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3.4 ( 55 total votes )
In November of 1985, when a young LL Cool J released his debut, Radio, nobody in their right mind could have predicted that 23 years later, the Brooklyn entertainer born Todd Smith would be readying his thirteenth album. Following the release of his newest street anthem, The 5 Boroughs Is Back, two female-driven songs made their way inside the booth: Cry and Girl If I. While both records brought listeners back to the days of LL’s softer touch (think Doin’ It or Hush), neither sparked much buzz. Consequently, the artist and his about-to-be-former label have scrapped both songs and will roll forward (officially?) with the The-Dream-produced and assisted Baby. Needless to say, at no time over the next three months will you be able to hear with words “summertime” and “anthem” without hearing the veteran rapper’s brand new hit.
Note: The streaming of “Baby” has temporarily been suspended.
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ehhh
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| Posted on Jun 11, 2008 |
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First one to rate this, I thought the sound messed up a couple times but realized it was the beat. I`d put this as a banger but I'm not feeling the beat. I'll listen to this again for sure.
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| Posted on Jun 11, 2008 |
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Never mind I'm not the first.
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| Posted on Jun 11, 2008 |
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damn better than i thought, this is sumthin i can bump to
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| Posted on Jun 12, 2008 |
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When I type in my itunes folder I coem up with about 30 songs come up. lets get more creative with these titles people! This song is ok. I'm not blown away by anything here. I think it IS time for LL to leave def jam and go a completly different direction with his music.
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| Posted on Jun 12, 2008 |
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^I agree, haha. I'd give this a 3.5ish. The beat could be better, at the sametime, it does ok for the song.
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| Posted on Jun 12, 2008 |
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I like the hook on this song. but the verses I dont know.
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| Posted on Jun 12, 2008 |
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ummmmm...y is the-dream on DIS?? maybe itz just me, but i think he shud stick 2 slow and sexier songz. itz aight doe, i dunno.
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| Posted on Jun 12, 2008 |
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After reading the comments, I didn't think I was gonna like this. But this is good! LL does well enough on the verses and the hook is good. This gonna be a banger. The-Dream sounds great on this one.
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| Posted on Jun 12, 2008 |
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The beat is everywhere; it's a bit of a mess for me. But it's oddly creative for me and I'm definitely feeling it. It's really a clash of styles and I can see how some people may not enjoy it a lot. I suppose my opinion is a bit biased because I'm a big fan of the-dream and he stays true to his style here. The-dreams touch on this track really softened up LL here and he'll probably be drawing a bit of a different audience (he's been going pretty hard lately)... ie. mainstream appeal has been upped a notch.
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| Posted on Jun 12, 2008 |
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Worthy of a spin!
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| Posted on Jun 12, 2008 |
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i lyk! =]
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| Posted on Jun 12, 2008 |
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the song is good but coulda been better with a different beat i think.
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| Posted on Jun 12, 2008 |
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Wow the beat is energic! The problem is that they repeat your baby your baby too many times in the chorus, and this gets on my nerves! it's in rotation
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| Posted on Jun 12, 2008 |
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this song for ll on real i give it a 3
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| Posted on Jun 12, 2008 |
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The beat is missing something! Don't know what, but @*#$! it.
LL in the game long enough to put out 13 major albums. WHOA! Dude been in the game same year I was born. That is a feat in itself. I dig the song but the Dream's singing is ennoying a hell. |
| Posted on Jun 12, 2008 |
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i like it but it cant make it to the club...id slap in the whip tho
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| Posted on Jun 12, 2008 |
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I respect LL's talent, but lately his music has been fallin off. This one is ight, I can see it bein played in clubs... possibly!
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| Posted on Jun 12, 2008 |
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this song sounds good...
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| Posted on Jun 12, 2008 |
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"Brooklyn entertainer," he's from Queens! This could be a club hit. Recruiting the Dream was a good idea for pop success.
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| Posted on Jun 12, 2008 |
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i was skeptical from the previous comments and listened to it negatively biased...but it just works!
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| Posted on Jun 12, 2008 |
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this song is jammin!
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| Posted on Jun 13, 2008 |
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but ll's lyrics and delivery are disappointing. dream saved the song
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| Posted on Jun 13, 2008 |
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good song to listen to first day back from 5 days of absence...
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| Posted on Jun 13, 2008 |
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i expected alot more from LL if this REALLY is his last album... i duno i just feel like he should be puttin out stuff better than this.... o well ill listen to it again i just wish it was more...
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| Posted on Jun 13, 2008 |
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I love the beat. Just about anything The Dream touches is a hit. Lyrics are a bit weak but the hook makes up for it.
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| Posted on Jun 13, 2008 |
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Da beats bangin. Big fan of LL, big fan of Dream. What else could u ask for.
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| Posted on Jun 13, 2008 |
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like this, it's a decent song..
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| Posted on Jun 14, 2008 |
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Ay! Ay! Ay! Ay! Ay! Ay! Ay! KILL It!!!! This song is not tight.
