G.O.A.T. (LL Cool J album)

G.O.A.T.
Studio album by LL Cool J
Released	September 12, 2000
Recorded	1999–2000
Genre	East Coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop
Length	73:43
Label	Def Jam Universal
Producer	DJ Scratch Rockwilder Teddy Riley Trackmasters
LL Cool J chronology
Phenomenon (1997) G.O.A.T. (2000) 10 (2002)
Singles from G.O.A.T.
"Imagine That" Released: June 27, 2000 "You and Me" Released: October 17, 2000

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

G.O.A.T. (Greatest of all time) is the eighth studio album by American rapper LL Cool J, issued on Def Jam Recordings. It was released on September 12, 2000, and peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200. It was LL Cool J's first and, to date, only album to reach the No. 1 spot. G.O.A.T. received generally positive review. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 73, based on 12 reviews.

Background

The bulk of the album came about in the year of 1999, when DJ Scratch handed LL a cd of six instrumentals. The submission of beats took place when Scratch first met LL in the studio, as both men were working on the song "Ill Bomb," for Funkmaster Flex and DJ Big Kap's album, The Tunnel.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	James Todd Smith James "Bimmy" Antney	James "Bimmy" Antney	1:52
2.	"Imagine That" (featuring LeShaun)	J.T. Smith Dana Stinson	Rockwilder	4:59
3.	"Back Where I Belong" (featuring Ja Rule)	J.T. Smith Vada Nobles	Vada Nobles Marc Wiggins	4:07
4.	"LL Cool J" (featuring Kandice Love)	J.T. Smith George Spivey Jay Hawkins	DJ Scratch	4:24
5.	"Take It Off"	J.T. Smith Adam Fenton	Adam F.	3:34
6.	"Skit"			0:45
7.	"Fuhgidabowdit" (featuring DMX, Method Man & Redman)	J.T. Smith Jean-Claude Olivier Samuel Barnes Earl Simmons Clifford Smith Reggie Noble	Trackmasters	4:33
8.	"Farmers" (featuring Tikki Diamondz)	J.T. Smith Edward Hinson Norman Whitfield Barrett Strong	Self	3:39
9.	"This Is Us" (featuring Carl Thomas)	J.T. Smith Nobles Carl Thomas	Vada Nobles	5:55
10.	"Can't Think"	J.T. Smith Tyrone Fyffe	Ty Fyffe	4:52
11.	"Hello" (featuring Amil)	J.T. Smith Spivey Denzil Miller Bernard Edwards	DJ Scratch	3:52
12.	"You and Me" (featuring Kelly Price)	J.T. Smith Spivey Giuliano Salerni Phil Hurtt	DJ Scratch	5:31
13.	"Homicide"	J.T. Smith Spivey Carlos Guedes	DJ Scratch	5:01
14.	"U Can't Fuck with Me" (featuring Snoop Dogg, Xzibit and Jayo Felony)	J.T. Smith Spivey	DJ Scratch	4:26
15.	"Queens Is" (featuring Prodigy)	J.T. Smith Kejuan Muchita Albert Johnson	Havoc	4:25
16.	"The G.O.A.T."	J.T. Smith Fenton	Adam F.	4:09
17.	"Ill Bomb" (Funkmaster Flex & Big Kap featuring LL Cool J) (bonus track)	J.T. Smith Spivey Elias Wrubel	DJ Scratch	4:02
18.	"M.I.S.S. I" (featuring Case) (bonus track)	J.T. Smith Tonee McClinton Karlyton Clanton	Ill Am	3:18
19.	"Shut 'Em Down" (bonus track)	J.T. Smith Spivey	DJ Scratch	3:23
Total length:				1:13:43

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart	65
Canadian Albums Chart	5
Dutch Albums Chart	35
French Albums Chart	56
German Albums Chart	17
Swiss Albums Chart	13
UK Albums Chart	29
US Billboard 200	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)	Position
US Billboard 200	139

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)	Gold	50,000^
United States (RIAA)	Platinum	1,000,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.