All World: Greatest Hits
Encyclopedia
All World: The Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits
compilation
from hip hop
artist LL Cool J
, released in 1996. It covers his career from the time of his Def Jam debut Radio
, to his 1995 album Mr. Smith
. All World has been certified platinum
by the RIAA.
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
compilation
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
from hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
artist LL Cool J
LL Cool J
James Todd Smith , better known as LL Cool J , is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and actor...
, released in 1996. It covers his career from the time of his Def Jam debut Radio
Radio (LL Cool J album)
Radio is the debut album of American rapper LL Cool J, released November 18, 1985 on Def Jam Recordings in the United States. It serves as the label's first full-length album release. Recording sessions for the album took place during 1984 to 1985 at Chung King House of Metal in New York City...
, to his 1995 album Mr. Smith
Mr. Smith (album)
-Track Notes:* No Airplay - edited on both the Edited and Explicit Versions of the Album, However the Explicit only backmasks on the song, the Edited version even edits the intro....
. All World has been certified platinum
RIAA certification
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...
by the RIAA.
Track listing
| # | Title | Songwriters | Producer(s) | Feat. Performer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "I Can't Live Without My Radio I Can't Live Without My Radio "I Can't Live Without My Radio" is the lead single from LL Cool J's debut album, Radio. It was released in 1985 for Def Jam Recordings and was both written and produced by LL Cool J and Rick Rubin. The song found modest success, making it to #15 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks... " |
James Todd Smith, Rick Rubin | Rick Rubin Rick Rubin Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin is an American record producer and the co-president of Columbia Records. Along with Russell Simmons, Rubin was the co-founder of Def Jam Records and also established American Recordings... |
LL Cool J |
| 2 | "Rock the Bells Rock the Bells (song) Rock the Bells is the third single from LL Cool J's debut album, Radio. It was released in 1985 for Def Jam Recordings, was written by LL Cool J and produced by Rick Rubin. It was the follow-up to I Can Give You More. Rock the Bells peaked at #17 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Despite the song's... " |
James Todd Smith, Rick Rubin | Rick Rubin | LL Cool J |
| 3 | "I'm Bad I'm Bad "I'm Bad" is the first single from LL Cool J's second album, Bigger and Deffer. It was released in 1987 for Def Jam Recordings and was produced by the production group, The L.A. Posse and LL Cool J himself, with Russell Simmons executive producing the single... " |
James Todd Smith, Bobby Ervin, Darryl Pierce | L.A. Posse, LL Cool J | LL Cool J |
| 4 | "I Need Love I Need Love "I Need Love" was the second single from LL Cool J's second album, Bigger and Deffer. The song is considered the first rap ballad and was released in September 1987... " |
James Todd Smith, Bobby Ervin, Darryl Pierce, Steve Ettinger, Dwayne "Muffla" Simon | L.A. Posse, LL Cool J LL Cool J |
LL Cool J |
| 5 | "Going Back to Cali Going Back to Cali (LL Cool J song) "Going Back to Cali" is single by LL Cool J from the Less Than Zero soundtrack and his third album Walking with a Panther. Produced by Rick Rubin and LL Cool J, the song was a success, peaking at #31 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #12 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and was eventually certified gold by... " |
James Todd Smith, Rick Rubin | Rick Rubin | LL Cool J |
| 6 | "Jack the Ripper" | James Todd Smith, Rick Rubin | LL Cool J, Rick Rubin (Co-produced by Dwayne Simon) |
LL Cool J |
| 7 | "Jingling Baby (Remixed But Still Jingling) Jingling Baby Jingling Baby was the final single released from LL Cool J's third album, Walking with a Panther. It was released on January 8, 1990 for Def Jam Recordings and was produced by LL Cool J, The L.A. Posse and Marley Marl. Jingling Baby peaked at #32 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs... " |
James Todd Smith, Dwayne "Muffla" Simon, Brian Latture, Dennis Coffey | LL Cool J (Co-produced by Dwayne Simon) Remixed by Marley Marl |
LL Cool J |
