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1993 studio album by LL Cool J

14 Shots to the Dome

Studio album by

LL Cool J

Released

March 30, 1993 (1993-03-30)

Recorded

1992–1993

Studio

Marley's House Of Hits(Chestnut Ridge, N.Y.)
QDIII Soundlab(Los Angeles)
Cove City Sound Studios(Long Island)
Unique Recording Studios(New York City)
Bobcat's House(Palmdale, Calif.)
Encore Studio(Burbank, Calif.)

Genre

Hip hop

Length

64:46

Label

Producer

Andrew Zenable
Christopher Joseph Forte
DJ Bobcat
Marley Marl
Quincy Jones III

LL Cool J chronology

Mama Said Knock You Out
(1990)

14 Shots to the Dome
(1993)

Mr. Smith
(1995)

Singles from 14 Shots to the Dome

"How I'm Comin'"
Released: February 15, 1993
"Pink Cookies In a Plastic Bag Getting Crushed by Buildings/Back Seat (of My Jeep)"
Released: June 1, 1993
"Stand By Your Man"
Released: October 4, 1993

14 Shots to the Dome is the fifth studio album by American hip hop recording artistLL Cool J. It was released on March 30, 1993, viaDef Jam Recordings. The recording sessions took place at Marley's House of Hits, at Cove City Sound Studios, and atUnique Recording Studios, in New York, and at QDIII Soundlab in Los Angeles, at Bobcat's House inPalmdale, and at Encore Studio, inBurbank. The album was produced byMarley Marl,DJ Bobcat,Quincy Jones III, Andrew Zenable, and Chris Forte. It features guest appearances fromLords of the Underground and Lieutenant Stitchie.

The album peaked at number five on theBillboard 200 and topped theTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. On June 2, 1993, it was certified Gold by theRecording Industry Association of America.

It spawned three charted singles: "How I'm Comin'", "Pink Cookies In a Plastic Bag Getting Crushed by Buildings" b/w "Back Seat (of My Jeep)" and "Stand By Your Man".

It is his first album following his hugely successful previous album 1990'sMama Said Knock You Out. Unlike that release, which saw him have success on his own terms,14 Shots sees LL adopting the sound of hisWest Coast gangsta rap contemporaries, especially that ofIce Cube andCypress Hill. Many fans saw this as a jarring departure, and the album met mixed critical and commercial response. The album's second single "Back Seat" would later besampled byR&B artistMonica for her debut single "Don't Take It Personal" which became a major hit two years later.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Calgary Herald	C+^[2]
Robert Christgau	B^[3]
Entertainment Weekly	A^[4]
RapReviews	5.5/10^[5]
Rolling Stone	^[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[7]
Select	^[8]
The Source	^[9]

Robert Christgau stated: "Proof we didn't need that his talent is as phat as an elefant's phart and his brain is the size of a pea. Only it isn't his brain--it's his ability to comprehend contradiction. Like Michael Ivey, of all people, he flunked his follow-up because he can't figure out how to put success and rap together. Where Ivey (or the Basehead 'character,' ha ha) takes his dorky confusion out on women, L.L.'s sexism is love-man suave--his 'It's so relaxin' after a piece of pussy gets off in the back of his Jeep is a rare moment of grace. Instead he slings the gangsta metaphors and handgun memories in the vain hope that the guys hanging out by the check-cashing place will think he's hard. But from the look of the crotch he's grabbing in several photos, as of now he just ain't."^[3]

