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LL Cool J's egotism is his m.o., his S*x appeal, his greatest strength. He'd been on top of the world since he started scoring hits as a teenager, but anyone who's been in the rap game for five years, as he'd been when Mama arrived, has something to prove. So he came out swinging-literally-with the title track, which claims boxing trash talk as proto-rap and turns it into a declaration of ongoing mastery. Beyond that, Mama, with it's ultra-hard Marley Marl production, pumps up his love-man rep (the sweetly affectionate InchAround the Way GirlInch and an even hornier remix of InchJingling BabyInch) and his ego (pretty much everything else). It's mostly just old-school boasting, but damn if it isn't deserved. Album Tracks DISC 1 1. The Boomin' System 2. Around the Way Girl 3. Eat Em Up L Chill 4. Mr. Good Bar 5. Murdergram 6. Cheesy Rat Blues 7. Farmers Blvd. (Our Anthem) (Feat. Big Money, Bom, Grip and HIC) DISC 2 1. Mama Said Knock You Out 2. Milky Cereal 3. Jingling Baby (Remixed But Still Jingling) 4. To Da Break of Dawn 5. 6 Minutes of Pleasure 6. Illegal Search 7. The Power of God
