LL Cool J ''THE FORCE'' Discussion Thread

[TripleAgent]

Black Code Suite is I love that he featured a traditional African music artist (not Afrobeats) on that track.

Really good album, the replay factor is high. Never saw Uncle L perform in the past, but if he tours in my city this year I'm definitely pulling up.

Oh and I love those Five Percenter bars on Huey in the Chair and Praise Him w Nas. I really miss the influence of the Five-Percent Nation in hip hop. Peace to the Gods!

DO THAT. DO NOT HESITATE.

 

[Playaz Eyez]

LL Cool J is an incredible performer still today. Saw him last year for that F.O.R.C.E. concert and it was great. Stage presence, no background track, very minimal holding the mic to the crowd stuff, etc. seeing something like that then remembering how terrible A Boogie was a couple years prior was

 

[Bleed The Freak]

LL Cool J is an incredible performer still today. Saw him last year for that F.O.R.C.E. concert and it was great. Stage presence, no background track, very minimal holding the mic to the crowd stuff, etc. seeing something like that then remembering how terrible A Boogie was a couple years prior was

LL is phenomenal live. Went to the same tour

 

[DrexlersFade]

I have no idea either lol. Feels like the shyt is just random. Like you said LL was EVERYWHERE promoting. Dropped three videos. Had the Eminem feature. Performed an incredible set at the VMAS. Reviews have been glowing. I wasn’t expecting nothing crazy but thought 20K might’ve been doable considering the positive word of mouth.

Black Code Suite is I love that he featured a traditional African music artist (not Afrobeats) on that track.

Really good album, the replay factor is high. Never saw Uncle L perform in the past, but if he tours in my city this year I'm definitely pulling up.

Oh and I love those Five Percenter bars on Huey in the Chair and Praise Him w Nas. I really miss the influence of the Five-Percent Nation in hip hop. Peace to the Gods!

DO THAT. DO NOT HESITATE.

LL Cool J is an incredible performer still today. Saw him last year for that F.O.R.C.E. concert and it was great. Stage presence, no background track, very minimal holding the mic to the crowd stuff, etc. seeing something like that then remembering how terrible A Boogie was a couple years prior was

LL is phenomenal live. Went to the same tour

@QBN listen to these guys I saw him on the Force too amazing performer live.

 

[valet]

I heard a review where the person said they felt LL had ghostwriters. One song they said he sounded like Ross. And other songs they never heard him rap the way he did. Do you think it's evolution or he had help?

 

[Ziggiy]

I heard a review where the person said they felt LL had ghostwriters. One song they said he sounded like Ross. And other songs they never heard him rap the way he did. Do you think it's evolution or he had help?

He’s been very clear in every interview that he was taking his writing dead serious for this album. He dismantled the album he was doing with Dr Dre because he said his writing wasn’t up to par.

If there’s no proof to the contrary then LL wrote this album.

 

[Why-Fi]

I heard a review where the person said they felt LL had ghostwriters. One song they said he sounded like Ross. And other songs they never heard him rap the way he did. Do you think it's evolution or he had help?

i dont get that. someone who has written for decades suddenly needs help?

if you can power thru horrible production since he dropped '10' you can hear he has been rhyming like that for a while. ppl telling on themselves

 

[Fctftl]

This shyt might be album of the year

 

[patscorpio]

This was a nice album to ride too...I'm surprised

 

[DrexlersFade]

i dont get that. someone who has written for decades suddenly needs help?

if you can power thru horrible production since he dropped '10' you can hear he has been rhyming like that for a while. ppl telling on themselves

They always do

 

[Tommy Gibbs]

17K first week. Wish he would’ve cracked 20k given how awesome this project is but after 40 years the quality is the prize.

don't feel bad for him. He will make money touring. He's good. It's a dope album though.

 

[ArchStanton]

don't feel bad for him. He will make money touring. He's good. It's a dope album though.

I feel more bad for us because if the units don't move, then we might miss out on other quality projects that never get made. But I don't know that it's a huge concern for LL on this one, he wanted to make the best album he could and everything else seems to be secondary.

 

[Tommy Gibbs]

I feel more bad for us because if the units don't move, then we might miss out on other quality projects that never get made. But I don't know that it's a huge concern for LL on this one, he wanted to make the best album he could and everything else seems to be secondary.

no one is moving units today. Physical media is dead and we've seen how bots can be used to manipulate actual streaming numbers.

 

[Rakim Allah]

I been listening to pretty much nothing else but this album the last 10’days. Modern day masterpiece, friends.

 

[Pop123]

I heard a review where the person said they felt LL had ghostwriters. One song they said he sounded like Ross. And other songs they never heard him rap the way he did. Do you think it's evolution or he had help?

I don't think someone like LL would use writers...at least not verse writers, lol, maybe a hook or a bridge or something like that. You gotta keep in mind, it's 2024...he's been inactive, for the most part, for over 20 years. I would hope all that time he's been listening and studying and learning from all of these evolved, advanced lyricists would influence and improve his pen...I wouldn't expect him to be rapping like he rapped in 1999 today, lol.