| 8 | "Big Ole Butt Big Ole Butt Big Ole Butt is the third single from LL Cool J's third album, Walking with a Panther. It was released in 1989 for Def Jam Recordings and was produced by the L.A. Posse and LL Cool J. Big Ole Butt would prove to be a mild success, making it to #13 on the Hot Rap Singles and #57 on the Hot... " |
James Todd Smith, Dwayne "Muffla" Simon | LL Cool J (Co-produced by Dwayne Simon) |
LL Cool J |
| 9 | "The Boomin' System The Boomin' System "The Boomin' System" was the first single released from LL Cool J's fourth album, Mama Said Knock You Out. It was released on August 2, 1990, for Def Jam Recordings, produced by Marley Marl and co-produced by LL Cool J. "The Boomin' System" was the first of the six singles released from the album... " |
James Todd Smith, Marlon Williams | Marley Marl Marley Marl Marlon Williams , better known as Marley Marl, is an American DJ and record producer, who is considered one of the most important and influential hip-hop producers in the history of hip hop.-Biography:... (Co-produced by LL Cool J) |
LL Cool J |
| 10 | "Around the Way Girl Around The Way Girl "Around The Way Girl" is a hit single by LL Cool J from his 1990 album Mama Said Knock You Out.The song is about LL searching for a girl who is streetwise. The single samples Mary Jane Girls' "All Night Long", Keni Burke's "Risin' To the Top", and Honeydrippers' "Impeach the President", which is... " |
James Todd Smith, Marlon Williams | Marley Marl (Co-produced by LL Cool J) |
LL Cool J |
| 11 | "Mama Said Knock You Out Mama Said Knock You Out (song) "Mama Said Knock You Out" is a hit single by LL Cool J from his album of the same name. The song famously begins with the line "Don't call it a comeback/I've been here for years." Before "Mama Said Knock You Out" was released, many people felt that LL Cool J's career was waning; his grandmother,... " |
James Todd Smith, Marlon Williams | Marley Marl (Co-produced by LL Cool J) |
LL Cool J |
| 12 | "Back Seat Back Seat (Of My Jeep) "Back Seat " is a song by LL Cool J, released as a single on June 1, 1993 for Def Jam Recordings, taken from his fifth album 14 Shots to the Dome. It was produced and written by LL Cool J and QD III... " |
James Todd Smith, Quincy Jones III | QDIII | LL Cool J |
| 13 | "I Need a Beat (Remix) I Need a Beat I Need a Beat is the debut single released by rapper, LL Cool J, and one of the first two releases of Def Jam Recordings to have the logo and the catalogue number, along with Beastie Boys' "Rock Hard". It was released in 1984 for Def Jam Recordings, produced by Rick Rubin and written by Rubin, LL... " |
James Todd Smith, Rick Rubin | Rick Rubin | LL Cool J |
| 14 | "Doin It Doin It "Doin It" is the second single from LL Cool J's sixth album, Mr. Smith, and was released on February 20, 1996 for Def Jam Recordings. Based around a sample of Grace Jones' "My Jamaican Guy", it also featured LeShaun, production from Rashad "Ringo" Smith and LL Cool J, with Erick Sermon producing... " |
James Todd Smith | Rashad Smith | LL Cool J |
| 15 | "Loungin (Who Do Ya Luv Remix) Loungin "Loungin" is the third and final single from LL Cool J's sixth album, Mr. Smith and from the soundtrack to Nickelodeon Movies' 1997 film, Good Burger. It was released on June 25, 1996 for Def Jam Recordings and Columbia Records and was produced by Rashad "Ringo" Smith and LL Cool J. A popular... " |
James Todd Smith, Bernard Smith, L. White, B. Wright | Poke | LL Cool J, Total Total (band) Total was an American R&B girl group and one of the signature acts of Sean Combs' Bad Boy Records imprint during the 1990s.-Emergence & Total:... |
| 16 | "Hey Lover Hey Lover "Hey Lover" is the Grammy Award winning first single released from LL Cool J's sixth album, Mr. Smith, featuring Boyz II Men. It was released on October 31, 1995 for Def Jam Recordings and was produced by The Trackmasters and LL Cool J... " |
James Todd Smith, Rod Temperton | Poke | Boyz II Men Boyz II Men Boyz II Men is an American R&B vocal group best known for emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies. They are the most successful R&B group of all time, having sold more than albums worldwide. In the 1990s, Boyz II Men found fame on Motown Records as a quartet, but original member Michael McCary... , LL Cool J |
| 17 | "Ain't Nobody (UK Bonus Track) Ain't Nobody "Ain't Nobody" is a 1983 hit single by Rufus & Chaka Khan. It was released as a studio bonus track on the band's live album Stompin' at the Savoy. It reached number one on the U.S. R&B chart and twenty-two on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart... " |
James Todd Smith, Hawk Wolinski | Rashad Smith, LL Cool J | LL Cool J |