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Released at a time when hip-hop's anxieties about crossover success were at a fever pitch, Walking With a Panther found LL Cool J trying to reinvent his sound while building on the commercial breakthrough of Bigger and Deffer. Even though the album succeeded on both counts, it did so in a way that didn't sit well with hip-hop purists, who began to call LL's credibility into question. Their fears about commercialism diluting the art form found a focal point in LL, the man who pioneered the rap ballad -- and there are in fact three ballads here, all of them pretty saccharine (and, tellingly, none of them singles). Apart from that, some of the concerns now seem like much ado about nothing, and there are numerous fine moments (and a few great singles) to be found on the album. It is true, though, that Walking With a Panther does end up slightly less than the sum of its parts. For one thing, it's simply too long; moreover, the force of his early recordings is missing, and there's occasionally a sense that his once-peerless technique on the mic is falling behind the times. Nonetheless, Walking With a Panther is still a fine outing on which LL proves himself a more-than-capable self-producer. The fuller, more fleshed-out sound helps keep his familiar b-boy boasts sounding fresh, and force or no force, he was in definite need of an update. On the singles -- "Going Back to Cali," "I'm That Type of Guy" (inexplicably left off All World), "Jingling Baby," and "Big Ole Butt" -- LL exudes an effortless cool; he's sly, assured, and in full command of a newfound sexual presence on record. So despite its flaws, Walking With a Panther still ranks as one of LL's stronger albums -- strong enough to make the weak moments all the more frustrating.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
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Dwayne Simon, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - LL Cool J, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Steve Ett, Producer, Mixer, Assistant Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Latture, Producer, Assistant Producer - Chuck Valle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dwayne Simon, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - LL Cool J, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Steve Ett, Producer, Mixer, Assistant Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Latture, Producer, Assistant Producer - Chuck Valle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dwayne Simon, Producer, Co-Producer - LL Cool J, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Steve Ett, Producer, Mixer, Assistant Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Latture, Producer, Assistant Producer - Bryan Philpot, Producer, Additional Producer, ComposerLyricist - Chuck Valle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dwayne Simon, Producer, Co-Producer - LL Cool J, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Steve Ett, Producer, Mixer, Assistant Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Latture, Producer, Assistant Producer - Billy "Spaceman" Patterson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Valle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dwayne Simon, Producer, Co-Producer - Eric Sadler, Producer, Additional Producer, ComposerLyricist - Hank Shocklee, Producer, Additional Producer - LL Cool J, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Steve Ett, Producer, Mixer, Assistant Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Latture, Producer, Assistant Producer - James Henry Boxley III, ComposerLyricist - Chuck Valle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dwayne Simon, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - LL Cool J, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Steve Ett, Producer, Mixer, Assistant Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Latture, Producer, Assistant Producer - Chuck Valle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
James Todd Smith, ComposerLyricist - Dwayne Simon, Composer, Producer, Co-Producer - LL Cool J, Producer, MainArtist - Steve Ett, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Assistant Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Latture, Producer, Assistant Producer - Chuck Valle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Dwayne Simon, Composer, Producer, Co-Producer - LL Cool J, Author, Producer, MainArtist - Steve Ett, Producer, Mixer, Assistant Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Brian Latture, Producer, Assistant Producer - Chuck Valle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dwayne Simon, Producer, Co-Producer - Rick Rubin, Producer, Additional Producer, ComposerLyricist - LL Cool J, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Steve Ett, Producer, Mixer, Assistant Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Latture, Producer, Assistant Producer - Chuck Valle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dwayne Simon, Producer, Co-Producer - Keith Shocklee, Producer, Additional Producer, ComposerLyricist - Eric Sadler, Producer, Additional Producer - Hank Shocklee, Producer, Additional Producer - LL Cool J, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Steve Ett, Producer, Mixer, Assistant Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Latture, Producer, Assistant Producer - James Henry Boxley III, ComposerLyricist - Chuck Valle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
James Todd Smith, ComposerLyricist - Dwayne Simon, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - LL Cool J, Producer, MainArtist - Steve Ett, Producer, Mixer, Assistant Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Latture, Producer, Assistant Producer, ComposerLyricist - Chuck Valle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dwayne Simon, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - LL Cool J, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Steve Ett, Producer, Mixer, Assistant Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Brian Latture, Producer, Assistant Producer - Chuck Valle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Tobacmon, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dwayne Simon, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - LL Cool J, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Steve Ett, Producer, Mixer, Assistant Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Latture, Producer, Assistant Producer - Chuck Valle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dwayne Simon, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - LL Cool J, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Steve Ett, Producer, Mixer, Assistant Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Brian Latture, Producer, Assistant Producer - Chuck Valle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cydne Monet, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dwayne Simon, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - LL Cool J, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Steve Ett, Producer, Mixer, Assistant Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Brian Latture, Producer, Assistant Producer - Chuck Valle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dwayne Simon, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - LL Cool J, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Steve Ett, Producer, Mixer, Assistant Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Latture, Producer, Assistant Producer, ComposerLyricist - D. Coffey, ComposerLyricist - Chuck Valle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Dwayne Simon, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - LL Cool J, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Steve Ett, Producer, Mixer, Assistant Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Latture, Producer, Assistant Producer, ComposerLyricist - Chuck Valle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dwayne Simon, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - LL Cool J, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Steve Ett, Producer, Mixer, Assistant Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Brian Latture, Producer, Assistant Producer - Chuck Valle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Walls, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chronique
Released at a time when hip-hop's anxieties about crossover success were at a fever pitch, Walking With a Panther found LL Cool J trying to reinvent his sound while building on the commercial breakthrough of Bigger and Deffer. Even though the album succeeded on both counts, it did so in a way that didn't sit well with hip-hop purists, who began to call LL's credibility into question. Their fears about commercialism diluting the art form found a focal point in LL, the man who pioneered the rap ballad -- and there are in fact three ballads here, all of them pretty saccharine (and, tellingly, none of them singles). Apart from that, some of the concerns now seem like much ado about nothing, and there are numerous fine moments (and a few great singles) to be found on the album. It is true, though, that Walking With a Panther does end up slightly less than the sum of its parts. For one thing, it's simply too long; moreover, the force of his early recordings is missing, and there's occasionally a sense that his once-peerless technique on the mic is falling behind the times. Nonetheless, Walking With a Panther is still a fine outing on which LL proves himself a more-than-capable self-producer. The fuller, more fleshed-out sound helps keep his familiar b-boy boasts sounding fresh, and force or no force, he was in definite need of an update. On the singles -- "Going Back to Cali," "I'm That Type of Guy" (inexplicably left off All World), "Jingling Baby," and "Big Ole Butt" -- LL exudes an effortless cool; he's sly, assured, and in full command of a newfound sexual presence on record. So despite its flaws, Walking With a Panther still ranks as one of LL's stronger albums -- strong enough to make the weak moments all the more frustrating.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 18 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 01:16:32
- Artistes principaux : LL COOL J
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Label : Def Jam Recordings
- Genre : Hip-Hop/Rap
© 1989 The Island Def Jam Music Group ℗ 1989 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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