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  • The Miseducation of James Todd Smith

    L.L. Cool J
    So it was recently announced that “Exit 13”, the (natch) 13th album by rap legend LL Cool J, will be released this summer. Most LL fans have been pretty disappointed with the emcee/actor’s recorded output of late. The law of diminishing returns has definitely come into play. Quite simply, his last two albums were total crap, and the first single from his new one doesn’t bode well for the future.

    The fact that in 2008, LL Cool J is releasing a song called “I Cry” featuring singer Lil’ Mo is a bit of a head scratcher. After all, didn’t Ja Rule (last seen scratching his head, wondering what happened to his career) release a song called “I Cry” featuring Lil’ Mo seven years ago?

    It gets worse, folks…the song finds LL, who I might add is 40 years old, reciting tired street platitudes over generic production. It’s quite disappointing, and the fact that LL has joined forces with 50 Cent for at least part of this album disturbs me. Even when he wasn’t as far from his Queens roots as he is now, he didn’t pander to the lowest common denominator in his music. Now, it sounds like he doesn’t want to innovate musically, he just wants a hit. And it doesn’t even sound like he has an idea of what a hit is anymore. Completely disappointing.

    Hear it for yourself: http://www.llcoolj.com

  • Friday Throwback – Big Ole Butt

    What better way to kick off the weekend than with a song that was an ode to big ole booties? This a few years before Sir Mix-a-Lot’s song about love of the backside.

    I want to meet Lisa and Brenda now, nearly 20 years later, to see if they still have it.

    • Tina might’ve had grace and poise like a ballerina, but no ballerina could wear a dress like that.
    • Don’t ask me how I’m living, cause yo I’m living swell.
    • I feel badly for LL’s wife now after watching the first minute of this video.
    • What’s up with the hand held shaky camera work? Is it supposed to simulate a bouncing rear end?
    • How old was LL at this time, talking about going to high schools to peep the girls?
    • Damn, he left the ballerina for big bootie Brenda.
    • I’m leavin’ you, see ya!

  • Friday Throwback – Flava In Ya Ear (remix)

    I’ve been writing my Friday Throwback post at my own blog for about the last 9 months, but I thought it was perfect for the blog here at Music Help Web. Basically, what I do is take a song from my youth, find the video on YouTube, and re-watch it and just chart my thoughts about it.

    Let’s give it up for Craig Mack.

    – How cute, Puffy and Biggie are wearing matching hats.

    – Did you know that Biggie got more butts than ashtrays?

    – Don’t be mad, UPS is hiring.

    – Puffy kind of looked like a broke Michael Jackson grabbing his crotch during Craig Mack’s verse.

    – What was Irv Gotti doing in the background?

    – Has anyone asked LL Cool J what the heck his verse was about? Couscous? Tongue kiss a piranha?

    – Hey look, there’s half of Busta Rhymes. When he used to be fun.

    That’s still one of the greatest posse cuts ever. But whatever happened to Craig Mack? Well, Biggie showed up and took the hip hop world by storm and Mack kind of got left behind. According to his Wikipedia entry, he was scheduled to drop something last year, but it was shelved. Maybe he’ll bring flava to your ear another day.