Track listing

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"How I'm Comin'"	James Todd Smith Marlon Williams James Brown	Marley Marl	5:05
2.	"Buckin' Em Down'"	J.T. Smith Quincy Jones III	QD3	4:02
3.	"Stand by Your Man"	J.T. Smith Williams Bobby Ervin Ricky Walters Douglas Davis Lesette Wilson Meli'sa Morgan	Marley Marl	4:50
4.	"A Little Somethin'"	J.T. Smith Williams King Floyd	Marley Marl	4:26
5.	"Pink Cookies In a Plastic Bag Getting Crushed by Buildings"	J.T. Smith Williams David Porter	Marley Marl	4:17
6.	"Straight from Queens" (featuringLt. Stitchie)	J.T. Smith Cleve Laing Williams Fred Wesley Brown John Starks	Marley Marl	4:54
7.	"Funkadelic Relic"	J.T. Smith Williams Klaus Günter Neumann Lincoln Chase	Marley Marl	3:55
8.	"All We Got Left Is the Beat"	J.T. Smith Ervin George Clinton Frank Waddy Garry Shider Walter Morrison William Collins	DJ Bobcat	4:37
9.	"(NFA) No Frontin' Allowed" (featuringLords of the Underground)	J.T. Smith AlTerick Wardrick Dupré Kelly Williams Ray Smith Tyrone Armstrong	Marley Marl	4:19
10.	"Back Seat (of My Jeep)"	J.T. Smith Jones III	QD3	4:31
11.	"Soul Survivor"	J.T. Smith Andrew Zenable Christopher Joseph Forte Jones III Curtis Mayfield	Andrew Zenable Chris Forte QD3	4:38
12.	"Ain't No Stoppin' This"	J.T. Smith Ervin Tony Hester	DJ Bobcat	4:43
13.	"Diggy Down"	J.T. Smith Ervin M. Smith	DJ Bobcat	4:58
14.	"Crossroads"	J.T. Smith Ervin	DJ Bobcat	5:29
Total length:				1:04:44

Sample credits

Track 1 contains elements from "Hot Pants (I'm Coming, I'm Coming)" written byJames Brown and performed byBobby Byrd
Track 3 contains samples from "Fool's Paradise" written by Lesette Wilson and Joyce Melissa Morgan and performed byMeli'sa Morgan and "La Di Da Di" written and performed bySlick Rick andDoug E. Fresh
Track 4 contains elements from "Groove Me" written and performed byKing Floyd
Track 5 contains a sample from "Blind Alley" written and performed by David Porter
Track 6 contains elements from "The Payback" written byJames Brown,Fred Wesley andJohn Starks and performed by James Brown
Track 7 embodies portions of the composition "Wonderland by Night" written by Klaus Günter Neumann andLincoln Chase
Track 8 contains samples from "Hollywood Squares" written byWilliam Collins, Frank Waddy andGeorge Clinton and performed byBootsy's Rubber Band, and "One Nation Under a Groove" written by George Clinton,Garry Shider andWalter "Junie" Morrison and performed byFunkadelic
Track 9 contains samples from "Get Up & Dance" courtesy ofMalaco Records and "Horn Hits for DJs" under license fromTuff City Records
Track 11 contains elements from "Mother's Son" written and performed byCurtis Mayfield
Track 12 contains a sample from "Get Up Get Down" written by Tony Hester and performed bythe Dramatics

Personnel

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James Todd Smith – main artist
Dawn Green – backing vocals(tracks: 1, 3)
Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals(track 14)
Marsha McClurkin – backing vocals(track 14)
Mary Brown – backing vocals(track 14)
Nicki Richards – backing vocals(track 14)
Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals(track 14)
Stan "The Guitar Man" Jones – bass & guitar(tracks: 8, 12, 13)
Marlon "Marley Marl" Williams – producer(tracks: 1, 3–7, 9)
Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin – producer(tracks: 8, 12–14), arranger(tracks: 8, 13), mixing(track 8)
Quincy Delight Jones III – producer(tracks: 2, 10, 11), recording(tracks: 2, 10)
Andrew Zenable – producer(track 11)
Christopher Joseph Forte – producer(track 11)
George Karras – engineering(tracks: 1–7, 9–11), mixing(tracks: 8, 12, 13), arranger(track 14)
Frank Heller – engineering(tracks: 1, 3–7, 9)
Dan Hetzel – recording(tracks: 8, 14)
Steve Fredrickson – recording(tracks: 12, 13)
Howie Weinberg – mastering
Jeff Trotter – A&R executive
Glen E. Friedman – photography
Albert Watson – photography

