14 Shots to the Dome
by
LL Cool J
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studio album
First released:
Jun 1993

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14 Shots To The Dome is the fifth album by rapper LL Cool J, released in 1993, and the first since his highly successful comeback album Mama Said Knock You Out. Unlike that release, which saw him have success on his own terms, 14 Shots sees LL adopting the sound of his West coast gangsta rap contemporaries, especially that of Ice Cube and Cypress Hill. Many fans saw this as a jarring departure, and the album met mixed critical and commercial response, only being certified Gold by the RIAA.

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Catalog number:
23488
Release dates:
  • Jun 1993 in United States
  • Jul 26 1994

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4 stars Fell between classic albums of the mid-1990's!
BOTTOM LINE:

There is nothing wrong with this album except that it came out around the same time that BIGGER releases dropped (namely, everything from the West Coast haha ). Too bad, cuz this album has ALL of the rapidfire funk that was in East Coast hiphop. 'Back Seat' is the all-time jeep classic!

Pink Cookies definitely got crushed by buildings; Snoop stepped on them. LOL
Written by Big Willy
3 stars 14 Shots to this album
You have to remember that this album came out at a time when Hardcore rap was on and poppin. You also have to remember that his archrivals as well as his critics CLOWNED him for making chick records all the time. So LL went the hardcore with mixed results. How I'm Comin(1st single) sounds like Mama Said Knock You Out on steroids and lines like "slap, slap slap slap, slap, slap, SLAP/ Click click boom stopped dead in your tracks" make this song all the more sad. Stand By Your Man is pretty lifele…
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Written by Nuisance "the rebel"

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14 tracks format: 1 x cassette
record label: Def Jam Recordings
catalog number: CT 53325
release dates: Jun 1993 in United States
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