The Return of the G.O.A.T - Greatest of All Time! 2008 Album

LL Cool J

This was a tape to promote LL's 'Exit 13' album in '08. It's a mixture of some new tracks, some songs where other artists are going solo, (for whatever reason), and L rapping over some well known songs from the era like Maino's 'Hi Hater' and Ross' 'The Boss'. Wayne's 'A Milli' is also featured where L uses autotune that just doesn't work for him and there are other times throughout this where he sounds like he's trying too hard. All in all the mixtape is okay. There are moments on 'New York Gangstaz,' and 'The Truth' that see L spitting about subjects that he hasn't touched on much before but there's nothing memorable. As ended up being the case with 'Exit 13' the production leaves room for improvement here as well when we aren't hearing reused instrumentals. Best Tracks: 5 Boroughs, Laptop Gangstaz, You Live and You Learn (Papoose), New York Gangstaz, Freestyle II (Grafh), The Truth