This whole thing is crazy. LL Cool J is a pioneer and a legend. Working with 50 is obviously some kinda crazy move he's making since he's unhappy at Def Jam. I look at it this way. 50 is trash. He's as bad as they come. The fact that LL is working with him just seems like a rebellion against the people who feel are jerking his career around and ruining Hip-Hop's commerical side further. The fact that LL did that many trax that fast while working with 50 reminds me of 2Pac on Deathrow. 2Pac recorded alot of trax very fast with weaker lyrics and subject matter just 2 complete those albums 2 get off the label. The art suffered and we never got 2 see what he waz gonna do next.
About Def Jam...i isn't Def Jam anymore. The artists, the quality...nothing is the same or as good. I've never really liked Jay-Z, but that has nothing 2 do with me thinkin' his running the label in2 the ground and spitting on it's name. And i think LL said what needed 2 be said. There waz no name-calling in his statements. He made his claim with class and honesty. There waz no immature "shooting off at the mouth."
I really hope things fall apart between LL and wack rapper #1 and that this album never comes out. And that someone who is actually smart will take over Def Jam.