LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out - Vinyl

LL Cool J's egotism is his m.o., his sex appeal, his greatest strength. He'd been on top of the world since he started scoring hits as a teenager, but anyone who's been in the rap game for five years, as he'd been when Mama arrived, has something to prove. So he came out swinging-literally-with the title track, which claims boxing trash talk as proto-rap and turns it into a declaration of ongoing mastery. Beyond that, Mama, with it's ultra-hard Marley Marl production, pumps up his love-man rep (the sweetly affectionate "Around the Way Girl" and an even hornier remix of "Jingling Baby") and his ego (pretty much everything else). It's mostly just old-school boasting, but damn if it isn't deserved. Tracks: - Disc 1 - 1 The Boomin' System 2 Around the Way Girl 3 Eat Em Up L Chill 4 Mr. Good Bar 5 Murdergram 6 Cheesy Rat Blues 7 Farmers Blvd. (Our Anthem) (Feat. Big Money, Bom, Grip and HIC) - Disc 2 - 1 Mama Said Knock You Out 2 Milky Cereal 3 Jingling Baby (Remixed But Stil