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CHIN UP At least you still LOOK good, LL
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Release Date: Aug 31, 2004; Lead Performance: LL Cool J; Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
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David Browne
David Browne is EW's music critic and author of ''Dream Brother: The Lives & Music of Jeff & Tim Buckley'' (HarperCollins)
From tracks that sound like Missy Elliott castoffs (courtesy of producer Timbaland) to a glut of hook-girl pop, LL Cool J's latest, The DEFinition, seeks to make one of hip-hop's longtime and most singular rhymers once again appear relevant. But the party jams and lovemaking odes are merely competent genre exercises that bury his still-sharp voice. And why didn't someone stop him from revealing his rich-and-removed cluelessness with lines like ''I'm still a teen pop idol, like Hanson''?
Posted Sep 10, 2004
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