- Exit 13
Infobox Album
Name = Exit 13
Type = studio
Artist =LL Cool J
Released = September 9, 2008
Recorded = 2006–2008
Genre =East Coast hip hop
Length = 72:43
Label = Def Jam
Producer =LL Cool J (exec.) Suits & Ray Burghardt,Ryan Leslie , Illfonics, The Dream Team,DJ Scratch , Frado & Absolut,Tricky Stewart , Raw Uncut,Marley Marl , Cue Beats,Dame Grease ,StreetRunner
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fifqxzrkldje 2008]
* Beats Per Millennium (1.4/10) [http://beatspermil.com/articles/ll-cool-j-exit-13 2008]
* DJBooth Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.djbooth.net/index/albums/review/ll-cool-j-exit-13-0909081/ 2008]
*Dotmusic Rating|5|10 [http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/080918/33/21zuf.html 2008]
* HipHopDX Rating|1|5 [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/reviews/id.1005/title.ll-cool-j-exit-13 2008]
* "Now" Rating|3|5 [http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/discs.cfm?content=164846 2008]
*Okayplayer (70/100) [http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/september-2008/ll-cool-j-200809266516/ link]
* RapReviews (8/10) [http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2008_09F_exit13.html 2008]
* "The Times " Rating|3|5 [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article4733734.ece 2008]
*Orange Karma Rating|4|5 [http://crediblemusicreviews.com/2008/09/09/ll-cool-j/ link]
Last album = "Todd Smith " (2006)
This album = "Exit 13" (2008)
Next album =Singles
Name = Exit 13
Type = Studio
single 1 = Rocking with the G.O.A.T.
single 1 date = June 20, 2008
single 2 = Baby
single 2 date = July 1, 2008
single 3 = Feel My Heart Beat
single 3 date = August 26, 2008"Exit 13" is the 13th and final album on
LL Cool J 's record deal withDef Jam Recordings , a deal that had lasted for more than twenty years. The album was originally titled "Todd Smith Pt. 2: Back to Cool". It was released on September 9, 2008.Production
Initially, the executive producer was supposed to be fellow Queens emcee
50 Cent , but that has yet to come to fruition. This album will also be the first LL Cool J album since "G.O.A.T. " to have the parental advisory label for explicit lyrics; however LL confirmed in an interview with Chicago radio personality DJ Z that the vulgarities would not be heavy and the edited version would have alternate lyrics rather than simply omitting the vulgarities. [ [http://www.djbooth.net/index/interviews/entry/ll-cool-j-interview-0814081/ LL Cool J interview on DJBooth.net] ] LL andDJ Kayslay recently teamed up to release his very first mixtape as a prelude to Exit 13, titled "The Return of the G.O.A.T.".Other contributors for this album include
50 Cent ,Sheek Louch ,Fat Joe ,Ryan Leslie ,Wyclef Jean ,The-Dream ,Lil Mo ,Grandmaster Caz ,Funkmaster Flex andRichie Sambora .ingles
The warm-up single, "Rockin' With the G.O.A.T.," premiered on June 20, 2008.
The first official single, "Baby" featuring
The-Dream was released on July 1, 2008 to the iTunes Music Store. On August 19, 2008, iTunes released the rock remix featuringRichie Sambora , with a rock rhythm and sped-up lyrics.The second official single, "Feel My Heart Beat" featuring
50 Cent was released on August 26, 2008. The song has not yet entered the charts.Track listing
Chart positions
"Exit 13" debuted at #9 on the Billboard 200, becoming the lowest first week sales for an LL Cool J album to date.
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