11/26/07 - 50 Cent Helps LL Cool J Recover From 'Weak' Album

J-Banks · 11-26-2007, 11:16 AM

50 Cent Helps LL Cool J Recover From 'Weak' Album

"This record, I'm just pulling out my sword, dipping it in some melted vinyl, pulling it out and cutting everything in sight. Crazy!"

With talk like that, LL Cool J will have to deliver one of the most magnificent records of his career when Exit 13 finally drops next year.

"It's an incredible feeling" said Cool J, who proclaims this is the best album he's done in almost a decade. "And you know what? I have to give 50 props for that. If a guy calls you on the phone and says, 'You know what? Your last record was kinda slow and this was a little weak.' It was like, 'Yo, I just thought the record was slow, man, don't mess my LL up.' It's great. One of the most important things in making records, you can't think you know everything in music. I'm humble. I'm confident, but I'm humble.

"I don't mind having a conversation with a guy who seems to have his finger on the pulse and having a conversation with him and talking with him and seeing if he can push me a little bit and get my mojo back," he added. "I didn't feel I fell off, but I felt I was a little bit out of touch with the things I should be thinking about. I needed to get a little more focused and close to my people and closer to the street.

"It's more honest," he continued. "We haven't worked together for months now, but [50] helped me set the fun. I got loose, I've been really just in the lab, but he helped me set the tone. I had fun getting loose again. It was competitive, 'cause we made records together, records that may or may not make the album. All types of hidden records. He pushed me. Now my vertical is back and I can dunk on all of them. I'mma dunk on them so crazy."

Mixtape Monday heard some of the records recently. There's "Champion," which he boastfully describes as being "the apex of eroticism." He says the title is like "putting the pedal to the metal and escaping the nonsense and drama and going 100 miles an hour on the highway at night looking at the white lines as they blend together. It's vicious." On "Rock the Pole" he's being taken to the brink by a dancer.

"New York Gangsters" is the first song leaked off the LP. L plans to shoot a video for it soon. In it, he speaks about his aspirations as a shorty to be a drug dealer, but being swayed in a different direction.

"I never chose to talk about that because it just didn't strike me as something to talk about," he explained. "To be honest with you, the guys I grew up with in that life, we're quiet. Maybe they got caught and got famous later, but when it came to being around that type of society, it wasn't something to talk about. ... Now it's a way to flip it and say, 'Yes, I hung out with them, and yes, I even wanted to be involved,' but ultimately my man went to jail, and him going to jail allowed me to continue to pursue my music more relentlessly and make a decision to really focus on my music and career. It is possible to make a decision to not be in the life of dope pushin'. You can escape that life, take the same energy they use and apply it to something positive. This record is a great reminder of that fact.

"Me, personally, I get sick of all the elitist stuff that goes on," he continued of the album's subject matter. "For me, although I've done it from time to time, I think we're getting to the place where [some rappers feel] if I don't say I'm better than you or richer than you then I'm not supposed to say nothing. I don't think I have to look down on all my hip-hop fans. I would never see Mick Jagger onstage talking about, 'I'm fabulously wealthy. More money, immediately.' I think it's time to connect with people on a more realistic level. People are blue-collar. Everybody is not rich. People get tired of you telling them you're better than them. Overall, it's too much now. Enough with the frontin' and flossing — just make a hot record." ...

Source-MTV

iamacasi · 11-26-2007, 11:26 AM

real talk from LL

robby84 · 11-26-2007, 11:28 AM

i don't know about this one, but i'm sure there will be a LL diss track on jay

Jack Frost · 11-26-2007, 11:38 AM

hope he comes up with a good record.

240KA · 11-26-2007, 11:40 AM

haha that means LL's album is goingto tank more. when are these stupid rappers going to realize lining yourself with 5-0 means you fall

-=$BL=- · 11-26-2007, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 240KA

haha that means LL's album is goingto tank more. when are these stupid rappers going to realize lining yourself with 5-0 means you fall

oh fo real? fuck outta here

Young Justice · 11-26-2007, 12:37 PM

Looks good, LL is legend but he needs new vibrations for real, hope 50 Cent gave him some...

shawtyred · 11-26-2007, 12:57 PM

Hope so, he's one of the best ever..

