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| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="AMG">{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r175382|pure_url=yes}}|title=''14 Shots to the Dome'' Review|publisher=Allmusic.com|access-date=April 24, 2011}}</ref>
| rev2 = [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev2 = [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev2Score = B<ref name="Christgau">{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=L.L.+Cool+J |title=L.L. Cool J review at Robert Christgau |publisher=robertchristgau.com |accessdate=April 24, 2011 }}</ref>
| rev2Score = B<ref name="Christgau">{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=L.L.+Cool+J |title=L.L. Cool J review at Robert Christgau |publisher=robertchristgau.com |access-date=April 24, 2011 }}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3Score = A<ref name="EW">{{cite news|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,306148,00.html|title=''14 Shots to the Dome'' Review|work=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=April 24, 2011|date=April 9, 1993}}</ref>
| rev3Score = A<ref name="EW">{{cite news|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,306148,00.html|title=''14 Shots to the Dome'' Review|work=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=April 24, 2011|date=April 9, 1993}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev4 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev4Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="RS1">{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/llcoolj/albums/album/323044/review/5942972/14_shots_to_the_dome|title=''14 Shots to the Dome'' Review|work=Rolling Stone|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090220012230/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/llcoolj/albums/album/323044/review/5942972/14_shots_to_the_dome |archivedate = February 20, 2009|url-status=dead }}</ref>
| rev4Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="RS1">{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/llcoolj/albums/album/323044/review/5942972/14_shots_to_the_dome|title=''14 Shots to the Dome'' Review|work=Rolling Stone|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090220012230/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/llcoolj/albums/album/323044/review/5942972/14_shots_to_the_dome |archivedate = February 20, 2009|url-status=dead }}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev5 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev5Score = unfavorable<ref name="RS2">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lRgtYCC6OUwC&q=mama+said+knock+you+out+rolling+stone&pg=PA491|title=L.L. Cool J in ''Rolling Stone'' album guide|work=Rolling Stone|isbn=9780743201698|accessdate=April 24, 2011|last1=Brackett|first1=Nathan|last2=Hoard|first2=Christian David|year=2004}}</ref>
| rev5Score = unfavorable<ref name="RS2">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lRgtYCC6OUwC&q=mama+said+knock+you+out+rolling+stone&pg=PA491|title=L.L. Cool J in ''Rolling Stone'' album guide|work=Rolling Stone|isbn=9780743201698|access-date=April 24, 2011|last1=Brackett|first1=Nathan|last2=Hoard|first2=Christian David|year=2004}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Trouser Press]]''
| rev6 = ''[[Trouser Press]]''
| rev6Score = unfavorable<ref name="Trouser">{{cite web|url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=ll_cool_j|title=''14 Shots to the Dome'' Review|publisher=Trouser Press|accessdate=April 24, 2011}}</ref>
| rev6Score = unfavorable<ref name="Trouser">{{cite web|url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=ll_cool_j|title=''14 Shots to the Dome'' Review|publisher=Trouser Press|access-date=April 24, 2011}}</ref>
| rev7 = [[Yahoo! Music]]
| rev7 = [[Yahoo! Music]]
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==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:17, 22 October 2020

14 Shots to the Dome
Studio album by
LL Cool J
ReleasedMarch 30, 1993 (1993-03-30)
Recorded1992–1993
Studio
  • Bobcat's House, Palmdale, California[1]
  • Cove City Sound Studios, Glen Cove, Long Island, New York
  • Encore Recording Studios, Burbank, California
  • House Of Hits
  • QDIII Soundlab
  • Sound Castle Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California
  • Unique Recording Studios, New York City
GenreHip hop
Length64:46
Label
Producer
LL Cool J chronology
Mama Said Knock You Out
(1990) 		14 Shots to the Dome
(1993) 		Mr. Smith
(1995)
Singles from 14 Shots to the Dome
  1. "How I'm Comin'"
    Released: February 15, 1993
  2. "Back Seat (of My Jeep)"
    Released: June 1, 1993
  3. "Pink Cookies in a Plastic Bag Getting Crushed by Buildings"
    Released: June 1, 1993
  4. "Stand by Your Man"
    Released: October 4, 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA[3]
Rolling Stone[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guideunfavorable[5]
Trouser Pressunfavorable[6]
Yahoo! Musicunfavorable[7]

