LL Cool J Exit 13

• It's Time For War
• Old School New School
• Feel My Heart Beat featuring 50 Cent
• Get Over Here featuring It's Ya Girl Nicolette, Jiz, Lyrikal & Ticky Diamondz
• Baby featuring The-Dream
• You Better Watch Me
• Cry
• Baby "Rock Remix" featuring Richie Sambora
• Rocking With The G.O.A.T.
• This Is Ring Tone M... featuring Grandmaster Caz
• Like A Radio featuring Ryan Leslie
• I Fall In Love featuring Elan of The DEY
• Ur Only A Customer
• Mr. President featuring Wyclef Jean
• American Girl
• Speedin On Da Highway/Exit 13 featuring Funkmaster Flex
• Come And Party With Me featuring Fat Joe and Sheek Louch
• We Rollin'
• Dear Hip Hop

In a recent interview with the Smoking Session folks, LL revealed that he originally signed a ten-album contract with Def Jam, but negotiated a three-album extension to "get [his] whole catalog back." Hence, he managed to make an unprecedented 13 hip-hop albums for the same label over the past 23 years. So, Exit 13 would understandably be perceived as a celebration or a transition point. However, Mr. Smith didn't make it this far by being rash. His collaborations still span the new crop (The Dream, Ryan Leslie) and last decade's hitmakers (DJ Scratch, Wyclef). Of note, he makes room for his senior Grandmaster Caz and old associate Marley Marl.

Abstract by Dan Nishimoto