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14 Shots to the Dome
Hip-Hop · 1993 · 14 tracks

14 Shots to the Dome

A gritty, defensive pivot toward hardcore boom bap. Distorted drums and paranoid textures replace the radio-ready sheen of his earlier work.

March 30, 1993 · Tak! Cassette

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A defensive and gritty display of lyrical power set against paranoid, heavy-hitting production.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
How I’m Comin’
5:06
02
Buckin’ Em Down
4:03
03
Stand by Your Man
4:50
04
A Little Somethin’
4:26
05
Pink Cookies in a Plastic Bag Getting Crushed by Buildings
4:18
06
Straight From Queens
4:55
07
Funkadelic Relic
3:56
08
All We Got Left Is the Beat
4:38
09
(NFA) No Frontin’ Allowed
4:20
10
Back Seat
4:32
11
Soul Survivor
4:38
12
Ain’t No Stoppin’ This
4:44
13
Diggy Down
4:58
14
Crossroads
5:29
Moments Worth Listening For
The jarring transition from the smooth R&B hook of Stand by Your Man into the abrasive grit of the following tracks.
The apocalyptic imagery and howling wind sound effects that close out the final track Crossroads.
The relentless, distorted kick drum on How I'm Comin' that signals a departure from his previous pop-leaning polish.
Reviews

How does 14 Shots to the Dome sound next to the rest of LL Cool J's catalogue?

Drums+2.9σ

The instrumentation foregrounds drums far more than the catalogue usually does.

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