The DEFinition
by LL Cool J
  • Record Label: Def Jam
  • Release Date: Aug 31, 2004
User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9

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  1. asimr
    Sep 29, 2004
    4
    Lyrically LL Cool J is not the G.O.A.T. Never was and never will be. He's way over-rated, i can't believe people think he's better than Canibus. His new single isn't worth it, only because of Timberland i would be able to bear it on the radio.

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Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. AllMusic
    70
    LL offers up "you rap for the thugs/I rap for the ladies" on the album, but there's some tough, near-"Mama Said Knock You Out"'s here, and from any hardcore thug's point of view, he's getting better at splitting the difference.
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  2. E! Online
    91
    LL does DEFinition with a superstar panache that never gets into that dangerously cheesy Will Smith territory and keeps it streetwise without putting on a front.
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  3. Entertainment Weekly
    67
    The party jams and lovemaking odes are merely competent genre exercises that bury his still-sharp voice. [10 Sep 2004, p.164]
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