Mama Said Knock You Out

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Rolling Stone (5/13/99, p.70) - Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's."
Spin (9/99, p.142) - Ranked #47 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s."
Rolling Stone (10/18/90) - 3.5 Stars - Very Good - "...deepens the grooves, uplifting the general tone of the proceedings without losing the humorous arrogance..."
New York Times (11/18/90) - "...As L.L. Cool J. peeks behind the crass materialism his persona once took for granted, he sounds tougher and funnier..."
Q Magazine (9/95, p.134) - 3 Stars - Good - "...They were calling him old-school when MAMA SAID came out in 1990 but `The Boomin' System' showed he was still master of the jeep jam, while `Around The Way Girl' remains the prettiest thing he's ever done..."
Melody Maker (5/23/00, p.57) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...Light on tenderness, heavy on the Jeep beats, Cool James never sounded better than on 'Tha Boomin' System'."