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All World 2

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One major point against this set is that 4 songs "Rock the Bells," "Jack the Ripper," "Big Ole Butt," and "Around the Way Girl" are already on the first All World compilation. Don't get me wrong, they're classic hip-hop tracks, but it's a bit unfair to those who may have been planning to buy both "All World" sets (I include myself in that group). I was expecting other newer singles such as "Father," "Imagine That," and "Control Myself" to be included, but aside from that it does a pretty descent job covering the second half of his career. Also, it is good to see the inclusion of older songs such as "I'm That Type of Guy," "To the Break of Dawn," and "Pink Cookies...," which did not make the last set.

...and by that I mean jumping on the trend in hip-hop the past decade or so where every single has to include raps from about 20 different guest artists, where a song's listing includes about half a dozen "with" and "and featuring" credits, to the point where the guy whose song it's supposed to be almost seems tacked on as an afterthought. Furthermore, the gratuitous swearing is off-putting. Yeah, yeah, I know that's how most of them do it these days, but you know what? LL rarely stooped that low in the first half of his career, so why's he think he's gotta do it now? Yeah, I know, he was the first rapper to include the word "mother******" on a record, but his profanity was pretty few and far between for a long time after that. This collection brings all of that to the forefront, however, and it's just disappointing if you like to listen to hip-hop that doesn't make you feel like a 12 year old.

Other reviewers have mentioned the odd inclusion of four songs from the previous collection, which is weird since this one's even purposely called "All World 2" as if to say "You need this to compliment the other one," even though it contains four duplicated songs. Why couldn't they have subbed a few more songs that didn't make either collection, like "Go Cut Creator Go" or his excellent re-working of the Rufus hit "Ain't Nobody" (featured in "Beavis & Butt-Head Do America")?

Having said that, there's some great songs on here - "Dear Yvette", "I'm That Type Of Guy", "Phenomenon", "Paradise", and the bizarre "Pink Cookies In A Plastic Bag Getting Crushed by Buildings". And it's an okay compliment to "All World 1", just kind of odd that both cover so much common ground where there are so many other great LL songs out there that didn't make either one.

good album but if u really want to hear some good LL go pick up the first all world which is classic


favorites:
Rock the Bells
Dear Yvette
I'm That Type of Guy
Big Ole Butt
Pink Cookies in a Plastic Bag Getting Crushed by Buildings
Ill Bomb
4, 3, 2, 1

as u can see ll first half of his carrer is a lot better then he is now