Walking with a Panther is the third studio album by high-selling hip-hop artist LL Cool J. Released in 1989, the album was a commercial success, with several charting singles ("Going Back to Cali," "I'm That Type of Guy," "Jingling Baby," "Big Ole Butt," and "One Shot at Love"). The album however was often criticized by the hip-hop community as being too commercial and materialistic, and for focusing too much on love ballads. According to Billboard, the album peaked at #6 on the Billboard 200 and was LL Cool J's second #1 R&B Album where it spent four weeks. Walking with a Panther is the third studio album by high-selling hip-hop artist LL Cool J. Released in 1989, the album was a commercial success, with several charting singles ("Going Back to Cali," "I'm That Type of Guy," "Jingling Baby," "Big Ole Butt," and "One Shot at Love"). The album however was often criticized by the hip-hop community as being too commercial and materialistic, and for focusing too much on love ballads. According to Billboard, the album peaked at #6 on the Billboard 200 and was LL Cool J's second #1 R&B Album where it spent four weeks. false 2023-07-02 01:32:33 Walking With a Panther 8 1989 1989-01-01 1989-01-01 77 Hip Hop Pop Rap 111858 2114954 de99bc60-666e-44cb-9b66-343263c61ea7 a4dd0e77-83b8-4e92-89b7-effb0e47fd8c e16023f3-4c69-38b7-9988-047a8b96dfcf /media/data/media5/Music/LL Cool J/Walking With a Panther/folder.jpg LL Cool J AlbumArtist /config/metadata/People/L/LL Cool J/folder.jpg LL Cool J Artist /config/metadata/People/L/LL Cool J/folder.jpg LL Cool J LL Cool J 1 Droppin’ Em 04:22 2 Smokin’, Dopin’ 03:31 3 Fast Peg 01:39 4 Clap Your Hands 05:08 5 Nitro 04:44 6 You’re My Heart 04:44 7 I’m That Type of Guy 05:16 8 Why Do You Think They Call It Dope? 03:50 9 Going Back to Cali 04:09 10 It Gets No Rougher 05:27 11 Big Ole Butt 04:34 12 One Shot at Love 04:18 13 1‒900 L.L. Cool J 03:01 14 Two Different Worlds 05:48 15 Jealous 03:54 16 Jingling Baby 04:15 17 Def Jam in the Motherland 04:35 18 Change Your Ways 03:20 James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), known professionally as LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American rapper and actor. He is one of the earliest rappers to achieve commercial success, alongside fellow new school hip hop acts Beastie Boys and Run-DMC. Signed to Def Jam Recordings in 1984, LL Cool J's breakthrough came with his single "I Need a Beat" and his landmark debut album, Radio (1985). He achieved further commercial and critical success with the albums Bigger and Deffer (1987), Walking with a Panther (1989), Mama Said Knock You Out (1990), Mr. Smith (1995), and Phenomenon (1997). His twelfth album, Exit 13 (2008), was his last in his long-tenured deal with Def Jam. LL Cool J has appeared in numerous films, including Halloween H20, In Too Deep, Any Given Sunday, Deep Blue Sea, S.W.A.T., Mindhunters, Last Holiday, and Edison. He played NCIS Special Agent Sam Hanna in the CBS crime drama television series NCIS: Los Angeles. LL Cool J was also the host of Lip Sync Battle on Paramount Network. A two-time Grammy Award winner, LL Cool J is known for hip hop songs such as "Going Back to Cali", "I'm Bad", "The Boomin' System", "Rock the Bells", and "Mama Said Knock You Out", as well as R&B hits such as "Doin' It", "I Need Love", "Around the Way Girl" and "Hey Lover". In 2010, VH1 placed him on their "100 Greatest Artists Of All Time" list. In 2017, LL Cool J became the first rapper to receive the Kennedy Center Honors. In 2021, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with an award for Musical Excellence.