LL Cool J, "Mama Said Knock You Out" (1990)

[busyboy]

"Don't call it a comeback, I been here for years..."

Well, after getting bashed for his previous album Walking With A Panther, this is what I would call a real comeback. Classic early 90's hip hop single.

Video.

[tico]

I like this song a lot.

[WotUNeed]

Great song. Classic LL Cool J. Probably still one of the best songs in his catalogue.

[joker]

19forever said:

Great song. Classic LL Cool J. Probably still one of the best songs in his catalogue.

[Hervard]

This song peaked at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1991, but appeared nowhere on the R&R chart.

[jaxxalude]

Whoever doesn't LOVE this song doesn't know what hip-hop is! Simple as that.

[BillboardBoy]

Not his best, but certainly catchy.

[itsbeenaweek]

Love it.

[Live Your Life]

I like it. It's definitely one his classics.

[stunnedout]

Love this. He is in my top 5 fav rappers.

[🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲]

Love this! I feel so inspired by it. lol

[disman00911]

The greatest LL Cool J song of all-time.   I never get tired of it and I get pumped up whenever I hear it.   Heard this all the time on WGCI and B96 when I was younger.  The music video is memorable too with him inside a boxing ring.

[🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲]

#406 on Billboard's 500 Greatest Pop Songs

You Know What It Is: The battle-ready, sample-heavy single that laid LL Cool J’s haters to waste and cemented his legacy as an all-timer.

Who Put the Bomp: The song was co-written and produced by Marley Marl, the seminal DJ-producer-rapper who was cited as an inspiration by such hip-hop heavyweights as the Notorious B.I.G., RZA and Madlib.

Come Together: The title chorus was actually inspired by LL Cool J’s grandmother, who told the rapper to “get out there and knock ’em out” after he bemoaned the disappointing reception to his previous album, Walking With a Panther.