Top 5 Tracks- Day 10

Subject: Top 5 Tracks- Day 10 Tue 04 Jan 2011, 4:50 pm

Today's featured artist is James Todd Smith, better known as LL Cool J.

Subject: Re: Top 5 Tracks- Day 10 Tue 04 Jan 2011, 5:03 pm

I'm Bad(to me this song epitomizes LL more than any other song in his discography. It's got his signature swagger. It's got his agressive, arrogant, battle infused lyricism. It's simply perfect IMO.)

Rock The Bells
MSKYO
Around The Way Girl
I Can't Live Without My Radio
The Boomin System

Subject: Re: Top 5 Tracks- Day 10 Tue 04 Jan 2011, 5:18 pm

Damn Terry, great minds think damn near alike.

Mama Said Knock You Out
Rock The Bells
I'm Bad
Around The Way Girl
Till The Break Of Dawn

Subject: Re: Top 5 Tracks- Day 10 Tue 04 Jan 2011, 7:24 pm

No love for LL? C'Mon peeps!!

Subject: Re: Top 5 Tracks- Day 10 Tue 04 Jan 2011, 7:30 pm

well, i think me and Powell are alone in our man love for LL.

Subject: Re: Top 5 Tracks- Day 10 Tue 04 Jan 2011, 7:31 pm

Damn, i just noticed i listed 6 songs. oh well, there's still more i want to list.

Subject: Re: Top 5 Tracks- Day 10 Tue 04 Jan 2011, 7:34 pm

I'm sure more will post at some point. and it's all good about the 6 songs, there's easily a few more I could have listed.

LL is only about a Top 30-40 rapper for me, but he's got lots of classic songs.

Subject: Re: Top 5 Tracks- Day 10 Tue 04 Jan 2011, 7:35 pm

I will post mine later...I'm about to shower and go get food. I need to post my Rakim joints, also.

Subject: Re: Top 5 Tracks- Day 10 Tue 04 Jan 2011, 8:07 pm

No order

1-900 LL Cool J
The Breakthrough
U Can't Fuck With Me
I'm Bad
You'll Rock

Go Hawks Posts : 4016 Join date : 2009-09-24

Loungin (Who Do Ya Luv) (Favorite LL song)
Hey Lover
I'm Bad
I Can't Live Without My Radio
Candy (fuck y'all, I'm a New Edition stan...lol)

Subject: Re: Top 5 Tracks- Day 10 Tue 04 Jan 2011, 8:46 pm

LL is in my top 20 and his singles are a major reason why.

Around The Way Girl
Mama Said
6 Minutes Of Pleasure
Father
Doin It and Jingling Baby (tied)

That was hard. I'm Bad could squeeze in also.

Subject: Re: Top 5 Tracks- Day 10 Tue 04 Jan 2011, 8:53 pm

Victor Shade wrote:: Loungin (Who Do Ya Luv) (Favorite LL song)
Hey Lover
I'm Bad
I Can't Live Without My Radio
Candy (fuck y'all, I'm a New Edition stan...lol)

I'm a New Edition stan as well, and I almost listed Loungin.

Subject: Re: Top 5 Tracks- Day 10 Tue 04 Jan 2011, 9:47 pm

Life As...
Mama Said Knock You Out
Crossroads
I Shot Ya
Hey Lover (my sentimental pick)

E-4000, Ya Smell Me? Posts : 4876 Join date : 2009-05-31

The Do Wop is the illest LL track...maybe the dopest Old School track of all to me.

I'm Bad
Why Do You Think They Call It Dope?
Rock The Bells
The Breakthrough

Subject: Re: Top 5 Tracks- Day 10 Tue 04 Jan 2011, 10:58 pm

I Shot Ya Remix
MSKYO
I Can't Live Without My Radio
Rock The Bells
To Da Break Of Dawn

KJ, LL is only a top 30 rapper to you? I thought he was way higher up..

Subject: Re: Top 5 Tracks- Day 10 Wed 05 Jan 2011, 12:19 am

Shaun wrote:: I Shot Ya Remix
MSKYO
I Can't Live Without My Radio
Rock The Bells
To Da Break Of Dawn

KJ, LL is only a top 30 rapper to you? I thought he was way higher up..

A decade ago he was in my Top 10-15, but the duds over the last several years dropped him down on my list. I really don't bump any of his albums post-Mr. Smith. Exit 13 is a decent album (or at least better than critics make it out to be) but the replay value is limited.

Subject: Re: Top 5 Tracks- Day 10 Wed 05 Jan 2011, 12:32 am

hmmm Cool J has a top 100 for me but here are the first 5 that came to mind for me right now

in no particular order:

Backseat
Rock The Bells
You'll Rock
Jack The Ripper
The Breakthrough
I Need A Beat (original version)

I know that's 6 but fuck it mane!

Cool J is number 5 in my top 5 of all-time....even his duds can't bring him down from that pedestal IMO....the man has released more than enough dopeness throughout his long career to be ranked right there IMO.....I mean Kane is top 10 as well IMO...but has released far less dopeness overall than Cool J but he deserves his ranking there as well....

CO-SIGNAGE with Kid Joe on the extreme dopeness of the Doo Wop.....that song is just crazy from him along with at least 99 other joints......

