14 Shots to the Dome

June 2025 14 Shots to the Dome Studio LL Cool J 14 Shots to the Dome - LL Cool J.jpg 1993 3 30 1992–1993 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.) Hip hop 64 46 Def Jam Columbia Andrew Zenable Christopher Joseph Forte DJ Bobcat Marley Marl Quincy Jones III Mama Said Knock You Out 1990 Mr. Smith 1995 14 Shots to the Dome studio How I'm Comin' February 15, 1993 Pink Cookies In a Plastic Bag Getting Crushed by Buildings/Back Seat (of My Jeep) June 1, 1993 Stand By Your Man October 4, 1993 14 Shots to the Dome is the fifth studio album by American hip hop recording artist LL Cool J. It was released on March 30, 1993, via Def Jam Recordings. The recording sessions took place at Marley's House of Hits, at Cove City Sound Studios, and at Unique Recording Studios, in New York, and at QDIII Soundlab in Los Angeles, at Bobcat's House in Palmdale, and at Encore Studio, in Burbank. The album was produced by Marley Marl, DJ Bobcat, Quincy Jones III, Andrew Zenable, and Chris Forte. It features guest appearances by Lords of the Underground and Lieutenant Stitchie. The album peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. On June 2, 1993, it was certified Gold by the Recording 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's Mama Said Knock You Out. Unlike that release, which saw him have success on his own terms, 14 Shots sees LL adopting the sound of his West Coast gangsta rap contemporaries, especially that of Ice Cube and Cypress 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 be sampled by R&B artist Monica for her debut single "Don't Take It Personal" which became a major hit two years later. Critical reception AllMusic 3 5Erlewine Stephen Thomas Stephen Thomas Erlewine 14 Shots to the Dome - LL Cool J Songs, Reviews, Credits AllMusic https://www.allmusic.com/album/14-shots-to-the-dome-mw0000097273 live https://web.archive.org/web/20121207123905/http://www.allmusic.com:80/album/14-shots-to-the-dome-mw0000097273 2012-12-07 January 27, 2021 AllMusic en Calgary Herald C+Bell, Mike (April 4, 1993). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. Robert Christgau BChristgau Robert Robert Christgau Robert Christgau: CG: L.L. Cool J http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=L.L.+Cool+J live https://web.archive.org/web/20041111151905/http://www.robertchristgau.com:80/get_artist.php?name=L.L.+Cool+J 2004-11-11 January 27, 2021 www.robertchristgau.com Entertainment Weekly ABrowne David David Browne (journalist) April 9, 1993 14 Shots to the Dome https://ew.com/article/1993/04/09/14-shots-dome/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20150628095559/http://www.ew.com/article/1993/04/09/14-shots-dome 2015-06-28 January 27, 2021 Entertainment Weekly en RapReviews 5.5/10Juon Steve 'Flash' April 11, 2017 LL Cool J :: 14 Shots to the Dome :: Def Jam/Columbia Records https://www.rapreviews.com/archive/BTTL_14shotstothedome.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20170707010054/http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/BTTL_14shotstothedome.html 2017-07-07 January 27, 2021 RapReviews Rolling Stone 2 5Neblett Touré Touré (journalist) May 13, 1993 14 Shots To The Dome https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/14-shots-to-the-dome-101838/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20210207025727/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/14-shots-to-the-dome-101838/ 2021-02-07 January 27, 2021 Rolling Stone en-US The Rolling Stone Album Guide 2.5 5Brackett Nathan Nathan Brackett Hoard Christian David Christian Hoard The New Rolling Stone Album Guide https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&q=Mama+Said+Knock+You+Out&pg=PA491 Simon and Schuster 2004 978-0-7432-0169-8 491 en Select 3 5 U+25A0.svg U+25A1.svg medalAdam Higginbotham https://selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk/showpage.php?file=wp-content/uploads/2018/08/albums7.jpg