GOAT? No! Great? Yes!

Three years LL Cool J ran after his totally wayward "Phenomenon" time until 2000 with the little restrained title "GOAT" made his comeback. If you already takes out the right to dub as the greatest of all time, something countable should come of it. Well, well this album is all a work, but that will go great in the story in any way. In addition to known Producern as Rockwilder, DJ Scratch or Track Masters, LL took the former big stars to Ja Rule, Method Man, Redman, DMX, Snoop Dogg or Xzibit into the studio and produced his today last really compelling album.
Unlike most of his other albums, "goat" is very varied and offers something typical NYC rap also the usual R & B flavor, but also quite a bit harder and bouncing tracks. Rockwilder's first production "Imagine That" is reminiscent of the pumping bass and electro sounds something. To the tinkered also from him "Da Rockwilder" by Method Man and Redman, but gets by singer LeShaun his certain R'n'B Touch A really great track, in which James Todd Smith can make full use of his lyrical strength as Ladies Love. Completely different is the Canibus-Diss "Back Where I Belong". Accompanied by deep timpani and bass beats, and church bells to Uncle L shows its tough side. However highlight here is quite clear Ja Rule, whose deep and scratchy voice perfectly fits the instrumental and an aggressive and energetic mood arises. Cool, slightly funky and very relaxed is the rap session of Def Jam's biggest stars at the turn of the millennium. Also present: LL Cool J, Method Man, Redman and DMX. In addition to a few radio-elements here dominated especially a powerful melody that the four very well underlines the Rhymes, LL and with particular meth stand out. Unfortunately, does not fit with this album everything as good as here. From time to LL Cool J also the one or other catastrophic failure, what really annoying numbers like "LL Cool J" or "Farmers" has the effect affords. Since you skippt but rather just to such masterpieces as the love song "This Is Us" together with Carl Thomas on. Despite the tight beats of R'n'B flavor is not lost, which is also due to LL's lyrics, but above all to Carl Thomas' grandiose chorus that is a catchy tune and immediately seduced to sing along. The same is true for "You And Me", the somewhat sentimental comes over and with Kelly Price has a woman as a feature. Surprisingly profound Ladies Love Cool James shows up on "Homicide," a grim and causing goosebumps Banger, which deals with the harsh realities of the street. Lyrical of all, this is one of the last great highlights, the LL has commanded in the last 15 years we. That LL has friends in Los Angeles, you can hear on the Smash "You Can not Fuck With Me", features are available as ready for the Snoop Dogg, Jayo Felony and Xzibit. The instrumental is damn hard, almost brutal and thunders without regard to losses from the speakers. Spitten all four here really great Rhymes, the most convincing is Xzibit, where you have to say that the others are not far behind him in. The highlight of "goat" is undoubtedly the absolute killer track "Queens Is". It provides the dark and brilliant QB-style, which is not surprising when a producer like Havoc and Prodigy as a guest. I think I've been doing "Mama Said Knock You Out" heard no better song more of LL. After the self-indulgent "The Goat", which richig well bounced, you can reach the three bonus tracks, for which one can be truly grateful. The first makes here "Ill Bomb", which officially Funkmaster Flex feat. Big Kap & LL Cool J comes. New York typical beats and scratches to meet here on a MC in the form of Cool J, who was in spite of his long career here at his absolute peak. After the unfortunately less successful "I MISS" (feat. Case) ends "GOAT" with the back really strong "Shut 'Em Down". Fast and hard, yet somewhat dull sounding bass, plus a pleasant background melody plus a LL of so elegant and fascinating spittet the rhymes, as I have never seen him. Truly a fitting end for an album titled "GOAT".
Not without reason fired this panel immediately from 0 to 1 on the charts. It has just great and produced really high. And so can convince fully alongside the tracks in detail mentioned also the cheerful "Take It Off", the bone-hard "Can not Think" and Phone Number "Hello" and fit seamlessly into the extremely varied overall picture that the or another failure very well compensated, a. Because as I said it is LL's last really good work, is not only to recommend "GOAT" the fans of Ladies Love Cool James, but all who are in high-quality New York Hip Hop around the year 2000.