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

G.O.A.T.
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
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^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

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 reviews. 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.^[3]

Track listing[]

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[4]

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 (ARIA)^[5]	65
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[6]	5
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[7]	35
French Albums (SNEP)^[8]	56
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[9]	17
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[10]	13
UK Albums (OCC)^[11]	29
US Billboard 200^[12]	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[13]	1

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2000)	Position
US Billboard 200^[14]	139
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[15]	50

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[16]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[17]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

^ "G.O.A.T. Featuring James T. Smith: The Greatest of All Time by LL Cool J, reviewed at metacritic.com".
^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r497754
^ STAFF, AllHipHop (May 29, 2006). "DJ Scratch: Face Off". allhiphop.com. Well that was basically through the Funk Master Flex [and Big Kap] project, The Tunnel Album. I gave a beat to Flex. It was the track 'Ill Bomb.' Flex put LL on it and he killed it. And that is one of my favorite songs out of my whole discography. I went to do the scratches on the song, and LL was there in the studio, and he asked me if I had any beats. I gave him a cd with six songs on it, and he picked all of them for the album.
^ G.O.A.T. (booklet). Def Jam, Universal. 2000.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 169.
^ "LL Cool J Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – LL Cool J – G.O.A.T. featuring James T. Smith - The Greatest Of All Time" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
^ "Lescharts.com – LL Cool J – G.O.A.T. featuring James T. Smith - The Greatest Of All Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – LL Cool J – G.O.A.T. featuring James T. Smith - The Greatest Of All Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
^ "Swisscharts.com – LL Cool J – G.O.A.T. featuring James T. Smith - The Greatest Of All Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
^ "LL Cool J Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
^ "LL Cool J Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
^ "Canadian album certifications – LL Cool J – G.O.A.T." Music Canada.
^ "American album certifications – LL Cool J – G.O.A.T." Recording Industry Association of America.

[1] "G.O.A.T. Featuring James T. Smith: The Greatest of All Time by LL Cool J, reviewed at metacritic.com".

[AMG-2] ttps://www.allmusic.com/album/r497754

[3] STAFF, AllHipHop (May 29, 2006). "DJ Scratch: Face Off". allhiphop.com. Well that was basically through the Funk Master Flex [and Big Kap] project, The Tunnel Album. I gave a beat to Flex. It was the track 'Ill Bomb.' Flex put LL on it and he killed it. And that is one of my favorite songs out of my whole discography. I went to do the scratches on the song, and LL was there in the studio, and he asked me if I had any beats. I gave him a cd with six songs on it, and he picked all of them for the album.

[liner_notes-4] G.O.A.T. (booklet). Def Jam, Universal. 2000.

[5] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 169.

[ac_BillboardCanada_LL_Cool_J-6] "LL Cool J Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.

[ac_Netherlands_LL_Cool_J-7] "Dutchcharts.nl – LL Cool J – G.O.A.T. featuring James T. Smith - The Greatest Of All Time" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 17, 2020.

[ac_France_LL_Cool_J-8] "Lescharts.com – LL Cool J – G.O.A.T. featuring James T. Smith - The Greatest Of All Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 17, 2020.

[ac_Germany4_LL_Cool_J-9] "Offiziellecharts.de – LL Cool J – G.O.A.T. featuring James T. Smith - The Greatest Of All Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 17, 2020.

[ac_Switzerland_LL_Cool_J-10] "Swisscharts.com – LL Cool J – G.O.A.T. featuring James T. Smith - The Greatest Of All Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 17, 2020.

[ac_UK2_-11] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 17, 2020.

[ac_Billboard200_LL_Cool_J-12] "LL Cool J Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_LL_Cool_J-13] "LL Cool J Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.

[14] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.

[15] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.

[CanadaLL_Cool_JG.O.A.T.albumCertRef-16] "Canadian album certifications – LL Cool J – G.O.A.T." Music Canada.

[United_StatesLL_Cool_JG.O.A.T.albumCertRef-17] "American album certifications – LL Cool J – G.O.A.T." Recording Industry Association of America.

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Discography
Studio albums	Radio Bigger and Deffer Walking with a Panther Mama Said Knock You Out 14 Shots to the Dome Mr. Smith Phenomenon G.O.A.T. 10 The DEFinition Todd Smith Exit 13 Authentic
Compilations	All World: Greatest Hits All World 2
Singles	"I Can't Live Without My Radio" "I Can Give You More" "Rock the Bells" "You'll Rock" "I'm Bad" "I Need Love" "Go Cut Creator Go" "Going Back to Cali" "I'm That Type of Guy" "Big Ole Butt" "One Shot at Love" "Jingling Baby" "To da Break of Dawn" "The Boomin' System" "Around the Way Girl" "Mama Said Knock You Out" "6 Minutes of Pleasure" "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" "Strictly Business" "How I'm Comin'" "Back Seat (Of My Jeep)" "Pink Cookies In a Plastic Bag Getting Crushed by Buildings" "Stand By Your Man" "Hey Lover" "Doin' It" "Loungin" "I Shot Ya" "Ain't Nobody" "Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem)" "Phenomenon" "4, 3, 2, 1" "Father" "Candy" "Zoom" "Say What" "Deepest Bluest" "Hot Hot Hot" "Shut 'Em Down "Imagine That" "You and Me" "Put Your Hands Up" "Luv U Better" "Paradise" "All I Have" "Amazin' "Headsprung" "Hush" "It's LL and Santana" "Control Myself" "Freeze" "Cry" "Baby"
Featured singles	"Rampage" "This Is for the Lover in You" "Incredible" "Fatty Girl" "All I Have" "We Are the World 25 for Haiti"
Other songs	"Accidental Racist"