#246 LL Cool J, 'Mama Said Knock You Out' (1990)

LL Cool J’s fourth record. “Don't call it a comeback, I been here for years/I'm rockin' my peers, puttin' suckers in fear,” raps LL Cool J on the title track. The reality is that it was his comeback. With this record, he had regained the respect of his peers and his fans. Chris Rock named this as his sixth greatest Hip Hop record ever in an article he wrote for Rolling Stone and the album was named in multiple lists.