G.O.A.T. (LL Cool J album)
G.O.A.T. (Greatest of all time) is the eighth studio album by American rapper LL Cool J, issued on Def Jam Recordings. It was released on September 12, 2000, and peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200. It was LL Cool J's first and, to date, only album to reach the No. 1 spot. G.O.A.T. received generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 73, based on 12 reviews.
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Released | September 12, 2000 | |||
Recorded | 1999–2000 | |||
Genre | East Coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop | |||
Length | 73:43 | |||
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Producer | DJ Scratch Rockwilder Teddy Riley Trackmasters | |||
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Singles from G.O.A.T. | ||||
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Metacritic | 73/100[1] |
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Background
The bulk of the album came about in the year of 1999, when DJ Scratch handed LL a cd of six instrumentals. The submission of beats took place when Scratch first met LL in the studio, as both men were working on the song "Ill Bomb," for Funkmaster Flex and DJ Big Kap's album, The Tunnel.[3]
Track listing
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[4]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" |
| James "Bimmy" Antney | 1:52 |
2. | "Imagine That" (featuring LeShaun) |
| Rockwilder | 4:59 |
3. | "Back Where I Belong" (featuring Ja Rule) |
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| 4:07 |
4. | "LL Cool J" (featuring Kandice Love) |
| DJ Scratch | 4:24 |
5. | "Take It Off" |
| Adam F. | 3:34 |
6. | "Skit" | 0:45 | ||
7. | "Fuhgidabowdit" (featuring DMX, Method Man & Redman) | Trackmasters | 4:33 | |
8. | "Farmers" (featuring Tikki Diamondz) |
| Self | 3:39 |
9. | "This Is Us" (featuring Carl Thomas) |
| Vada Nobles | 5:55 |
10. | "Can't Think" |
| Ty Fyffe | 4:52 |
11. | "Hello" (featuring Amil) |
| DJ Scratch | 3:52 |
12. | "You and Me" (featuring Kelly Price) |
| DJ Scratch | 5:31 |
13. | "Homicide" |
| DJ Scratch | 5:01 |
14. | "U Can't Fuck with Me" (featuring Snoop Dogg, Xzibit and Jayo Felony) |
| DJ Scratch | 4:26 |
15. | "Queens Is" (featuring Prodigy) |
| Havoc | 4:25 |
16. | "The G.O.A.T." |
| Adam F. | 4:09 |
17. | "Ill Bomb" (Funkmaster Flex & Big Kap featuring LL Cool J) (bonus track) |
| DJ Scratch | 4:02 |
18. | "M.I.S.S. I" (featuring Case) (bonus track) |
| Ill Am | 3:18 |
19. | "Shut 'Em Down" (bonus track) |
| DJ Scratch | 3:23 |
Total length: | 1:13:43 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[16] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[17] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- "G.O.A.T. Featuring James T. Smith: The Greatest of All Time by LL Cool J, reviewed at metacritic.com".
- https://www.allmusic.com/album/r497754
- STAFF, AllHipHop (May 29, 2006). "DJ Scratch: Face Off". allhiphop.com.
Well that was basically through the Funk Master Flex [and Big Kap] project, The Tunnel Album. I gave a beat to Flex. It was the track 'Ill Bomb.' Flex put LL on it and he killed it. And that is one of my favorite songs out of my whole discography. I went to do the scratches on the song, and LL was there in the studio, and he asked me if I had any beats. I gave him a cd with six songs on it, and he picked all of them for the album.
- G.O.A.T. (booklet). Def Jam, Universal. 2000.
- Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 169.
- "LL Cool J Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – LL Cool J – G.O.A.T. featuring James T. Smith - The Greatest Of All Time" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- "Lescharts.com – LL Cool J – G.O.A.T. featuring James T. Smith - The Greatest Of All Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – LL Cool J – G.O.A.T. featuring James T. Smith - The Greatest Of All Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- "Swisscharts.com – LL Cool J – G.O.A.T. featuring James T. Smith - The Greatest Of All Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- "LL Cool J Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- "LL Cool J Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- "Canadian album certifications – LL Cool J – G.O.A.T." Music Canada.
- "American album certifications – LL Cool J – G.O.A.T." Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.