Naturalbornalkaholik · 11-26-2007, 01:20 PM

props.............

50shoneychild · 11-26-2007, 01:36 PM

I hope LLs album is HOT. Excited to see him and 50 workin on this.

KredeDK · 11-26-2007, 01:42 PM

good looks on LL's upcomming album

gxz28 · 11-26-2007, 02:04 PM

good luck to him but i think he'll take shots at jay

MC B STREETZ · 11-26-2007, 02:43 PM

LL'$ album gunna be krazy, cant wait 4 it 2 drop

nwoite13 · 11-26-2007, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 240KA

haha that means LL's album is goingto tank more. when are these stupid rappers going to realize lining yourself with 5-0 means you fall

for one LL is not a stupid rapper like most of todays rappers & youth . LL is one of the best & 50 cent helps old school back on the right groove . so stop hatin & release that this album will do good.

shadybizness1 · 11-26-2007, 03:06 PM

propz for the article.............

*50*CENT*WIFE* · 11-26-2007, 03:06 PM

THANKS 50 IS THE MAN WHEN YA NEED HELP BUT HE CANT HELP EVERYBODY BUT HE DOES FOR LL COOL

GUnitKing · 11-26-2007, 04:17 PM

props on this hope his album is good

kingjanjic · 11-26-2007, 04:35 PM

ll bring it back

THE GAME TIME · 11-26-2007, 06:19 PM

props .....

ChUcK C · 11-26-2007, 07:07 PM

i co-sign errythang ll said...honestly

Phantom_rydaz · 11-26-2007, 07:46 PM

just like 50 helped freeway make a classic he'll do tha same to ll cool j

Master Pat · 11-26-2007, 08:41 PM

dayum i was trying to get headsprung

heartless monster · 11-26-2007, 08:43 PM

propzzz but everbody know on this album hes gona take shots at jay

justchristopher · 11-26-2007, 09:52 PM

he better have his trademak pop songs on there if he wants to sell

ya boy Mike · 11-26-2007, 09:55 PM

50 cent recycles ll's lyrics now ll wants 50's help dats sad

11-26-2007, 11:16 AM	#1
J-Banks Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 21,015 Repped: 5,294 Repped 53,425 Times in 7,839 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Neg Reps: 53 Neg Repped at 93 Times in 86 Posts	11/26/07 - 50 Cent Helps LL Cool J Recover From 'Weak' Album 11/26/07 - 50 Cent Helps LL Cool J Recover From 'Weak' Album 50 Cent Helps LL Cool J Recover From 'Weak' Album "This record, I'm just pulling out my sword, dipping it in some melted vinyl, pulling it out and cutting everything in sight. Crazy!" With talk like that, LL Cool J will have to deliver one of the most magnificent records of his career when Exit 13 finally drops next year. "It's an incredible feeling" said Cool J, who proclaims this is the best album he's done in almost a decade. "And you know what? I have to give 50 props for that. If a guy calls you on the phone and says, 'You know what? Your last record was kinda slow and this was a little weak.' It was like, 'Yo, I just thought the record was slow, man, don't mess my LL up.' It's great. One of the most important things in making records, you can't think you know everything in music. I'm humble. I'm confident, but I'm humble. "I don't mind having a conversation with a guy who seems to have his finger on the pulse and having a conversation with him and talking with him and seeing if he can push me a little bit and get my mojo back," he added. "I didn't feel I fell off, but I felt I was a little bit out of touch with the things I should be thinking about. I needed to get a little more focused and close to my people and closer to the street. "It's more honest," he continued. "We haven't worked together for months now, but [50] helped me set the fun. I got loose, I've been really just in the lab, but he helped me set the tone. I had fun getting loose again. It was competitive, 'cause we made records together, records that may or may not make the album. All types of hidden records. He pushed me. Now my vertical is back and I can dunk on all of them. I'mma dunk on them so crazy." Mixtape Monday heard some of the records recently. There's "Champion," which he boastfully describes as being "the apex of eroticism." He says the title is like "putting the pedal to the metal and escaping the nonsense and drama and going 100 miles an hour on the highway at night looking at the white lines as they blend together. It's vicious." On "Rock the Pole" he's being taken to the brink by a dancer. "New York Gangsters" is the first song leaked off the LP. L plans to shoot a video for it soon. In it, he speaks about his aspirations as a shorty to be a drug dealer, but being swayed in a different direction. "I never chose to talk about that because it just didn't strike me as something to talk about," he explained. "To be honest with you, the guys I grew up with in that life, we're quiet. Maybe they got caught and got famous later, but when it came to being around that type of society, it wasn't something to talk about. ... Now it's a way to flip it and say, 'Yes, I hung out with them, and yes, I even wanted to be involved,' but ultimately my man went to jail, and him going to jail allowed me to continue to pursue my music more relentlessly and make a decision to really focus on my music and career. It is possible to make a decision to not be in the life of dope pushin'. You can escape that life, take the same energy they use and apply it to something positive. This record is a great reminder of that fact. "Me, personally, I get sick of all the elitist stuff that goes on," he continued of the album's subject matter. "For me, although I've done it from time to time, I think we're getting to the place where [some rappers feel] if I don't say I'm better than you or richer than you then I'm not supposed to say nothing. I don't think I have to look down on all my hip-hop fans. I would never see Mick Jagger onstage talking about, 'I'm fabulously wealthy. More money, immediately.' I think it's time to connect with people on a more realistic level. People are blue-collar. Everybody is not rich. People get tired of you telling them you're better than them. Overall, it's too much now. Enough with the frontin' and flossing — just make a hot record." ... Source-MTV __________________ JBanksblog.com - check it out __________________

