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Exit 13 | 
| Artist: Ll Cool J
Label: Def Jam
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
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Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 8118
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 001150302
UPC: 602517753068
EAN: 0602517753068
ASIN: B001AI1QWW
Release Date: September 9, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | It's Time For War | | • | Old School New School | | • | Feel My Heart Beat featuring 50 Cent | | • | Get Over Here featuring It's Ya Girl Nicolette, Jiz, Lyrikal & Ticky Diamondz | | • | Baby featuring The-Dream | | • | You Better Watch Me | | • | Cry | | • | Baby "Rock Remix" featuring Richie Sambora | | • | Rocking With The G.O.A.T. | | • | This Is Ring Tone M... featuring Grandmaster Caz | | • | Like A Radio featuring Ryan Leslie | | • | I Fall In Love featuring Elan of The DEY | | • | Ur Only A Customer | | • | Mr. President featuring Wyclef Jean | | • | American Girl | | • | Speedin On Da Highway/Exit 13 featuring Funkmaster Flex | | • | Come And Party With Me featuring Fat Joe and Sheek Louch | | • | We Rollin' | | • | Dear Hip Hop |
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Album Description
Explicit Version. Exit 13 into the 2008 release by LL Cool J who has enjoyed one of the most successful and sustained careers in Rap history since releasing his recording debut as a youth. His aggressive style has achieved Grammy Awards and platinum sales with massive crossover success. This album has several songs featuring special guests like It's Ya Girl Nicoletter, Jiz, Lyrikal, Richie Sambora, Ryan Leslie, Funkmaster Flex, Wyclef Jean, Fat Joe, Sheek Louch, Elan of The DEY, Grandmaster Caz, Ticky and The Dream. 19 tracks.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 28 more reviews...
 The ripper died a long time ago (1.5 stars) September 9, 2008
Kurupt (chicago)
8 out of 23 found this review helpful
This album is flat out a joke. LL has managed to continually make these soft, sugar side of the shredded wheat albums and then has the audacity to call himself the "GOAT". You can be considered the GOAT if you can make dope albums consistently, as well as make music that anybody can appeal to. There are only so many "love" songs with wack guest appearances I can listen to. On this album LL keeps talking about if he is relevant or not, and even tries to drop a political joint (MR. PRESIDENT). Well he isn't relevant, and hasn't been in years and the political joint sounded ridiculous. I kept picturing him talking to the president and licking his lips over and over through the whole conversation (YUCK). Anyway there are like two songs on the album that are just ok. The beats are average, and the guest appearances are extra weak (Fat Joe sucks). Most ladies like LL due to the way he looks not his skills. If that is the case, go buy a poster, Fellas you really want to avoid this one.
 3'5 - After Two Long Decades LL Still Remains September 9, 2008
Josephll (CET)
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
LL Cool J has been around since 1985 after appearing in the cult film "Krush Groove" and dropping the classic Rick Rubin produced "Radio", one of the first albums to come out of Def Jam, aswell as one of the greatest Rap albums of all time with it's hard minimalistic style and no-nonsense lyrics. He invented the Hip Hop ballad with "I Need Love" from his next album "Bigger and Deffer" and he helped bridging the gap between Hip Hop and crossover appeal on "Walking with a Panther" aswell as being the fore runner for Bling Bling with it's album cover. And One year later finding the perfect weight between commercialism and attitude on the Marley Mark produced "Mama Said Knock You Out", another Hip Hop classic. However his greatest strengt was always the songs for the ladies. LL rarely had explicit lyrics on his album, only happened twice and he was also able to find good colaborations at any time, working with anyone from Diddy, to Timbaland and the Neptunes. A career that stretches over three decades is impressive, especially considering that none of the Rappers from the mid 80's are still popular. But lately LL's albums haven't been so good, they always had hit singles but overall they weren neither too memorable or grounbreaking. His last album "Todd Smith" left alot to be desired to say the least. On his new album "Exit 17", originally called "Todd Smith 2 : Back To Cool" he tries to rejuvenate himself further. Handpicking in demand producers like JR Rotem, Ryan Leslie and Tricky Stewart aswell as calling old collegues like Marley Mark and DJ Scratch. This is his third album that got explicit lyrics and part of the reason is that he's trying way hard to aply to current trends. But that's isn't entirely a mainstream album, LL gives us songs for the ladies "American Girl", "Cry" and the hit "Baby" with the Dream aswell as classic hard edge songs "You Better Watch Me", "This Is My Ring Tone" and one political manifestation "Mr President" just in time for the presidential race and one about the demise of Hip Hop, called "Dear Hip Hop". The naughty "Feel My Heart Beat" with 50 Cent is just embarrasing and is everything that LL never did in the past and on "Old School New School" he seem to be saying he's one of the best, which is true if the year was 1993 and a failed party song called "Time For Party" with Fat Joe, that sounds more like 50 Cent by the way. But apart from some weak moments, there are highlights too. The Tricky Stewart produced Hit "Baby" is great aswell as "Cry" with Lil Mo with a really nice hook. On the somewhat cheesy "Like A Radio" Ryan Leslie goes old skool with beats resembling the 80's and a title that makes references to his classic album. I actually enjoy "Mr President" with Wyclef Jean singing a great hook over a funky beat and LL talking about problems going on in USA. The aformentioned closer "Dear Hip Hop" is another highlight, simular to the song Nas did some years ago but this one is very soulish in production.
