LL Cool J "All World: Greatest Hits"

Posted on 11.5.1996

LL Cool J
Album: All World: Greatest Hits
Release date: November 5, 1996
Label: Def Jam

review:
The very epitome of "been there, done that," LL Cool J also has the distinction of having originated (or, at least, being the most proficient at) half a dozen rap styles. On the hits collection All World, all the phases are represented: he was "hard as hell" on 1986’s "Rock the Bells" and again on 1991’s "Mama Said Knock You Out"; on 1987’s "I Need Love," he was the painfully sappy precursor to Boyz II Men, but he had the formula down pat for 1990’s "Around the Way Girl" (and then he went sappy again on 1995’s "Hey Lover," a collaboration with the Boyz); and 1988’s "Going Back to Cali" found him stylin’. He’s had his ups and downs and managed to produce only a couple of truly killer albums, but LL’s first dozen years show that he’s left his stamp on nearly every facet of the hip-hop world. —Randy Silver

Tracklisting:
1. I Can’t Live Without My Radio
2. Rock The Bells
3. I’m Bad
4. I Need Love
5. Going Back To Cali
6. Jack The Ripper
7. Jingling Baby
8. Big Ole Butt
9. The Boomin’ System
10. Around The Way Girl
11. Mama Said Knock You Out
12. Back Seat
13. I Need A Beat
14. Doin It
15. Loungin (Who Do Ya Luv)
16. Hey Lover

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