LL Cool J specializes in the art of the triumphant return. Dating back to the ’80s, he’s evaded prolonged stagnation with timely reinventions. Powered by fierce rhymes and qtiptheabstract’s stylish retro production, llcoolj’s latest album, ‘The Force’, is his most potent LP in over 30 years. Checking in at a trim 44 minutes, the new LP is a sharp distillation of LL in all his power. It starts with the Q-Tip-produced canvas he’s been given to paint on; rather than trying to adapt to the sounds of today, he traverses a B-boy vortex of surrealistic funk, dystopian industrial and majestic disco for tracks that feel too classical and too otherworldly to be dated. 🔗 Read the full review at the link in bio. #LLCoolJ #QTip #TheForce #albumreviews #newmusic