Subject: Re: Top 5 Tracks- Day 10 Wed 05 Jan 2011, 12:57 am

Around the Way Girl
Mama Said Knock You Out
Rock the Bells
I Shot Ya Remix

the 5th spot is really hard id probly give the edge to The Do Wop or Im Bad with 4,3,2,1 also in the mix

Subject: Re: Top 5 Tracks- Day 10 Wed 05 Jan 2011, 12:57 am

nice Powell, Jack the Ripper is up there for me too

Subject: Re: Top 5 Tracks- Day 10 Wed 05 Jan 2011, 1:17 am

"Around the Way Girl"
"Doin' It"
"Loungin' (Who Do Ya Luv?)"
"Hush" (fuck haters)
"Jingling Baby (Remixed But Still Jingling)"

tough picks...Powell, "Back Seat" for real?

Subject: Re: Top 5 Tracks- Day 10 Wed 05 Jan 2011, 2:44 am

parker lewis wrote:: The Do Wop is the illest LL track...maybe the dopest Old School track of all to me.

I'm Bad
Why Do You Think They Call It Dope?
Rock The Bells
The Breakthrough

Yeah I almost put both The Do Wop & .357 Break It On Down, but I didn't want Bigger And Deffer to almost have a clean sweep of my top 5.

Subject: Re: Top 5 Tracks- Day 10 Wed 05 Jan 2011, 8:57 am

ctrx wrote:: "Around the Way Girl"
"Doin' It"
"Loungin' (Who Do Ya Luv?)"
"Hush" (fuck haters)
"Jingling Baby (Remixed But Still Jingling)"

tough picks...Powell, "Back Seat" for real?

Why not?? you picked "Hush"...lol

I think the production and concept on Backseat is way better than what he did on "Hush", that one is not even in my top 60 of all-time from him, I think it's one of his "cute" songs...lol..but Backseat has a ridiculous bassline on it and the lyrics (although they are obviously just about him crushing some ass in the Backseat of his Jeep) are still legit....he paints the picture very vividly IMO...lol

Subject: Re: Top 5 Tracks- Day 10 Wed 05 Jan 2011, 9:02 am

RompedOutCutthoat wrote:

parker lewis wrote:: The Do Wop is the illest LL track...maybe the dopest Old School track of all to me.

I'm Bad
Why Do You Think They Call It Dope?
Rock The Bells
The Breakthrough

Yeah I almost put both The Do Wop & .357 Break It On Down, but I didn't want Bigger And Deffer to almost have a clean sweep of my top 5.

Another banger mentioned by B.Shaw with 357. Break It On Down...

shit I would add The Power Of God....Rampage/with EPMD........My Rhyme Ain't Done......I Want You......Clap Your Hands......Fa Ha......The Truth (off the Kayslay album)........Ill Bomb.....Rock The Bells (original version).......Break A Dawn....Murdergram.....Dangerous

this man is a top 5 of all-time emcee EASILY.....he has a bunch of bangers to be mentioned

Subject: Re: Top 5 Tracks- Day 10 Wed 05 Jan 2011, 9:39 am

I Be Gettin Busy>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Subject: Re: Top 5 Tracks- Day 10 Wed 05 Jan 2011, 10:27 am

T. Myers wrote:: I Be Gettin Busy>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

CO-SIGNAGE!

Subject: Re: Top 5 Tracks- Day 10 Wed 05 Jan 2011, 10:56 am

The Truth>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Subject: Re: Top 5 Tracks- Day 10 Wed 05 Jan 2011, 12:53 pm

Back Seat>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Hush

That said, neither are Top 10 LL tracks IMO.

E-4000, Ya Smell Me? Posts : 4876 Join date : 2009-05-31

The entire Bigger & Deffer album except I Need Love could've made it, really.

Subject: Re: Top 5 Tracks- Day 10 Wed 05 Jan 2011, 1:22 pm

parker lewis wrote:: The entire Bigger & Deffer album except I Need Love could've made it, really.

I Need Love is one of the best songs on Bigger & Deffer IMO. I feel it's a Top 10 song by LL overall.

I almost listed Eat Em Up L Chill, but I didn't want MSKYO to have 4 out of my 5 spots.

Subject: Re: Top 5 Tracks- Day 10 Wed 05 Jan 2011, 4:41 pm

KJ Styles wrote:

parker lewis wrote:: The entire Bigger & Deffer album except I Need Love could've made it, really.

I Need Love is one of the best songs on Bigger & Deffer IMO. I feel it's a Top 10 song by LL overall.

I almost listed Eat Em Up L Chill, but I didn't want MSKYO to have 4 out of my 5 spots.

CO-SIGNAGE...

I Need Love is a top 7 song from Cool J for me easily

Eat 'Em Up L Chill is classic....his lyrical display on that one was pretty sick...it's another one of his battle oriented songs.....I have that one in his top 20....

Subject: Re: Top 5 Tracks- Day 10 Wed 05 Jan 2011, 9:07 pm

I'm Bad
Ill Bomb
4321
MSKYO
Hey Lover (you have no idea how many times I smashed to this song, lol)

Subject: Re: Top 5 Tracks- Day 10 Thu 06 Jan 2011, 5:00 pm

Tran, Kanday is a great song. You don't need to justify your pick man.

My Top 5:

I'm Bad
Rock The Bells
Mama Said Knock You Out
Jack The Ripper
I Can't Live Without My Radio

Subject: Re: Top 5 Tracks- Day 10 Thu 06 Jan 2011, 5:02 pm

Candy and Kanday are 2 different songs.

Subject: Re: Top 5 Tracks- Day 10 Thu 06 Jan 2011, 5:05 pm

I guess I need to brush up on my LL then. I never heard Candy. Did he jack the New Edition beat or something?.....lol

Subject: Re: Top 5 Tracks- Day 10 Thu 06 Jan 2011, 5:10 pm