G.O.A.T is a awesome cd a must have for hip hop fans. LL raps off the hook on "Back Where I Belong" which features JA Rule. That song along with "Fuhgidabowdit","Homicide", and "Queens Is" are what makes this cd great. LL Cool J is if not the greatest is pretty close. I suggest you pick up this cd as soon as possible because it will be hot for a long time.

The album takes you on a lyrical roller coaster from the first to the last track. As soon as you hear the intro, its then you realize that you have just made a great buy. LL starts with an intro that foreshadows the rest of the album then moves on to this nice relaxed jam. Then he spits out the lyrical attacks and challenges. He also does a nice job of addressing a few real issues as well, which is different than most rappers out there. This CD is a must buy. So go get it, cause its like the man says Greatest Of All Time.

Whether you agree or not that LL is the G.O.A.T. (the Greatest of All Time), you will agree that this album is almost flawless with a few bangers.

Among the winners: "This is Us" featuring Carl Thomas, which talks about why women should give their man some space. "Queens Is" featuring Mobb Deep has LL and Prodigy spit some less than stellar rhymes, but Havoc's production is so good that you don't even care. And "Homicide" shows a different side of L as he gives an interesting opinion of the media's failure of covering crimes in his hood: "I don't mean this in a disrespectful way/But Columbine happens in the ghetto every day/When the sh** goes down ya'll ain't got nothin' to say."

If only the rest of this album were this interesting. The beat for "Take It Off" sounds too much like that of Q-Tip's "Vivrant Thing", and the title track includes talking-loud-but-ain't-saying-nothing tactics. Furthermore, like all rappers, L sometimes contradicts himself. In "Back Where I Belong" (featuring Ja Rule on the chorus), L spends the whole second verse dissing his longtime foe Canibus, but then on the very next song called "LL Cool J", he turns around and says, "F**k Canibus, I bodied him last year." If he did that last year, then why is he still talking about him now, huh?

Though an above average album, LL Cool J shouldn't call himself the G.O.A.T. Maybe Canibus was right after all, "The greatest rapper of all time died on March 9th." ...He's referring to Biggie to those who don't know.

This album is simply the best ever by mr. Smith. i have been a fan ever since and this artist has always been my favourite and this is simply because he keeps it real, no matter what. hats off to you Mr.Smith. Just wanted to know seeing that my country has hosted scores of concerts from rap,hip hop,reggea to soca will you be gracing our shores any time soon.

After taking a long break from rapping, LL Cool J seems to hold his own on this one, with pretty good production and talented guests, this one is sure to go platinum. Congratulationz to LL Cool j, I thought you fell off, you proved me wrong!