11-26-2007, 11:28 AM	#3
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11-26-2007, 11:38 AM	#4
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Naturalbornalkaholik Veteran Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: belgium Posts: 8,936 Repped: 5,422 Repped 1,065 Times in 239 Posts Neg Reps: 358 Neg Repped at 39 Times in 23 Posts	props............. __________________

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iamacasi Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 25 Repped: 1 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	real talk from LL

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240KA Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Orlando, FL aka trigger state Posts: 2,708 Repped: 9 Repped 1 Time in 1 Post Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	haha that means LL's album is goingto tank more. when are these stupid rappers going to realize lining yourself with 5-0 means you fall

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shawtyred Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: GA Posts: 173 Repped: 26 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hope so, he's one of the best ever..

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50shoneychild Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 18 Repped: 0 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	I hope LLs album is HOT. Excited to see him and 50 workin on this.

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KredeDK Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 283 Repped: 64 Repped 20 Times in 4 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	good looks on LL's upcomming album

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gxz28 Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 85 Repped: 5 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	good luck to him but i think he'll take shots at jay

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shadybizness1 Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: British Columbia Posts: 1,234 Repped: 432 Repped 267 Times in 29 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	propz for the article.............

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GUnitKing Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 690 Repped: 112 Repped 4 Times in 4 Posts Neg Reps: 48 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	props on this hope his album is good

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kingjanjic fuk the beef,real hip hop Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: T DOT Posts: 1,399 Repped: 7 Repped 162 Times in 43 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 18 Times in 13 Posts	ll bring it back

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ChUcK C Banned Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Southside Jamaica Queens,New York Posts: 7,072 Repped: 2,941 Repped 27 Times in 13 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	i co-sign errythang ll said...honestly

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Phantom_rydaz Veteran Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,014 Repped: 133 Repped 141 Times in 36 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	just like 50 helped freeway make a classic he'll do tha same to ll cool j

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justchristopher Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 209 Repped: 1 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	he better have his trademak pop songs on there if he wants to sell

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ya boy Mike Veteran Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: QUEENS Posts: 4,848 Repped: 678 Repped 142 Times in 66 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 16 Times in 15 Posts	50 cent recycles ll's lyrics now ll wants 50's help dats sad __________________ You'll think im spellin' Iverson when the beef all done, cuz I'll leave you on the IV in the ER, SON-40 Cal

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