14 Shots to the Dome

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14 Shots to the Dome
Studio album by LL Cool J
Released June 1, 1993 (1993-06-01)
Recorded 1992–1993
Genre East Coast hip hop, Golden age hip hop
Length 64:46
Label Def Jam/Columbia/SME Records
CK 53325 (North America)
473678 (international)
Producer QD III, Marley Marl, Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin, Andrew Zenable, Christopher Joseph Forte
LL Cool J chronology
Mama Said Knock You Out
(1990)		 14 Shots to the Dome
(1993)		 Mr. Smith
(1995)
Singles from 14 Shots to the Dome
  1. "How I'm Comin'"
    Released: March 16, 1993 (1993-03-16)
  2. "Back Seat (Of My Jeep)"
    Released: June 1, 1993 (1993-06-01)
  3. "Stand by Your Man"
    Released: October 4, 1993 (1993-10-04)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
Robert Christgau B[2]
Entertainment Weekly A[3]
Rolling Stone 2/5 stars[4]
Rolling Stone 2.5/5 stars[5]
Trouser Press unfavorable[6]
Yahoo! Music unfavorable[7]

14 Shots To The Dome is the fifth studio 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.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "How I'm Comin'"
  2. "Buckin' Em Down'"
  3. "Stand By Your Man"
  4. "A Little Somethin"
  5. "Pink Cookies in a Plastic Bag Getting Crushed by Buildings"
  6. "Straight from Queens" (featuring LT.)
  7. "Funkadelic Relic"
  8. "All We Got Left Is the Beat"
  9. "(NFA) No Frontin' Allowed" (featuring Lords of the Underground)
  10. "Back Seat (Of My Jeep)"
  11. "Soul Survivor'"
  12. "Ain't No Stoppin' This"
  13. "Diggy Down'"
  14. "Crossroads"

[edit] Samples

[edit] Singles

Year Song Chart positions
Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles
1993 "How I'm Comin" 57 28 8
"Stand by Your Man" - 67 24
"Back Seat (Of My Jeep)" 42 24 2
"Pink Cookies in a Plastic Bag" 42 24 2

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[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "14 Shots to the Dome Review". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r175382. Retrieved 24 April 2011. 
  2. ^ "L.L. Cool J review at Robert Christgau". robertchristgau.com. Archived from the original on 06 June 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20110606220431/http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=L.L.+Cool+J. Retrieved 24 April 2011. 
  3. ^ "14 Shots to the Dome Review". Entertainment Weekly. 9 April 1993. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,306148,00.html. Retrieved 24 April 2011. 
  4. ^ "14 Shots to the Dome Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20090220012230/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/llcoolj/albums/album/323044/review/5942972/14_shots_to_the_dome. 
  5. ^ "L.L. Cool J in Rolling Stone album guide". Rolling Stone. http://books.google.com/books?id=lRgtYCC6OUwC&pg=PA491&dq=mama+said+knock+you+out+rolling+stone. Retrieved 24 April 2011. 
  6. ^ "14 Shots to the Dome Review". Trouser Press. http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=ll_cool_j. Retrieved 24 April 2011. 
  7. ^ "14 Shots to the Dome Review". Yahoo! Music. http://www.webcitation.org/5sriVEG8s. Retrieved 24 April 2011. 
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