Reviews: Albums Select May 1993 94 2024-12-30 Adam Higginbotham The Source 3 5Oh Minya "Shortie" Minya Oh May 1993 44 Record Report: LL Cool J – 14 Shots to the Dome The Source 74, 76 New York 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." Track listing Producer(s) How I'm Comin James Todd Smith Marlon Williams James Brown Marley Marl 5:05 Buckin' Em Down J.T. Smith Quincy Jones III QD3 4:02 Stand by Your Man J.T. Smith Williams Bobby Ervin Ricky Walters Douglas Davis Lesette Wilson Meli'sa Morgan Marley Marl 4:50 A Little Somethin J.T. Smith Williams King Floyd Marley Marl 4:26 Pink Cookies In a Plastic Bag Getting Crushed by Buildings J.T. Smith Williams David Porter Marley Marl 4:17 Straight from Queens featuring Lt. Stitchie J.T. Smith Cleve Laing Williams Fred Wesley Brown John Starks Marley Marl 4:54 Funkadelic Relic J.T. Smith Williams Klaus Günter Neumann Lincoln Chase Marley Marl 3:55 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 (NFA) No Frontin' Allowed featuring Lords of the Underground J.T. Smith AlTerick Wardrick Dupré Kelly Williams Ray Smith Tyrone Armstrong Marley Marl 4:19 Back Seat (of My Jeep) J.T. Smith Jones III QD3 4:31 Soul Survivor J.T. Smith Andrew Zenable Christopher Joseph Forte Jones III Curtis Mayfield Andrew Zenable Chris Forte QD3 4:38 Ain't No Stoppin' This J.T. Smith Ervin Tony Hester DJ Bobcat 4:43 Diggy Down J.T. Smith Ervin M. Smith DJ Bobcat 4:58 Crossroads J.T. Smith Ervin DJ Bobcat 5:29 1:04:44 Sample credits Track 1 contains elements from "Hot Pants (I'm Coming, I'm Coming)" written by James Brown and performed by Bobby Byrd Track 3 contains samples from "Fool's Paradise" written by Lesette Wilson and Joyce Melissa Morgan and performed by Meli'sa Morgan and "La Di Da Di" written and performed by Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh Track 4 contains elements from "Groove Me" written and performed by King Floyd Track 5 contains a sample from "Blind Alley" written and performed by David Porter Track 6 contains elements from "The Payback" written by James Brown, Fred Wesley and John Starks and performed by James Brown Track 7 embodies portions of the composition "Wonderland by Night" written by Klaus Günter Neumann and Lincoln Chase Track 8 contains samples from "Hollywood Squares" written by William Collins, Frank Waddy and George Clinton and performed by Bootsy's Rubber Band, and "One Nation Under a Groove" written by George Clinton, Garry Shider and Walter "Junie" Morrison and performed by Funkadelic Track 9 contains samples from "Get Up & Dance" courtesy of Malaco Records and "Horn Hits for DJs" under license from Tuff City Records Track 11 contains elements from "Mother's Son" written and performed by Curtis Mayfield Track 12 contains a sample from "Get Up Get Down" written by Tony Hester and performed by the Dramatics Personnel 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 Chart (1993) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA)https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2025/05/week-commencing-3-may-1993.html Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing May 3, 1993 Bubbling Down Under May 3, 2025 112Germany 74 31372 LL Cool J 14 Shots To The Dome true January 27, 2021New Zealand 36 LL Cool J 14 Shots To The Dome true January 27, 2021UK2 74 19930411 true January 27, 2021Billboard200 5 LL Cool J true January 27, 2021BillboardRandBHipHop 1 LL Cool J true January 27, 2021 Certifications United States Gold L.L. Cool J 14 Shots To The Dome 1993 album 1993 yes See also List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1993 References External links 14332 14 Shots To The Dome Category:1993 albums Category:LL Cool J albums Category:Hardcore hip-hop albums Category:Def Jam Recordings albums Category:Albums produced by Marley Marl Category:Albums produced by Quincy Jones III Category:Albums recorded at Unique Recording Studios Category:Albums produced by DJ Bobcat