Comments on: LL Cool J Todd Smith http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2006/04/ll-cool-j-todd-smith/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ll-cool-j-todd-smith Hip-Hop On A Higher Level Wed, 22 May 2013 17:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: J-Love http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2006/04/ll-cool-j-todd-smith/#comment-312502 J-Love Sun, 04 Mar 2007 05:29:19 +0000 http://www.xxlmag.com/?p=1189#comment-312502 GM said it best and i’m with him 100 % on this one. He’s approaching 40 and time should make you wiser and more of a man. Why should he buy into this gangster cRAP fad. It’s fake music without any soul in it. LL is the only one true guy with a brain in the hip hop music to date. How did the gangster stuff leak into the game, it needs to be checked out the back door. It’s 2007 and time for new ways of doing things.

]]> By: zaijah http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2006/04/ll-cool-j-todd-smith/#comment-255681 zaijah Sat, 20 Jan 2007 03:57:33 +0000 http://www.xxlmag.com/?p=1189#comment-255681 yo ll i think this beef is childish because people are going to be mad about what you have. so dont waist your breathe on these cats.

]]> By: Money Mi http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2006/04/ll-cool-j-todd-smith/#comment-228517 Money Mi Sun, 17 Dec 2006 06:48:19 +0000 http://www.xxlmag.com/?p=1189#comment-228517 LL to me needs to get that new Todd Smith pt.2 album straight. Cuz 50 gonna be gettin’ it together, HOPEFULLY TO BE A B.A.D. Pt. 2 album. (LLs BEST ALBUM) LL is the best, he just needs to look at these other pioneers (Snoop Dogg,Ice Cube,etc.) and find out how they still got thier swagg. Ima say this like I mean it:

LL, CUSS IN YO SONGS AGAIN!!!

]]> By: ron jackson http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2006/04/ll-cool-j-todd-smith/#comment-139432 ron jackson Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:14:43 +0000 http://www.xxlmag.com/?p=1189#comment-139432 yea i saw LL cool J with his brother Tony Smith *www.myspace.com/youngtoddny* in Las Vegas a few months ago. They showed mad love. Much sucess to the Smith family

]]> By: mark http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2006/04/ll-cool-j-todd-smith/#comment-139424 mark Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:58:31 +0000 http://www.xxlmag.com/?p=1189#comment-139424 i met LL at a party last week. He still seems cocky after all these years. He was with his brother Tony Smith who seemed a bit more outgoing. he s on myspace too. http://www.myspace.com/youngtoddny nice chatting with the smith family tho

]]> By: IL Duce http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2006/04/ll-cool-j-todd-smith/#comment-90677 IL Duce Tue, 22 Aug 2006 10:40:19 +0000 http://www.xxlmag.com/?p=1189#comment-90677 point blank there is juss some people who get repect no matter what. for instance Micheal Jordan…when he was a basketball player he was everyone’s favorite, when he was a baseball player, he was everyone’s favorite, when he came back to basketball rocking the 45 he was everyone’s favorite, and when he came back to play for the wizards he was everyone’s favorite. the same goes for LL Cool J. no matter what he does he get his respect. he fucking LL COOL J!!! and that’s the reason why canibus anit hear today…becuase if LL Cool J tells you something you doit becuase he’s LL fucking COOL J!!!

]]> By: Holla http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2006/04/ll-cool-j-todd-smith/#comment-81790 Holla Sat, 12 Aug 2006 18:02:23 +0000 http://www.xxlmag.com/?p=1189#comment-81790 I got mad love for LL!!

]]> By: dopeboiFresh http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2006/04/ll-cool-j-todd-smith/#comment-81612 dopeboiFresh Sat, 12 Aug 2006 07:11:25 +0000 http://www.xxlmag.com/?p=1189#comment-81612 yall need to quite hatein on my man LL. He has done things yall fav. rapper or singer can’t and wont do. cheak this dudes track record… yeah i know u thinking… damn he really is better than my favorite rapper. cheak his sales, cheak his movies, cheak his accomplishments!!! flat out the man is good at what he does… so get off his startin five and quite hatein… flat out G.O.A.T. FLAT OUT!!

]]> By: allnice http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2006/04/ll-cool-j-todd-smith/#comment-63678 allnice Tue, 25 Jul 2006 08:25:42 +0000 http://www.xxlmag.com/?p=1189#comment-63678 This dude hasn’t been hot for a decade and a half. Momma said knock you out was the last fire shit he spit. After that, it was all about LL for the ladies. He had 4321, but it wasnt hot because he was on it. Anyways, I knew his sex appeal for the hoes was gonna wear out because diesel niggaz aren’t in anymore. Even 50 felt that hit when his album didnt do as much as Get Rich and Die Tryin, so now even he is backpedaling trying to really spit. This album is obviously garbage.

]]> By: babygirl http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2006/04/ll-cool-j-todd-smith/#comment-48077 babygirl Mon, 03 Jul 2006 22:24:56 +0000 http://www.xxlmag.com/?p=1189#comment-48077 you guys are all just jealous of his hotness! oh, and fiddy: you just wish you had as many women fans as L! a**holes!