Charts

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Chart (1993)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[10]	112
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[11]	74
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[12]	36
UK Albums (OCC)^[13]	74
USBillboard 200^[14]	5
USTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[15]	1

Certifications

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Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[16]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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^Erlewine, Stephen Thomas."14 Shots to the Dome - LL Cool J | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic".AllMusic.Archived from the original on December 7, 2012. RetrievedJanuary 27, 2021.
^Bell, Mike (April 4, 1993). "Recent Releases".Calgary Herald.
^^a ^bChristgau, Robert."Robert Christgau: CG: L.L. Cool J".www.robertchristgau.com.Archived from the original on November 11, 2004. RetrievedJanuary 27, 2021.
^Browne, David (April 9, 1993)."14 Shots to the Dome".Entertainment Weekly.Archived from the original on June 28, 2015. RetrievedJanuary 27, 2021.
^Juon, Steve 'Flash' (April 11, 2017)."LL Cool J :: 14 Shots to the Dome :: Def Jam/Columbia Records".RapReviews.Archived from the original on July 7, 2017. RetrievedJanuary 27, 2021.
^Neblett, Touré (May 13, 1993)."14 Shots To The Dome".Rolling Stone.Archived from the original on February 7, 2021. RetrievedJanuary 27, 2021.
^Brackett, Nathan;Hoard, Christian David (2004).The New Rolling Stone Album Guide.Simon and Schuster. p. 491.ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
^Higginbotham, Adam (May 1993)."Reviews: Albums".Select. p. 94. RetrievedDecember 30, 2024.
^Oh, Minya "Shortie" (May 1993). "Record Report: LL Cool J – 14 Shots to the Dome".The Source. No. 44. New York. pp. 74, 76.
^"Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing May 3, 1993".Bubbling Down Under. RetrievedMay 3, 2025.
^"Offiziellecharts.de – LL Cool J – 14 Shots To The Dome" (in German).GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
^"Charts.nz – LL Cool J – 14 Shots To The Dome". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
^"Official Albums Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
^"LL Cool J Chart History (Billboard 200)".Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
^"LL Cool J Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)".Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
^"American album certifications – L.L. Cool J – 14 Shots To The Dome".Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

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14 Shots To The Dome atDiscogs (list of releases)

v t e LL Cool J
Discography
Studio albums	Radio Bigger and Deffer Walking with a Panther Mama Said Knock You Out 14 Shots to the Dome Mr. Smith Phenomenon G.O.A.T. 10 The DEFinition Todd Smith Exit 13 Authentic The FORCE
Compilations	All World: Greatest Hits All World 2
Singles	"I Can't Live Without My Radio" "Rock the Bells" "You'll Rock" "I'm Bad" "I Need Love" "Going Back to Cali" "I'm That Type of Guy" "Big Ole Butt" "One Shot at Love" "Jingling Baby" "To da Break of Dawn" "The Boomin' System" "Around the Way Girl" "Mama Said Knock You Out" "6 Minutes of Pleasure" "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" "Strictly Business" "How I'm Comin'" "Back Seat (of My Jeep)" "Pink Cookies In a Plastic Bag Getting Crushed by Buildings" "Stand By Your Man" "Hey Lover" "Doin' It" "Loungin" "I Shot Ya" "Ain't Nobody" "Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem)" "Phenomenon" "4, 3, 2, 1" "Hot, Hot, Hot" "Father" "Candy" "Zoom" "Say What" "Deepest Bluest" "Shut 'Em Down "Imagine That" "You and Me" "Put Your Hands Up" "Luv U Better" "Paradise" "All I Have" "Amazin' "Headsprung" "Hush" "Control Myself" "Cry" "Baby" "Murdergram Deux"
Featured singles	"Rampage" "Why Me Baby?" "This Is for the Lover in You" "Incredible" "Fatty Girl" "All I Have" "We Are the World 25 for Haiti"
Other songs	"Accidental Racist"