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| Posted on Jun 15, 2008 |
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decent, i really dont like LL but production is nice
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| Posted on Jun 16, 2008 |
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This is probably the best song I've heard out of the previous one's. I like the summer feel and The Dream on the hook. LL is a Hip-Hop legend. Not many artists will be able to say I've been around for 23 years!!!
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| Posted on Jun 18, 2008 |
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Back to rate again!! after a certain number of listens, I realized I don't like this very much...I like the beat but unfortunately I hate it when they repeat the same word in the chorus (already written this)!! she's my baby, baby, baby...annoying! it's ok
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| Posted on Jun 21, 2008 |
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Decent track. You gotta give LL credit in stilling having the ability to make both R&B and Hip Hop tracks. This is a nice mixture and could be a decent club track for early in the night but won't be a huge single, IMO.
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| Posted on Jun 26, 2008 |
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i like diz. its deccent. madd props 2 LL been in dha qame 4 madd lonq. and dha dream b doin his thinq 2.
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| Posted on Jun 28, 2008 |
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repetitive hook and constant "aye"s in between make the hook a little annoying, instead of catchy....but that's how most of Dream's hook are. Dream drops a decent bridge or breakdown, but the track is just decent. LL lyrically isn't bad, but there are a few corny lines, especially when he tries to go St. Louie with the accent "shuuuuree, wuuuurd, sluuured, huuurr, cuuuur, wuuur", not feelin that even if he talks about being tipsy in that third verse. Decent track that sounds fresh, but its only a decent single.
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| Posted on Jul 01, 2008 |
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A PATTY PATTY STOP SENDIN ALL THESE WACK COMMENT
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| Posted on Jul 03, 2008 |
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gd production, im feelin da joint for this 1
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| Posted on Jul 03, 2008 |
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Behind the Scenes LL Cool J's new music Video "Baby"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nplCEte5GPA |
| Posted on Jul 05, 2008 |
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This BEYONCE#2 and this song iz totally crazy,a classic all the shawty!!!!
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| Posted on Jul 16, 2008 |
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A little repetitive but it's not too bad of a track. The beat is ok, the hook is repetitive but it doesn't actually sound that bad. LL puts in a couple of decent verses. In rotation.
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| Posted on Jul 16, 2008 |
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| Posted on Jul 17, 2008 |
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Not a fan of this one realy. The chorus makes me want to turn the song off, which sucks because I'm a huge Dream fan. Video is hot though
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| Posted on Jul 17, 2008 |
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dem abs! haha
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| Posted on Jul 18, 2008 |
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I'm lovin' this track - Heard it on the radio and knew I had to look for it and give it a little love...The tracks fire, haters step back.
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| Posted on Jul 21, 2008 |
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It's not quite a banger, but it's real good. I'd play in the car a little bit. It's definitely missing something. Maybe its the repetitive chorus or the strange collaboration (LL Cool J & The-Dream!?). It definitely doesn't suck tho. Maybe I would like it better if I actually liked LL. I definitely think he is overrated. "Doin It" and "Headsprung" were just about the only songs he did that I really cared for.
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| Posted on Jul 21, 2008 |
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testin the new sig .. and dis song still a banger!
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| Posted on Jul 29, 2008 |
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DIS JOINT IS DA BOM YAW DAT SAYING IT ISNT YAW JUST HATING PLAYERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!R.I.P. HATERS
DAT IS MY SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!DA JOOINT OF MY DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Posted on Aug 26, 2008 |
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this song is hot and not to mention he is so sexxxxxxxxxxxxxy
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| Posted on Sep 01, 2008 |
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its tight
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| Posted on Sep 13, 2008 |
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Soon when i heard this song im lyke whooo gots to dwnload this joint.
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| Posted on Sep 26, 2008 |
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great song the dream is the man
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| Posted on Oct 09, 2008 |
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Nice song. Ll's verses coulda been a little tighter, but after a quarter century in rap, maybe I'm just nitpicking
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| Posted on Oct 12, 2008 |
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tight song plus i love ll cool j an dream
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| Posted on Oct 31, 2008 |
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love this song. i can play it over and over!
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| Posted on Dec 19, 2008 |
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this song,
is a classic for me. i can listen to it over and over. i dunno why, but most songs like this might get on my nerves, but as for LL and the Drea? great job. ya'll made a hit for me. ;) |
| Posted on Feb 06, 2009 |
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tuff beat
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| Posted on Mar 15, 2009 |
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omg btw;
here i am 3 months since i posted my last comment; and 10 months after the 1st time i heard it, i loved it and fell in love with it the 1st time, and honestly, i thought i'd become a huge hit, but sadly enough, it didn't. we all know it's a bad ass song, but let's face it, his record label didn't promote his album very good. especially for it to be his last one?.. come on now, it was something that was supposed 2 be special for LL. i was disapointed with that. |
| Posted on Apr 23, 2009 |
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the beat was killa nd the dream and ll go great together 4
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