Music Capsule Review

All World (1996)

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Credits

Lead Performance: LL Cool J; Genres: Hip-Hop/Rap, Reissues

By David Browne

David Browne

David Browne is EW's music critic and author of ''Dream Brother: The Lives & Music of Jeff & Tim Buckley'' (HarperCollins)

One of rap's original B-boys didn't survive on his charm or waggish vocal chops alone. As this relentlessly engaging hits package proves, he deftly segued from snarling boasts to cuddly come-ons, just as his tracks kept improving -- from the early electro-beats of ''Rock the Bells'' through the funky swing of ''Jingling Baby'' and beyond. An essential hip-hop collection -- even if it doesn't include 1989's naughty-by-nature ode ''I'm That Type of Guy.''

Posted Dec 20, 1996

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