out track, the breezy "Paradise" featuring the smart and sultry Amerie doesn't kick into full gear because he refuses to care about each track enough to put some heart into it and make them personable.

The thug image comes up next with "Clockin' G's", a strange beat, but still uninteresting, bouncer. "After School" goes for the reppin' the block idea, that Jennifer Lopez has butchered to death, but doesn't work. "...After school, I swim in the pool..." his lyrics haven't really been worked on after the first draft. The hidden track, "All I Have" the painfully horrible song with Jennifer Lopez lacks any chemistry, or for that matter, any vocal talent.

Maybe LL has gotten disconnected with who he is and what got him here. Maybe he is going through a transition phase. Maybe he should stop flexing his muscles and spend more time at the studio. But definitely don't get this album.