14 Shots to the Dome is the fifth studio album by American hip hop recording artist LL Cool J, released by Def Jam Records in the US on March 30, 1993. It is his first album following the hugely successful Mama Said Knock You Out (1990). Unlike that release, which saw him have success on his own terms, 14 Shots sees LL adopting the sound of his West Coast gangsta rap contemporaries, especially that of Ice Cube and Cypress Hill. Many fans saw this as a jarring departure, and the album met mixed critical and commercial response, only being certified Gold by the RIAA. The album spawned two singles, both of which had minimal success on the Billboard charts. The album's second single "Back Seat" would later be sampled by R&B artist Monica for her debut single "Don't Take It Personal" which became a major hit two years later.

Track listing

  • All songs written by James Todd Smith and Marlon Williams, except as noted
  1. "How I'm Comin'"
  2. "Buckin' Em Down'" (James Todd Smith, Quincy Jones III)
  3. "Stand By Your Man"
  4. "A Little Somethin"
  5. "Pink Cookies in a Plastic Bag Getting Crushed by Buildings"
  6. "Straight from Queens" (featuring Lt. Stitchie) (James Todd Smith, Marlon Williams, C. Laing)
  7. "Funkadelic Relic"
  8. "All We Got Left Is the Beat" (James Todd Smith, Bobby Ervin)
  9. "[NFA] No Frontin' Allowed" (featuring Lords of the Underground) (James Todd Smith, Marlon Williams, Alterick Wardrick, Dupre Kelly)
  10. "Back Seat (of My Jeep)" (James Todd Smith, Quincy Jones III)
  11. "Soul Survivor" (James Todd Smith, Andrew Venable, Christopher J. Forte, Quincy Jones III)
  12. "Ain't No Stoppin' This" (James Todd Smith, Bobby Ervin)
  13. "Diggy Down" (James Todd Smith, Bobby Ervin, M. Smith)
  14. "Crossroads" (James Todd Smith, Bobby Ervin)

Singles

Year Song Chart positions
Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles
1993 "How I'm Comin" 57 28 8
"Stand by Your Man" – 67 24
"Back Seat (Of My Jeep)" 42 24 2
"Pink Cookies in a Plastic Bag" 42 24 2

Personnel

  • LL Cool J - performer, producer, vocals
  • Jeff Trotter - A&R Executive
  • Howie Weinberg - mastering
  • QD III - producer, recording engineer
  • Marley Marl - producer
  • Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin - producer, mixing
  • Andrew Venable - producer
  • Christopher Joseph Forte - producer
  • George Karras - recording engineer, mixing
  • Frank Heller - recording engineer
  • Dan Hatzel - recording engineer

Charts

Chart positions

Chart (1993) Peak
position
German Albums Chart 74
New Zealand Albums Chart 36
UK Albums Chart 74
US Billboard 200 5
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b "14 Shots to the Dome Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
  2. ^ "L.L. Cool J review at Robert Christgau". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
  3. ^ "14 Shots to the Dome Review". Entertainment Weekly. April 9, 1993. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
  4. ^ "14 Shots to the Dome Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009.
  5. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). L.L. Cool J in Rolling Stone album guide. ISBN 9780743201698. Retrieved April 24, 2011. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  6. ^ "14 Shots to the Dome Review". Trouser Press. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
  7. ^ "14 Shots to the Dome Review". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on September 19, 2010. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
  8. ^ "American album certifications – LL Cool J – 14 Shots to the Dome". Recording Industry Association of America.
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