Exit 13

Studio album by LL Cool J

Released

September 9, 2008

Recorded

2006–2008

Genre

East Coast hip hop

Length

72:43

Label

Def Jam, Universal

Producer

LL Cool J (exec.)
Suits & Ray Burghardt, Ryan Leslie, Illfonics, The Dream Team, DJ Scratch, Frado & Absolut, Tricky Stewart, Raw Uncut, Marley Marl, Cue Beats, Dame Grease, Music Mystro, StreetRunner

LL Cool J chronology

Singles from Exit 13
Todd Smith (2006)	Exit 13 (2008)	All World 2 (2009)
"Cry" Released: June 17, 2008 "Rocking with the G.O.A.T." Released: June 20, 2008 "Baby" Released: July 22, 2008 "Feel My Heart Beat" Released: August 26, 2008

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Okayplayer	^[2]
DJBooth	^[3]
Metromix (Jackson)	^[4]
New York Times	(favorable)^[5]
NOW	^[6]
RapReviews	(8.0/10)^[7]
The Times	^[8]
USA Today	^[9]

Exit 13 is the twelfth studio album by American rapper LL Cool J. It was released on September 9, 2008 on the record label Def Jam Recordings

Production

This album is the first LL Cool J album since G.O.A.T. to have the parental advisory label for explicit lyrics. LL said in an interview with Chicago radio personality DJ Z that the vulgarities are not heavy and the edited version has alternate lyrics rather than simply omitting the vulgarities.^[10] LL and DJ Kayslay teamed up to release his first mixtape as a prelude to Exit 13 titled The Return of the G.O.A.T..

Other contributors for this album include 50 Cent, Sheek Louch, Fat Joe, Ryan Leslie, Wyclef Jean, The-Dream, Lil Mo, KRS-One, Funkmaster Flex, Richie Sambora and Darlisa Blackshere.

Singles

A buzz single titled, "Cry," featuring Lil' Mo, was released as a digital download and international 12" single in June 17, 2008. The unofficial street single, "Rockin' with the G.O.A.T.," premiered on June 20, 2008.

The first official single, "Baby" featuring The-Dream was released on July 1, 2008 to the iTunes Music Store. On August 19, 2008, iTunes released the rock remix featuring Richie Sambora, lead guitarist of iconic rock band Bon Jovi, with a rock rhythm and a sped-up tempo.

The second official single, "Feel My Heart Beat" featuring 50 Cent was released on August 26, 2008. The song did not enter the Billboard Hot 100. The official single version of the song was leaked to the Internet on November 27, 2008.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"It's Time for War"	Burhardt, Cartisano, Mendelson, Smith	Suits & Ray Burghardt	5:06
2.	"Old School New School"	Leslie, Smith	Ryan Leslie	3:41
3.	"Feel My Heart Beat" (featuring 50 Cent & Precious Paris)	Cury, Jackson, Kaye, Nix, Smith, Woolfolk	The Dream Team	3:21
4.	"Get Over Here" (featuring Nicolette, Jiz, Lyrikal & Ticky Diamondz)	Muir, Rivera, Smith	Frado & Absolut	5:49
5.	"Baby" (featuring The-Dream)	Nash, Smith, Stewart	Tricky Stewart	4:01
6.	"You Better Watch Me"	Davis, Rio, Roper, Smith, Williams	Marley Marl & M.Will	4:20
7.	"Cry" (featuring Lil' Mo)	Atkins, Blackshere, Dombrowski, Gamble, Huff, Lorenzo, Loving, Mays, Sigler, Smith	Raw Uncut	4:15
8.	"Baby (Rock Remix)" (featuring Richie Sambora)	Burghardt, Cartisano, Sambora, Smith	Suits & Ray Burghardt	3:08
9.	"Rocking with the G.O.A.T."	Smith, Spivey	DJ Scratch	3:43
10.	"This Is Ring Tone Murder" (featuring Grandmaster Caz)	Brown, Smith, Spivey	DJ Scratch	2:52
11.	"Like a Radio" (featuring Ryan Leslie)	Leslie, Smith	Ryan Leslie	3:34
12.	"I Fall in Love" (featuring Élan)	Blackshere, Burghardt, Cartisano, Rivera, Smith	Suits & Ray Burghardt	3:57
13.	"Ur Only a Customer"	Blackmon, Cohen, Johnson, McFadden, Smith, Whitehead	Dame Grease & Music Mystro	2:18
14.	"Mr. President" (featuring Wyclef Jean)	Blackshere, Burghardt, Cartisano, Smith	Suits & Ray Burghardt	4:35
15.	"American Girl" (featuring Mark Figueroa)	Cappelli, Friedman, Smith	Illfonics	4:26
16.	"Speedin' on da Highway / Exit 13" (featuring Funkmaster Flex)	Burghardt, Cartisano, Smith	Suits & Ray Burghardt	4:49
17.	"Come and Party with Me" (featuring Fat Joe & Sheek Louch)	Cappelli, Cartagena, Friedman, Jacobs, Smith	Illfonics	4:37
18.	"We Rollin'"	Clarke, Reid, Smith, Staples	Cue Beats	3:03
19.	"Dear Hip Hop" (featuring DJ Scratch)	Bristol, McNeil, Moltke, Smith, Warwar, Williams	StreetRunner	4:28

