112 - 112

Advantages: Great music and beats, good lyrics and a long-life
Disadvantages: Poor rapping

...filler than a track but it has a superb piano solo which is backed up by the words of Puffy. The nest landmark track is It’s all about the Benjamins. This track has a hard hitting beat and some good rhymes but lacks the vocal gymnastics which I think an artist such as Nas or Tupac would have given the song. The following tracks are basically a showboat for the vocal talents which Puff used to spice up this album. People such as Lil’ Kim, Notorious B.I.G, Ginuwine, Twista, The Lox, Foxy Brown, India, 112 and Faith Evans. Of course 112 and Faith Evans appear on the excellent, I’ll be missing you which is a remake of the police song every breathe you take. The final track on the album is a very fast paced and well-suited track called can’t nobody hold me down. This track accompanies the rest of the album well... Read review

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Advantages: From the moment the first beat starts...
Disadvantages: ...the last beat sounds

...'s romantic side like he did with classics like 'I need Love' and 'Love you Better,' yes some of the tracks on this album compete with some of the better stuff he has done! Finally I just want to mention 'Down the Aisle feat. 112' which is a great slow song and shows off the amazing voices of 112, which is a feature in this album...the great collaborations! LL Cool J still has the pulling power to get the likes of Ginuwine, 112, Freeway, Jermaine Dupri, Juelz Santana and of course J-Lo! So to summarise this album...it has a lot to offer even if you're not the biggest LL Cool J fan and I would most definately recommend it! Out of all the albums I've bought this year, this is up there! So buy and enjoy it!... Read review

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Advantages: Sexy lyrics, flawless production, brilliant music
Disadvantages: Just a few weak tracks towards the end

...WHO ARE 112? ♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪ 112 consist of Q, Slim, Daron and Mike. The group write their own songs and Daron takes on a lot of the producing, with a little help from P Diddy, whose label they used to be signed to. They were the first urban vocal group to emerge from P Diddy's Bad Boy Records, and they were the most sucessful. The thing that set them apart from other artists from Bad Boy is there pure and wholesome image. They don't play the thug, they play the lover. They protray the sort of guys you could take home to meet your mother, but get freaky with behind closed doors! It's a mix that sells, and one that works. Their music is grounded in RnB, but their's influences of soul, gospel, hip hop, reggae and dancehall here. It's an superb mix of sounds... Read review

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