LL Cool J - The FORCE (2024)

 

The FORCE (acronim pentru Frequencies of Real Creative Energy) este cel de-al 14-lea album solo al lui LL Cool J și a fost lansat în data de 6 septembrie 2024, prin LL Cool J, Inc., Def Jam Recordings și Virgin Music Group. Albumul este produs aproape în totalitate de Q-Tip și este în colaborare cu Snoop Dogg, Fat Joe, Rick Ross, Sona Jobarteh, Saweetie, Busta Rhymes, Nas, Eminem, Mad Squablz, J-S.A.N.D. și Don Pablito.

rack listing

The FORCE track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Spirit of Cyrus" (featuring Snoop Dogg)	James Todd Smith Calvin Broadus Kamaal Fareed Simon Park	Q-Tip	3:30
2.	"The Force"	Smith Fareed Michael Jackson	Q-Tip	2:49
3.	"Saturday Night Special" (featuring Fat Joe and Rick Ross)	Smith Joseph Cartagena Fareed Pye Hastings William Roberts III	Q-Tip	3:28
4.	"Black Code Suite" (featuring Sona Jobarteh)	Smith Jon Eberson Fareed Sona Jobarteh	Q-Tip Jobarteh[a]	4:26
5.	"Passion"	Smith Fareed Herbie Hancock	Q-Tip	2:29
6.	"Proclivities" (featuring Saweetie)	Smith Carlos Coleman Julius Darrington Fareed Gary Webb	Q-Tip	3:39
7.	"Post Modern"	Smith Fareed R. L. Smith	Q-Tip	2:09
8.	"30 Decembers"	Smith Fareed Pekka Rechardt	Q-Tip	3:26
9.	"Runnit Back"	Smith Fareed Jonathan Lind Maurice White	Q-Tip	2:46
10.	"Huey in the Chair" (featuring Busta Rhymes)	Smith Fareed Michael Karoli Jaki Liebezeit Irmin Schmidt Holger Schüring Trevor Smith Kenji Suzuki	Q-Tip	2:24
11.	"Basquiat Energy"	Smith Fareed Alex Wiska	Q-Tip	2:22
12.	"Praise Him" (featuring Nas)	Smith Fareed Oluko Imo Nasir Jones	Q-Tip	2:25
13.	"Murdergram Deux" (featuring Eminem)	Smith Fareed Anthony King Marshall Mathers III	Q-Tip Eminem[a]	3:05
14.	"The Vow" (featuring Mad Squablz, J-S.A.N.D. and Don Pablito)	Smith James Brown Kashif Dove Dahseim Henry Betty Newsome Jaleel Ross	J-S.A.N.D. Kizzo	4:35
Total length:				43:33

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer.
• "The Force" contains a sample of "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", written and performed by Michael Jackson.
• "Passion" contains a sample of "Sun Touch", written and performed by Herbie Hancock.
• "Proclivities" contains an interpolation of the remix of "Flava in Ya Ear", written by Craig Mack, Christopher Wallace, Roger McNair, James Smith, and Trevor Smith, as performed by Mack featuring the Notorious B.I.G., Rampage, LL Cool J, and Busta Rhymes.

Personnel

Musicians

• LL Cool J – vocals
• Q-Tip – programming (tracks 1–12), bass guitar (1, 2, 4–6, 8–10, 12), drums (1, 2, 9), keyboards (2, 3, 5–9), guitar (6, 7)
• Casey Benjamin – keyboards (track 2)
• Sona Jobarteh – vocals, background vocals, bass guitar, guitar (track 4)
• Eric Appapoulay – additional vocals (track 4)
• Mitsue Burnett – additional vocals (track 5)
• Blair Wells – guitar (tracks 7–10, 12)
• Luis Resto – keyboards (track 13)
• J-S.A.N.D. – programming (track 14)

Technical

• Q-Tip – production (tracks 1–13), engineering (all tracks); mixing (tracks 1–12, 14)
• J-S.A.N.D. – production (track 14)
• Kizzo – production (track 14)
• Sona Jobarteh – additional production, engineering (track 4)
• Eminem – additional production (track 13)
• Blair Wells – mixing (tracks 1–12), engineering (1–12, 14)
• Mike Strange – mixing, engineering (track 13)
• Manny Marroquin – mixing (track 14)
• Mike Bozzi – mastering (tracks 1–12, 14)
• Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering (track 13)
• Tony Campana – engineering (track 13)
• Victor Luevanos – engineering (track 13)
• Jonathan Owens – engineering (track 14)
• Paul Street – engineering (track 14)
• Fermin Suero, Jr. – vocal production, vocal engineering (track 6)
• Oliver Turiano – engineering assistance
• Anthony Vilchis – mixing assistance (track 14)
• Trey Station – mixing assistance (track 14)
• Zach Pereyra – mixing assistance (track 14)