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Mr Smith

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and it's a must have!, its listenable and enjoyable and it doesnt get old. Now LL is 1 of my favourite artists and this is 1 of my favourite albums released by him!. he has now been in the game for 20 years and has a great lineup of albums that will keep everyone bumping.

Now to the album, i do prefer the first half of the album since it has a better lineup of songs, the 2nd half is almost as good though, and also i must say the beats on this album are great, LL fits in well with it all.
My Favourite tracks include, "Doin' It", "Hey Lover" and "I Shot Ya".

LL Cool J brought us something good here, I just love turning on the cd player and having "Make It Hot" come on, cause i no from there it's gonna be another great listen. There isn't any bad songs, although i would've loved the remix of "Loungin" to be on the album, and also there are a couple fillers, but it doesnt change how good the album is.
Anyways...LL changed the way i look at and like music, i was all into gangsta rap and i just needed to notice that there was more then that.

"Mr Smith" is a must have! and i reccommend any hip-hop lover get it A.S.A.P.

This 1 of the greatest LL albums there is even though it has a lot of samples, you can listen with just about anybody Good Cd!!!!!

Though it failed to reach the Top Ten on the Hot 200 (it peaked at still respectable #20), MR. SMITH achieved Double-Platinum status in sales and ended up becoming LL Cool J's best-selling album. Three Top Ten hits were scored from this record alone, the most from any of LL's albums. The wistful Boyz II Men duet "Hey Lover" (#3 Pop, #3 R&B, #1 Rap), the delightfully raunchy "Doin' It" (#9 Pop, #7 R&B, #2 Rap), and the seductive "Loungin'" (#3 Pop, #4 R&B, #1 Rap) were all over both urban and pop radio all throughout `95 and `96, and they still hold up as three of LL's sensual best.

Aside from the hits, MR. SMITH finds LL at his best on the sexy jams "Make It Hot" and "God Bless," and the autobiographical cuts "Hip Hop" (a nostalgic homage to his craft, mentors, and peers) and "Hollis To Hollywood" (a parable detailing his accent to fame). The album only stumbles during it's midsection, in which LL attempts to be hardcore on "Life As . . .," "I Shot Ya," and the title track, none of which works. LL may not be a credible gangsta, but as long as he sticks to the sexy hip-pop he does best, MR. SMITH is quite entertaining.

the bomb he has a way of turning your mind to the future trying to achieve in a new light he also takes u on a journey of his life not all peaches and cream like most would think!!!!!!!!!! END

all of the tracks are tight. this is when ll cool j. was pimpin. some of the bumpin tracks on this bangin cd are the intro, doin it, hey lover, no airplay , holis to hollywood, lougin, you can not live without this cd. so what are you waiting for. pick up this cd now from amazon.com and start listing to it. you can NOT live without it. it's the tight.

Back when he took a dive after releasing "14 Shots to the Dome" he came back with a vengeance with Mr. Smith. To me, this is the best album he came out with so far and should have sold more than it did. On this album, even though every one of them has samples of other songs, I can listen to it all the way through. Like I said, classic album but very underrated.

Lloyd's Favorites:
Hey Lover
Doin It
I Shot Ya! (also the remix)
Mr. Smith
No Airplay
Hollis to Hollywood (but is he good?)
God Bless
Loungin (the remix)

This is one of LL's best albums. I highly recommend this for any fan of LL Cool J or anyone just getting into LL Cool J.

MY TOP 5 FAVOURITE SONGS:
1. I Shot Ya
2. I Shot Ya (Remix)
3. Doin' It
4. Make It Hot
5. Hip Hop

LL has been around so long that every hiphop fan in the last 10years must have at least one of his albums. His resume speaks for itself, a veteran who has endured crazy ups+downs throughout his career. This album can be summed up in one word for me.....SMOOTH. The production by Trackmasters and Chyskillz (on one) were perfectly crafted for LL to bless. The beats range from very organic live drum sounding beats to straight up headnodding anthems. The subject matter is same as always, rap ballads (which only he usually pulls off), boastful raps about his career+standing in the hiphop game and crushing wack mc's. I suppose why change if youre selling millions everytime you release an album??? The opening joint "Make It hot" starts the vibe perfectly cuz if youre feeling that you'll love the rest of the album. Its smooth, live drum sound compliments the cool(excuse the pun) delivery from LL. Both "Hip Hop" and "Hey Lover" have the same vibe. "Hip Hop" is a story about how he c ame up through the game where he uses titles of other artists songs/albums in the sentences to formulate his story. "Hey Lover" feat.Boyz II Men, which was the 1st single brings his ballad-side out to great effect. Wonderful wordplay mixed with soulful vocals from such an established group as the Boyz and masterful smooth production from the Trackmasterz make this probably his strongest ballad in his career to date. "Doin It" which was the 2nd single is more uptempo and fun in the format of a conversation between 2 lovers flirting sexily. The next 3 joints bring the harder edge to the album with barnstorming, whiplash inducing beats "Life As....", "I Shot Ya" and "Mr. Smith". A ll of which are 3 of the better tracks on show here. "No Airplay" is a very frustrating joint as somedays i like it and others i cant stand it. It has great hardcore lyrics but b'cuz he was taking a stab at the censors he dubs out the curses himself so it becomes irritaing after one verse. As I said, other days I find it hilarious. "Loungin" and "Hollis To Hollywood" are both smooth joints where LL runs shop and shows exactly why he has a rep as the main sex symbol in hiphop. "God Bless" and "Get Da Drop On Em"(my favourite) have harder beats than the previous 2 and will instantly get your head nodding along with soem of LL's better lyrics here, particularlly on "Get Da Drop On Em". After a brief prelude we have the "I Shot Ya (Remix)" where a whole host of guests (Fat Joe, Prodigy, Foxy Brown+Keith Murray) show love and put down good verses over the earlier joints beat with LL dropping a new verse himself. All in all this is definitely better than any of the albums he's dropped since then with exception only to "G.O.A.T." which is on par. Those 2 along with "Mama Said Knock You Out" are his best albums by a long shot.

I don't know how you can't like this album. All the songs are hot, this is during LL's Prime. It's hard to pick my favorite song cous there so many. The song weak point of the album are the filler which is the intro and the interlude but the album is great. one of COOL J'S best.

ll cool j, biz markie, will smith, and slick rick are all rappers that started rap, and that are still popular today. the best song on this album is "i shot ya" (remix) (featuring Keith Murray, Prodigy, Foxy Brown & Fat Joe), and "doin it"