Overall, This one got it's fair share of lacklusters, especially with songs where LL tries to rejuvenate himself by trying to sound mianstream, but on other songs he disses contemporary Hip Hop claiming that he's one of the pioneers and still the best (huh?). However, it also got some pretty good songs like the some songs for the ladies and some harder songs, aswell as "Mr President" and "Dear Hip Hop" that both are welcome surprises. Hence the album is better then people are saying. While it's sometimes unfocused, give credit to the man for sticking around and still making good music every now and then. I've heard better I've heard worse, but who cares LL still got my full respect. He's been there, he's done that. He's LL. 3'5 stars.
 Very Good Album September 10, 2008
Noah Barnes (New York, NY United States)
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is a very good album. I know a lot of people are not going to respect it because of LL's imagery but if you really listen to the album you'll realize it's one of the best hip-hop albums of the year.
There are a number of standout tracks... Namely, "You better watch me", "ring tone murder", and "we rollin". All very solid songs that showcase LL's versatility.
His core audience will also love it. He has a number of very solid LL love songs on the album including "Like a Radio" and the 50 Cent assisted "Heartbeat." Trust me, the fellas will love these when their girls start rocking to them. I was expecting another weak performance by LL, but he really surprised me. No, he's not in his prime and there are some missteps, "American Girl" being the most blatant, but he proves once again that he can spit with anyone. And he can spit any style. He's an elder statesman who just keeps proving himself. A lot of people are harsher critics of LL than they are of all these other rappers who drop albums. This album is far better than Game's latest and Young Jeezy's latest. It's one of the better albums of this year.
You should buy it and really listen to it.
 This Album Is A Disaster September 15, 2008
Enlightened (In Da A)
7 out of 15 found this review helpful
LL Cool J is a legend in the game but sometimes legends don't realize when it's time to quit. This kinda reminds me of Patrick Ewing's last few years in the NBA where he was looking absolutely horrible on the court; a very small shell of his former self. Exit 13 is by far the worst LL Cool J album of all time. Trust me it's a complete mess. I did not think he could do worse than his last album (forgot the name of it) but he somehow outdoes himself. I think he is trying too hard to be relevant again which is a shame. LL Cool J should not be trying to make any club bangers. His rapping style just sounds for lack of a better word "played"...it just doesn't sound right and really hasn't since the album "10" (which was his last good album). The beats are terrible to say the least and the guests add nothing. The Dream, 50 Cent, Fat Joe, Wyclef Jean among others cannot save this travesty. I can't find a song that is even decent. This album should be the nail in the coffin as far as LL's rap career goes. Hopefully he can be a mentor or something like that and continue success in his acting career because he just doesn't cut it anymore. LL Cool J one of the greatest of all time.
Vintage LL cool J - the ripper style September 15, 2008
Coolreem (Salisbury, NC United States)
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
LL Cool J for a long time has been underrated. We give honor and props to Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Q-Tip, and other old school rappers, but for some odd reason we very rarely mention LL, until someone says, how about LL? And we say, oh yeah..
But let me assure you that while all of these new rappers were trying to write rhymes in their notebooks and freestyling in the park, LL Cool J was making video's and his music was in stores.
This CD is an LL Classic. He has many hits on this CD. Some of his rhymes he uses his old school flow with an updated rhythm. Now thats whats up! And it works real good. Alot of old school rappers need to take note from LL on how to do that.
His lyrics are tight. His song content is tight. His production is tight. When you listen to LL closely you can hear how so many rappers styles were influenced by him.
He has 19 songs? I mean what more could you want? Some artists make you pay the 13.99 or more for a 12 song CD.
You get more than what you ask for. Good stuff. Classic CD.
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