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- Mr. Smith (Parental Advisory)
- - 370,314 plays
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  - 143 shares
LL Cool J
Released 1995

Make It Hot
04:31
9,857 plays

Hey Lover
04:44
97,368 plays

Hip Hop
05:00
8,523 plays

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- 1
- The Intro (Skit)
- 01:32
- 5,049 plays

- 2
- Make It Hot
- 04:31
- 9,857 plays

- 3
- Hip Hop
- 05:00
- 8,523 plays

- 4
- Hey Lover
- 04:44
- 97,368 plays

- 5
- Doin It
- 04:53
- 161,778 plays

- 6
- Life As...
- 02:44
- 6,483 plays

- 7
- I Shot Ya
- 03:51
- 11,922 plays

- 8
- Mr. Smith
- 03:59
- 7,545 plays

- 9
- No Airplay
- 05:43
- 5,581 plays

- 10
- Loungin'
- 04:12
- 20,751 plays

- 11
- Hollis To Hollywood
- 03:58
- 2,245 plays

- 12
- God Bless
- 03:47
- 5,149 plays

- 13
- Get The Drop On Em
- 03:53
- 5,381 plays

- 14
- Prelude (Skit)
- 00:30
- 3,952 plays

- 15
- I Shot Ya (Remix)
- 05:03
- 16,896 plays

album review

On the strength of the slow-burning Boyz II Men duet "Hey Lover," LL Cool J returned to the top of the charts with Mr. Smith, meaning the album is somewhat of a comeback for the veteran rapper. LL Cool J's skills had never deserted him, but his previous album, 14 Shots to the Dome, was an exercise in hardcore that only worked in fits and spurts. There are a couple of hard moments on Mr. Smith, but the album is at its most successful when he concentrates on his seductive, romantic side. LL has gotten a bit dirtier since the teenage days of "I Need Love," but he never steps over into the explicit, lewd come-ons of R. Kelly, preferring to suggest everything with a series of double entendres, metaphors, and analogies. Mr. Smith isn't a perfect record -- there are too many slack moments for it to qualify as one of his best -- but it proves that LL Cool J remained vital a decade after his debut. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide