LL Cool J himself would warn listeners against calling it a comeback, because he's been around since the mid-'80s churning out records the whole time.
And while 2006's Todd Smith doesn't pack near the punch of Radio or even '90s material like Mama Said Knock You Out, the album proves that Cool James always has and always will have wit and style to spare.
At this point, LL makes few pretenses to being street, and Todd Smith is straight commercial pop-rap, with production from industry heavyweights Pharrell, Timbaland, and Scott Storch, among others.
The rapper also brings on a whole host of guest stars, including Jennifer Lopez (on the album's lead-off single "Control Myself"), Mary J.
Blige, Ne-Yo, and Jamie Foxx, among others.
The result is solid radio-friendly hip-hop from a veteran of the genre.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It's LL and SantanaL. James | LL Cool J, Juelz Santana | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| 2 | Control MyselfA. Baker, J.C. Phillips, R. Toby | LL Cool J, Jennifer Lopez | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | Best Dress | LL Cool J, Jamie Foxx | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 4 | Preserve the Sexy | LL Cool J, Teairra Marí | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 5 | What You WantA. Elias | LL Cool J | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 6 | I've ChangedS. Barnes, R. Toby | LL Cool J, Ryan Toby | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | Ooh WeeR. Toby | LL Cool J, Ginuwine | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 8 | #1 FanS. Barnes | LL Cool J | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 9 | Down the AisleS. Barnes, S. Garrett, R. Toby | LL Cool J, 112 | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 10 | We're Gonna Make ItRev. E.D. Campbell, T.C. Campbell, R. Harrell, C.J. King, R. Toby | LL Cool J | Play | 04:54 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 11 | Control Myself | LL Cool J | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 12 | Favourite Flavour | LL Cool J, Mary J. Blige | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 13 | Freez | LL Cool J | Play | 04:52 | 11 MB | 30 MB |
| 14 | So Sick (Remix) | LL Cool J, Ne-Yo | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 55 mins | 127 MB | |||||
| 55 mins | 369 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 112 | Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 2 | Jason Agel | Engineer, Mixing Assistant |
| 3 | Asif Ali | Engineer |
| 4 | Angelo Aponte | Engineer |
| 5 | A. Baker | Composer |
| 6 | Christian Baker | Mixing Assistant |
| 7 | David Baldford | Keyboards |
| 8 | Marc Baptiste | Photography |
| 9 | S. Barnes | Composer |
| 10 | Mary J. Blige | Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 11 | Jay Brown | A&R |
| 12 | Ralph Cacciurri | Engineer |
| 13 | Rev. E.D. Campbell | Composer |
| 14 | T.C. Campbell | Composer |
| 15 | Carter Administration | Executive Producer |
| 16 | Jim Caruana | Engineer |
| 17 | Andrew Coleman | Engineer |
| 18 | Carol Corless | Package Production |
| 19 | Nichell Delvaille | Art Coordinator, Photography |
| 20 | Jermaine Dupri | Mixing, Producer |
| 21 | A. Elias | Composer |
| 22 | Jason Finkel | Mixing Assistant |
| 23 | Jamie Foxx | Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 24 | S. Garrett | Composer |
| 25 | Brian Garten | Engineer |
| 26 | Chris Gehringer | Mastering |
| 27 | Ginuwine | Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 28 | Jason Goldstein | Mixing |
| 29 | R. Harrell | Composer |
| 30 | Dave "Scooter" Honig | Trainer |
| 31 | John Horesco IV | Engineer |
| 32 | Jun Ishizeki | Engineer |
| 33 | L. James | Composer |
| 34 | Lyfe Jennings | Producer |
| 35 | Angela Johnson | Make-Up |
| 36 | Eric Johnson | Bass |
| 37 | Keezo Kane | Producer |
| 38 | Gimel Keaton | Engineer |
| 39 | Debra Killings | Vocals (Background) |
| 40 | Rob Kinelski | Engineer |
| 41 | C.J. King | Composer |
| 42 | LL Cool J | Primary Artist |
| 43 | Jennifer Lopez | Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 44 | Patrick Magee | Engineer |
| 45 | Teairra Marí | Performer, Primary Artist |
| 46 | Tadd Mingo | Engineer |
| 47 | Monica Morrow | Stylist |
| 48 | Adrienne Muhammad | A&R |
| 49 | Narcotics | Producer |
| 50 | Ne-Yo | Primary Artist |
| 51 | The Neptunes | Producer |
| 52 | Miredys Peguero | Vocals (Background) |
| 53 | J.C. Phillips | Composer |
| 54 | Poke | Producer |
| 55 | Corey Rooney | Vocal Producer |
| 56 | Juelz Santana | Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 57 | Justin Shtturtz | Engineer |
| 58 | Rob Skipworth | Mixing Assistant |
| 59 | James Todd Smith | Executive Producer |
| 60 | Phil Tan | Mixing |
| 61 | Robert Taylor | Guitar |
| 62 | R. Toby | Composer |
| 63 | Ryan Toby | Primary Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 64 | Tone | Producer |
| 65 | Alli Truch | Art Direction, Design |
| 66 | Seamus Tyson | Mixing Assistant |
| 67 | Patrick Viala | Mixing |
| 68 | Peter Wade | Engineer |
| 69 | Eric Weissman | Sample Clearance |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |