Mr. Smith
Studio album by LL Cool J
Released	November 21, 1995
Recorded	1995
Genre	Hip hop
Length	58:25
Label	Def Jam
Producer(s)	Rashad Smith Chyskillz Chad Eliott Trackmasters
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
LL Cool J chronology
14 Shots To The Dome (1993)	Mr. Smith (1995)	All World: Greatest Hits (1996)

Mr. Smith is sixth album by rapper LL Cool J, released in 1995. After the commercially disappointing 14 Shots To The Dome, it was a bit of a comeback for the artist, going 2x Platinum and spawning the hits "Hey Lover", "Doin' It", and "Loungin'". Unlike his previous release, which focused on hardcore rap, this album sees LL concentrating on the ballads for which he is now famous. Image File history File links LL_Cool_J_-_Mr_Smith. ... A Studio Album is an album of regular studio recordings. ... James Todd Smith III (born January 14, 1968), better known as LL Cool J, is an American hip hop artist and actor. ... November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Def Jam Recordings is an American based hip-hop record label that operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Music Group, which is owned by Universal Music Group. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes . ... Trackmasters Entertainment is a successful record production company, run by Jean-Claude Poke Olive and Samuel Tone Barnes. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... James Todd Smith III (born January 14, 1968), better known as LL Cool J, is an American hip hop artist and actor. ... 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. ... Rapping is one of the elements of hip hop and the distinguishing feature of hip hop music; it is a form of rhyming lyrics spoken rhythmically over musical instruments, with a musical backdrop of sampling, scratching and mixing by DJs. ... James Todd Smith III (born January 14, 1968), better known as LL Cool J, is an American hip hop artist and actor. ... 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. ...

Track listing

1. "The Intro (Skit)"
2. "Make It Hot" (Produced by Trackmasters)
3. "Hip Hop" (Produced by Trackmasters)
4. "Hey Lover (featuring Boyz II Men) (Produced by Trackmasters)
5. "Doin' It" (featuring LeShaun) (Produced by Rashad Smith)
6. "Life As..." (Produced by Easy Mo Bee)
7. "I Shot Ya" (Produced by Trackmasters)
8. "Mr. Smith" (Produced by Chyskillz)
9. "No Airplay" (Produced by Chad Elliot)
10. "Loungin'" (featuring Terri & Monica) (Produced by Rashad Smith)
11. "Hollis to Hollywood" (Produced by Trackmasters)
12. "God Bless" (Produced by Rashad Smith)
13. "Get da Drop on 'Em'" (Produced by Trackmasters)
14. "Prelude (Skit)" (Produced by Trackmasters)
15. "I Shot Ya (Remix)" (featuring Keith Murray, Prodigy, Fat Joe & Foxy Brown) (Produced by Trackmasters)

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Samples

• Hey Lover contains a sample of "The Lady in My Life" performed by Michael Jackson.
• Lounging contains a sample of “Night and Day” performed by Al B. Sure!.
• Lounging Remix (Summer Luv) contains a sample of “Dizzy” performed by Hugo Montenegro.
• Hollis to Hollywood contains a sample of Isaac Hayes' "The Look of Love" from the ...To Be Continued Album.

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Miscellanea

• There was a previous version of Mr. Smith that was scrapped. Only two songs were used from the original Mr. Smith album, "Mr. Smith" and "No Airplay".
• The original album contained a tracklist of (not necessary all the tracks and in order):

 "Dear Lover" 3:54 "Pump My Sh**" 2:53 "Set It Off, New York" 5:03 "New York Mentality" 3:40 "2 Minute Warning to Shake that Ass" 2:53 "Bring On The Mo's & Ho's" 3:01 "Mr. Smith" 3:59 "No Airplay" 5:43 "Soliloquy" "Candyman" "Intro (Mr. Smith's Party) "Forever Yours"