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Big
Bad Wolf
Doin'
It
Hey
Lover (Clean)
ft Boyz II Men
I
Shot Ya
I
Shot Ya (Remix)
ft K. Murray, Prodigy, Fat Joe, Foxy Brown
Jingling
Baby (Long Version)
Loungin'
(Remix)
Producers: Jean Claude "Poke"
Olivier, Tone (tracks 1-4, 7, 11, 13-15); Rashad Smith (tracks
5, 10, 12); Easy Mo Bee (track 6); ChySkillz (track 8); Chad
"Dr. Ceuss" Elliot (track 9). Engineers: Paul Lanni
(tracks 1-3, 11, 13-14); Jim "Jiff" Hinger (track 4);
Mario Rodriguez (tracks 5, 10, 12); Mike Iverson (track 6);
George Karras (tracks 7, 15); Rich July (track 8); Kevin Thomas
(track 9). All songs co-written by LL Cool J except
"Prelude" (Jean Claude "Poke" Olivier).
Samples include "I Like It" (as performed by DeBarge),
"Message From The Soul Sisters" (as performed by Myra
Barns), "The Book Of Love" (as performed by Isaac
Hayes) and "My Jamaican Guy" (as performed by Grace
Jones). Interpolations include "The Lady In My Life"
(as performed by Michael Jackson) and "Nite And Day"
(as performed by Al B. Sure!). "Hey Lover" won the
1997 Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance. MR. SMITH was
nominated for the 1997 Grammy for Best Rap Album. While many of
rap music's old-school artists have suffered a downfall, Def
Jam's first recording artist, LL Cool J, has remained at the top
of the list of successful, surviving MCs. His Lady-Lovin'
personality and party-rocking rhyming style are only two reasons
for the platinum success of his sixth album, MR. SMITH. Call it
a comeback. MR. SMITH recalls several moments of 1990's MAMA
SAID KNOCK YOU OUT in both its smoothed-out and hard-core
hits--the two sides of LL's hip-hop persona. The album's
lead-off single, "Hey Lover," features harmonized
crooning from Boyz II Men, and once again crowns LL as the king
of the rap ballad. Likewise, on "Doin' It," he gets
vocally soft and intimate for a duet with LeShaun. But the album
features its tough moments as well, particularly when Keith
Murray, Mobb Deep's Prodigy and others add their street flavor
to a remix of the headbanger track, "I Shot Ya."
Vocals: LL Cool J,
Boyz II Men, Le Shaun, Total, Keith Murray, Prodigy, Fat Joe,
Foxy Brown
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Mr. Smith
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The
Intro (Skit) |
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2._ |
Make
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3._ |
Hip
Hop |
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Hey
Lover (featuring Boyz II Men) |
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5._ |
Doin
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6._ |
Life
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I
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8._ |
Mr.
Smith |
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9._ |
No
Airplay |
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10._ |
Loungin |
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11._ |
Hollis
To Hollywood |
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God
Bless |
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13._ |
Get
Da Drop On 'Em |
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14._ |
Prelude
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I
Shot Ya (Remix) |
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Label:
Def Jam
Release
Date: 11/21/1995
Available Formats: CD, Cassette, Vinyl
Genre: R&B/Soul
Catalog Number: 523 845
Distributor: Universal Distribution
Spars Code: n/a
Mono/Stereo: Stereo
Studio/Live: Studio
Available for Purchase: Y
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