Author Topic: LL Cool J is Ten time crazy (Read 220 times)

Crenshaw_blvd · « **on:** January 17, 2002, 05:45:09 AM »

Though LL Cool J has shed 35 pounds to be more physically fit and look a little more appealing on the silver screen, his diet and subsequent weight loss have nothing to do with his appetite. LL is ready to feast off of a full plate of new hits.

"You sound angry," Onyx's Fredro Starr told Cool J Friday night in New York's Dimension Studios about L's recent freestyles on mixtapes.

"Nah, actually I'm happy, brother," LL retorted with a smile. "I know what you mean, though — I'm hungry."

Cool J, who stopped by Onyx's session to hear tracks by producer Self (DMX, Ja Rule), who's working on Onyx's project, is in the homestretch of recording his tenth LP, aptly titled Ten, and already has a first single lined up.

Uncle L is hoping that Usher will sing the hook on his potential club banger "Love You Better," which was produced by the Neptunes, according to Eric Knicks, the A&R rep on the album .

Look for that track to hit the airwaves sometime next month, giving just enough set-up time for Ten's scheduled May release date.

Keeping with the whole Ten theme, it's looking like the album will have 10 songs, five produced by the Neptunes, three by Trackmasters and two by Ron "Amen Ra" Lawrence. "It's just me [on the album]," Cool J said about featuring other MCs. Missy Elliott and Timbaland protégé Tweet does sing a hook on one of the songs.

"My direction was to keep him where his core fans were — women and hip-hop," said Knicks, who also disclosed that like the smash Mama Said Knock You Out, there will be no curse words on Ten. "You don't want to take LL back to rhyming on the street corner. It's vintage LL, what everybody wants to hear LL rapping about. He talks a lot to the ladies but he also talks to the fellas, like on this song called 'Niggy, Niggy, Nuts.' "

BL7 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 17, 2002, 06:33:24 AM »

This sounds like bullshit! Not the story, but the album. C'mon, The neptunes producing FIVE tracks? and it only has TEN tracks? That's gonna be a whack as fuck album.

Jome · « **Reply #2 on:** January 17, 2002, 07:42:06 AM »

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This sounds like bullshit! Not the story, but the album. C'mon, The neptunes producing FIVE tracks? and it only has TEN tracks? That's gonna be a whack as fuck album.

I heard this on several sites, so it sounds true, and its a trend to drop them skits and fillers, and just have phat tracks on there. And allthough the oldschool-headz disagree, Neptunes is actually pretty dope. It's not for nuthin that Jigga, Noreaga, Busta, LL, Eminem, Method Man etc. want their beats. I agree they can get repetetive, but they're good.

Don Rizzle · « **Reply #3 on:** January 17, 2002, 09:06:36 AM »

haha so these only gone be 6 trax on this album cos all neptunes trax sound the same its just gone 5 mixes of the same song....

Trauma-san · « **Reply #4 on:** January 17, 2002, 10:07:25 AM »

Ha, i'll bet this album'sg onna be hot. LL = Legend.

Jome · « **Reply #5 on:** January 17, 2002, 03:09:11 PM »

From y2khiphop
Same 'ol, same 'ol with LL's new album

Thursday, January 17, 2002 Posted by Notorious-Ian

LL Cool J is wrapping up the release of his tenth album, "Ten" and has already decided what the first single from the album will be. What seems like the sequel to "Phenomenom", LL has put together 10 new tracks for what is said to be his last release on DefJam. The production on the album doesn't vary too much, with The Neptunes handling 5 tracks, long time affilates, The Trackmasters on the boards for another 3 tracks and Ron "Amen Ra" Lawrence on the remaining couple. With the exception of R&B hooks, there are no guest appearances on this new album, it's all LL on this one. The first single from the album will be a track titled "Love You Better". "Ten" will drop sometime in May.