14 Shots to the Dome

14 Shots to the Dome Artist: LL Cool J
Label: Def Jam
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio Cassette


UPC: 731452348845
EAN: 0731452348845
ASIN: B0000024IT


Release Date: 1994-07-26

14 Shots to the Dome


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Tracks:

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

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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars All 14 SHOTS hit the hiphop DOME perfectly!!.......2007-03-08

This is probably LL's most under-rated albums in his vast collection. With production duties again lying with Marley Marl with abit of help from QD3 and Bobcat the beats are at a very high standard. Although there are afew weak tracks such as "Stand By Your Man", "A Little Somethin'" and "Soul Suvivor" the majority of it is barn storming. As with all the LL albums the subject matter is pretty much rap ballads and battle raps galore over exceptional beats. Although lyrics-wise LL at times is abit mediocre in comparisin to his other albums, its still a great listen. The best tracks here out of the remaining 11 tracks in my opinion were "How I'm Comin'", "Buckin' Em Down", "Pink Cookies In A....", "Funkadelic Relic", "No Frontin' Allowed", "Diggy Down" and the finale "Crossroads", an anthem with a full orchestra, rainstorm sound effects and thunder. You've got to hear it to appreciate it. This is a brilliant addition to any LL collection, especially at such low prices for his past works. Cop it!!

4 out of 5 stars 14 shoots!.......2006-11-09

Looking how far the art of rap has come to change into hip hop. The artist Uncle L...For those how slept on the album miss L.L.Cool J at a great moment. This is a classic Album. It shows some of L.L's better talent and skill side. I feel it got it's bad Rap in which I think was due to the title "14 shots to the dome" it didn't get the praise it deserved.
Maybe if called "The Coming" or "A little somethin'" it might been able to catch more eyes. Now remember at this this time in 93' the west coast was starting to evolve into Gangsta Rap craze which then later overwhelm everyone.
Fortunately it was able to shoot off a couple of great singles. Again only in a brief moment in time. Pink Cookies with it's great duel meaning
shows the skills of this Artist. Which was a love song with it it's strong crossover dedication to the world of Hip Hop and Rap.
Also Stand by your man a clever piece of art using Slick Rick "For al of Ya'll" looped to a nice jingle he is know to have done so well.
Again shows to magic of rhyme and rhythm which make a complete piece.

3 out of 5 stars LL gone Gangsta....................2006-11-01

Not a mainstream hit but had some joints on here.

Top Tracks:
Back Seat
Pink Cookies
How I'm Comin
Funkadelic Relic
Buckem Down

5 out of 5 stars Don't pay Attention To The Haters, Great Album.......2005-12-06

I don't know why this album got all of the crap it got. I remember in 6th grade hearing Pink Cookies, title's too long, I was amazed. Beat was great, he puts a little battle twist in the beginning, then goes telling a story about him macking some chick. While macking, he puts different hiphop group names in the rhymes. The whole ablum is great, it's LL verbally murdering wack MC's. See, these were the days before Hollywood got to Mr. Smith. This was when he could spit fire, minus I need Love about 7 years prior. Great production by Marley Marl, but then again, when did he not produce fire? LL was great, from Buck Em Down to Back Seat. This was grimey, soulfull, and lyrically unstoppable. Please, LL, come back. This is what made us hip hop fans excited. Please, no more cameo's with J-Lo. No more movies. Just come back and give us quality hip hop.

4 out of 5 stars LL's most underrated album.......2005-08-16

Not one of LL's better-known recordings, 14 SHOTS TO THE DOME initially sold well, hitting the Top Five on the Hot 200 when it was originally released. However, the disc became his first album to fail to reach Platinum status in sales, and it is largely remembered as being a disappointment. This is a shame because 14 SHOTS actually sits among LL's best work, with 60 minutes worth of strong hooks and impassioned raps. The entire album has a much harder sound than most of his previous recordings, with "Buckin' Em," "Straight From Queens," and "Ain't No Stoppin' This" emerging as three of Uncle L's most rapid-fire rhymes yet.

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