THE FORCE

LL COOL J dropped THE FORCE, his first album in over a decade, and honestly, for a guy in his mid-50s, it's wild how he managed to create one of the best Hip-Hop projects this year. I didn’t expect to vibe with it as much as I did, but man, it really delivers. Q-Tip kills it, LL still goes hard, and he even got Eminem—who I’m not usually a fan of these days—to steal the spotlight on what might be the best track.

And the features? They’re stacked. We've got Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Fat Joe, Busta Rhymes, and Nas—like, what?! It's almost like LL hopped in a time machine back to the 90s to pull these guys in.

There is one track I’m not feeling though: "Proclivities." It’s not terrible; LL does his thing, and the production’s solid, but Saweetie’s feature just didn’t hit for me. Other than that, this album’s a win. Definitely worth checking out!

LL COOL J - THE FORCE
RATING - 8/10

FAVORITE TRACK - Murdergram Deux

GENRE - Hip-Hop, Rap