]]> By: northtampaboy http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2006/04/ll-cool-j-todd-smith/#comment-38934 northtampaboy Sat, 17 Jun 2006 05:28:45 +0000 http://www.xxlmag.com/?p=1189#comment-38934 some of you cats kill me with this shit at age 40 what do you want him to rap about look at ice cube 40 years old still trying to be gangster l l knows how to make money so he will bounds back the question is how

]]> By: Mikey http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2006/04/ll-cool-j-todd-smith/#comment-31881 Mikey Sun, 04 Jun 2006 21:22:45 +0000 http://www.xxlmag.com/?p=1189#comment-31881 I agree, why so much hate on this album, it’s a grower, takes time. i wud say this album is 75% classic, the only song i didn’t like was “preserve the sexy” nice hook but the songs format and beat wernt tight. i love trk 9 ginuwine kills it. all u fellas buy this for ure girls or ure self cuz it’s strictly for the grown and sexy!

]]> By: Antagonist http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2006/04/ll-cool-j-todd-smith/#comment-31636 Antagonist Sat, 03 Jun 2006 23:35:23 +0000 http://www.xxlmag.com/?p=1189#comment-31636 Why the hate on this album? Sure it wasn’t groundbreaking but the album had a nice feel 2 it. It honestly deserves an L instead of an M.

]]> By: GOD'S GIFT http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2006/04/ll-cool-j-todd-smith/#comment-30822 GOD'S GIFT Fri, 02 Jun 2006 03:10:50 +0000 http://www.xxlmag.com/?p=1189#comment-30822 LL is a legend, when you’ve been around as long as he has you gotta get respect for that. because he’s a legend he should be able to retire whenever he feels like it, he’s earned that real niggas know that. The greats go out on their own, not always on a high note, but on their own. jordan, emmitt smith, jay. and lastly fuck critics/haters it’s easy to hate on somebody elses shit!

]]> By: playboy 901 http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2006/04/ll-cool-j-todd-smith/#comment-30387 playboy 901 Thu, 01 Jun 2006 15:18:17 +0000 http://www.xxlmag.com/?p=1189#comment-30387 only thing good about control myself is the video. I hated the song, but the video was so tight you couldnt help but to watch it. I was thinking about getting the cd but when i saw M, now i know i’m not getting it. Hell the albums they give a L sucks, so i can imagine a M.

]]> By: FUCK LL http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2006/04/ll-cool-j-todd-smith/#comment-30147 FUCK LL Thu, 01 Jun 2006 02:35:29 +0000 http://www.xxlmag.com/?p=1189#comment-30147 I never liked ll, the only thing good about control myself is the flow. He should have went and gotten a dr. dre beat or swizz beat and gotten a hook from nate dogg. That would have been a bigger hit. I dont like ll because he is to egotistical, he is considered a legend for nothing and he has very few good songs. very few. The only reason he got an M and not an S is because he is considered a legend.

]]> By: Bobby http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2006/04/ll-cool-j-todd-smith/#comment-30014 Bobby Wed, 31 May 2006 21:35:07 +0000 http://www.xxlmag.com/?p=1189#comment-30014 By looking at the rating for this album, you can tell that there seems to be a hate for DefJam and love Interscope. If you pick up a XXL mag interscope artists all over it. XXL suckin’ Jimmy Iovine dick so all there artist come to there mag for publicity instead of Vibe, and other mags. Theres a similar case with Jay-Z & MTV , i really don’t know whose pulling the strings these days.

]]> By: sidi http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2006/04/ll-cool-j-todd-smith/#comment-28719 sidi Mon, 29 May 2006 09:46:27 +0000 http://www.xxlmag.com/?p=1189#comment-28719 he should retire….to movies !

]]> By: ARSANIC http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2006/04/ll-cool-j-todd-smith/#comment-27846 ARSANIC Fri, 26 May 2006 21:03:55 +0000 http://www.xxlmag.com/?p=1189#comment-27846 ICON WHO OVERSTAYED HIS WELCOME

]]> By: seankai http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2006/04/ll-cool-j-todd-smith/#comment-27269 seankai Thu, 25 May 2006 22:18:22 +0000 http://www.xxlmag.com/?p=1189#comment-27269 I have respect for LL being in the game so long and still coming out with some bangers here and there. This is the first album I’ve bought of his since Mr. Smith and on the real, that fool owes me 15 dollars. A lot of the production was wack, the beats are either dated or just plain fucked. After hearing ‘freeze’ with Lyfe Jennings (who’s album is well worth buying) I thought the album had a chance but I was wrong. I don’t understand how after getting all that support; producers and artists alike.. the results could be beyond disappointment, but straight up ridiculous.. The lyrics for the most part are not only weak but elementary, talking about material things like every other artist on some of the tracks, I would expect more from a man like him. Maybe he’s just trying to push his new line. Seems like he’s having a hard time staying relevant. It shows every now and then in his career and it’s happened once again with this album.

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