iTunes bonus tracks
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
20.	"New York, New York (Interlude)"	Kander and Ebb	0:18
21.	"New York"	Suits & Ray Burghardt	3:58
22.	"5 Boroughs" (featuring KRS-One, Method Man, Jim Jones & Lil' Kim)	Suits & Ray Burghardt	4:28

Japanese version bonus tracks
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
20.	"New York, New York" (Interlude)	Kander and Ebb	0:18
21.	"New York"	Suits & Ray Burghardt	3:58

Australian version bonus tracks
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
20.	"5 Boroughs" (featuring KRS-One, Method Man, Jim Jones & Lil' Kim)	Suits & Ray Burghardt	4:28

Samples

"Dear Hip Hop"
- "I'm Still a Struggling Man" by Edwin Starr
"Cry"
- "Half a Man" by Bunny Sigler
- "I Cry" by Ja Rule feat. Lil' Mo
"It's Time for War"
- "The Ultimate" by Jarrid Mendelson
"Listen to My Heart Beat"
- "Take Me With You" by Lyn Christopher
- "Heartbeat" by Taana Gardner
"Old School New School"
- "Who Shot Ya?" by The Notorious B.I.G.
"Ur Only a Customer"
- "I've Been Pushed Aside" by McFadden & Whitehead
- "Mary Jane (All Night Long) (Remix)" by Mary J. Blige feat. LL Cool J
"We Rollin'"
- "90% of Me Is You" by Gwen McCrae
"You Better Watch Me"
- "Pee-Wee's Dance" by Joeski Love
- "I'm a Hustla" by Cassidy

Chart positions

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Canadian Albums Chart^[11]	61
Swiss Albums Chart	75
US Billboard 200^[12]	9
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[13]	3
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)^[13]	2

References

LL Cool J

Discography

Studio albums	Radio Bigger and Deffer Walking with a Panther Mama Said Knock You Out 14 Shots to the Dome Mr. Smith Phenomenon G.O.A.T. 10 The DEFinition Todd Smith Exit 13 Authentic

Compilations	All World: Greatest Hits All World 2

Singles	"I Need a Beat" "I Can't Live Without My Radio" "I Can Give You More" "Rock the Bells" "You'll Rock" "I'm Bad" "I Need Love" "Go Cut Creator Go" "Going Back to Cali" "I'm That Type of Guy" "Big Ole Butt" "One Shot at Love" "Jingling Baby" "To da Break of Dawn" "The Boomin' System" "Around the Way Girl" "Mama Said Knock You Out" "6 Minutes of Pleasure" "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" "Strictly Business" "How I'm Comin'" "Back Seat (Of My Jeep)" "Pink Cookies In a Plastic Bag Getting Crushed By Buildings" "Stand By Your Man" "Hey Lover" "Doin' It" "Loungin" "I Shot Ya" "Ain't Nobody" "Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem)" "Phenomenon" "4, 3, 2, 1" "Father" "Candy" "Zoom" "Say What" "Deepest Bluest" "Hot Hot Hot" "Shut 'Em Down "Imagine That" "You and Me" "Put Your Hands Up" "Blink Blink" "Luv U Better" "Paradise" "All I Have" "Amazin' "Headsprung" "Hush" "It's LL and Santana" "Control Myself" "Freeze" "Cry" "Baby"

Featured singles	"Rampage" "This Is for the Lover in You" "Incredible" "Fatty Girl" "All I Have" "We Are the World 25 for Haiti"

Other songs	"Accidental Racist"

Related articles	Kool Moe Dee–LL Cool J feud

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