Phenomenon (LL Cool J album)
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| Studio album by LL Cool J | |||||||||||
| Released | September 9, 1997 | ||||||||||
| Recorded | 1997 | ||||||||||
| Genre | Hip hop | ||||||||||
| Length | 43:58 | ||||||||||
| Label | Def Jam Recordings | ||||||||||
| Producer | Sean "Puffy" Combs (Executive), The Hitmen (Including Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Steven "Stevie J" Jordan, & Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence), Track Masters, Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool, L.E.S., Curt Gowdy, Erick Sermon | ||||||||||
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Phenomenon is the seventh full-length original album by rapper LL Cool J. After the success of his previous release Mr. Smith, the same basic principles are followed here, with several R&B-influenced tracks, and a couple of more hardcore Rap tracks. The album was not as commercially successful as Mr. Smith in terms of sales, but it did go Platinum. The album is executively produced by Sean "Puffy" Combs and therefore features production from his in-house roster of producers The Hitmen.
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Length | Featured Artists | Producer(s) |
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| 1 | "Phenomenon" | 4:04 | Sean "Puffy" Combs for The Hitmen | |
| 2 | "Candy" | 4:32 | Ricky Bell & Ralph Tresvant | Poke & Tone |
| 3 | "Starsky & Hutch" | 4:03 | Busta Rhymes | L.E.S. |
| 4 | "Another Dollar" | 3:48 | Curt Gowdy, Poke & Tone | |
| 5 | "Nobody Can Freak You" | 3:20 | LeShaun & Keith Sweat | Poke & Tone |
| 6 | "Hot Hot Hot" | 4:22 | Sean "Puffy" Combs, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, & Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence for The Hitmen | |
| 7 | "4, 3, 2, 1" | 4:16 | Canibus, DMX, Method Man & Redman | Erick Sermon |
| 8 | "Wanna Get Paid" | 4:11 | The Lost Boyz | Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool |
| 9 | "Father" | 4:44 | Poke & Tone | |
| 10 | "Don't Be Late, Don't Come Too Soon" | 6:38 | Tamia | Steven "Stevie J" Jordan for The Hitmen |
[edit] Unreleased Tracks
- There is an unreleased verse by Canibus from the song 4, 3, 2, 1. It has different lyrics which mentions borrowing the mic on LL's arm . The song also caused the rivalry between the LL Cool J and Canibus.
- For the original version of 4, 3, 2, 1, it contains lyrics from LL not on the album version, such as "I need drama// I'm like Alfred Hitchcock// Your baby's gonna back up like Sir Mixalot//" and "This ain't no GAP commercial". Canibus also has extended lyrics [1].
- According to the Beef DVD, Master P was apparently also supposed to appear on 4, 3, 2, 1. His verse ended up on the remix, replacing Canibus.
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