Walking with a Panther

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
AllHipHop	(favorable)^[2]
Robert Christgau	A−^[3]
Q	^[4]
Rolling Stone	^[5]
Trouser Press	(mixed)^[6]
Yahoo! Music	(favorable)^[7]

Walking with a Panther is the third studio album by American hip-hop artist LL Cool J, released June 9, 1989, on Def Jam Recordings. While his previous album Bigger and Deffer (1987) was produced by The L.A. Posse, Dwayne Simon was the only member left of the group willing to work on Walking with a Panther, as other members, such as Bobby "Bobcat" Erving, wanted a higher pay after realizing how much of a success the previous album had become. Def Jam, however, refused to change the contract which caused the L.A. Posse to leave.^[8] Walking with a Panther was primarily produced by L.L. Cool J and Dwayne Simon, with additional production from Rick Rubin and Public Enemy's production team, The Bomb Squad.

Walking with a Panther was a commercial success, peaking at number six on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, where it spent four weeks. The album contained the singles "Going Back to Cali", "I'm That Type of Guy", "Jingling Baby", "Big Ole Butt" and "One Shot at Love", which also achieved chart success. Walking with a Panther, however, was met with a mixed response from the hip-hop community at the time of its release, who was un-favorable of several of the album's love ballads.^[9] The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Track listing

All tracks produced by LL Cool J & Dwayne Simon except where noted.

CD
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Droppin' Em"	Dwayne Simon, J.T. Smith		4:22
2.	"Smokin', Dopin'"	Simon, Smith		3:31
3.	"Fast Peg"	Smith, Bryan Philpot	Co-produced by DJ Cut Creator	1:38
4.	"Clap Your Hands"	Smith		5:07
5.	"Nitro"	Smith, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee	Co-produced by The Bomb Squad	4:43
6.	"You're My Heart"	Simon, Smith		4:42
7.	"I'm That Type of Guy"	Simon, Smith, Steve Ett		5:16
8.	"Why Do You Think They Call It Dope?"	Brian Latture, Simon, Smith		3:49
9.	"Going Back to Cali"	Smith, Rick Rubin	Produced by Rick Rubin	4:09
10.	"It Gets No Rougher"	Smith, Sadler, H. Shocklee, Keith Shocklee	Co-produced by The Bomb Squad	5:16
11.	"Big Ole Butt"	Latture, Simon, Smith		4:34
12.	"One Shot at Love"	Simon, Smith, Ett		4:18
13.	"1-900 LL Cool J"	Simon, Smith		3:01
14.	"Two Different Worlds" (featuring Cydne Monet)	Simon, Smith, Ett		5:19
15.	"Jealous"	Latture, Simon, Smith		3:54
16.	"Jingling Baby"	Latture, Simon, Smith		4:15
17.	"Def Jam in the Motherland"	Latture, Simon, Smith, Ett		4:35
18.	"Change Your Ways"	Simon, Smith, Ett		3:20

The cassette release had a slightly different track listing and two extra songs.

Cassette
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Droppin' Em"	Dwayne Simon, J.T. Smith		4:22
2.	"Smokin', Dopin'"	Simon, Smith		3:31
3.	"Fast Peg"	Smith, Bryan Philpot	Co-produced by DJ Cut Creator	1:38
4.	"Clap Your Hands"	Smith		5:07
5.	"Nitro"	Smith, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee	Co-produced by The Bomb Squad	4:43
6.	"You're My Heart"	Simon, Smith		4:42
7.	"I'm That Type of Guy"	Simon, Smith, Steve Ett		5:16
8.	"Why Do You Think They Call It Dope?"	Brian Latture, Simon, Smith		3:49
9.	"Going Back to Cali"	Smith, Rick Rubin	Produced by Rick Rubin	4:09
10.	"Crime Stories" (cassette bonus track)	Latture, Simon, Smith, Ett		3:10
11.	"It Gets No Rougher"	Smith, Sadler, H. Shocklee, Keith Shocklee	Co-produced by The Bomb Squad	5:16
12.	"Big Ole Butt"	Latture, Simon, Smith		4:34
13.	"One Shot at Love"	Simon, Smith, Ett		4:18
14.	"1-900 LL Cool J"	Simon, Smith		3:01
15.	"Two Different Worlds" (featuring Cydne Monet)	Simon, Smith, Ett		5:19
16.	"Jealous"	Latture, Simon, Smith		3:54
17.	"Jingling Baby"	Latture, Simon, Smith		4:15
18.	"Def Jam in the Motherland"	Latture, Simon, Smith, Ett		4:35
19.	"Change Your Ways"	Simon, Smith, Ett		3:20
20.	"Jack The Ripper" (cassette bonus track)	Smith, Rubin	Produced by Rick Rubin	4:52

Charts

Chart positions

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Dutch Albums Chart	63
New Zealand Albums Chart	48
UK Albums Chart	43
US Billboard 200	6
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
US Billboard 200	61

Certifications


Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)^[10]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Notes

"Nitro" contains a sample and interpolation from "(Not Just) Knee Deep" by Funkadelic, and a sample from "Funky Drummer" by James Brown.
"I'm That Type of Guy" contains an interpolation from the film The Wizard of Oz, and a sample from "Da Butt" by Experience Unlimited.
"1-900 L.L. Cool J" contains a sample from "Watermelon Man" by Herbie Hancock.
"Jingling Baby" contains a sample from "Walking into Sunshine" by Central Line.
"Def Jam in the Motherland" contains a sample from "Love is the Message" by M.F.S.B..

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ AllHipHop review
↑ Robert Christgau review
↑ Q review
↑ Rolling Stone review
↑ Trouser Press review
↑ Yahoo! Music review
↑ The Rap Talk Crew. "A historic sit-down with Bobcat". Rap Talk Magazine. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
↑ Huey, Steve. "Walking with a Panther: Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
↑ "American album certifications – LL Cool J – Walking with a Panther". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

LL Cool J

Discography

Studio albums	Radio Bigger and Deffer Walking with a Panther Mama Said Knock You Out 14 Shots to the Dome Mr. Smith Phenomenon G.O.A.T. 10 The DEFinition Todd Smith Exit 13 Authentic

Compilations	All World: Greatest Hits All World 2

Singles	"I Need a Beat" "I Can't Live Without My Radio" "I Can Give You More" "Rock the Bells" "You'll Rock" "I'm Bad" "I Need Love" "Go Cut Creator Go" "Going Back to Cali" "I'm That Type of Guy" "Big Ole Butt" "One Shot at Love" "Jingling Baby" "To da Break of Dawn" "The Boomin' System" "Around the Way Girl" "Mama Said Knock You Out" "6 Minutes of Pleasure" "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" "Strictly Business" "How I'm Comin'" "Back Seat (Of My Jeep)" "Pink Cookies In a Plastic Bag Getting Crushed By Buildings" "Stand By Your Man" "Hey Lover" "Doin' It" "Loungin" "I Shot Ya" "Ain't Nobody" "Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem)" "Phenomenon" "4, 3, 2, 1" "Father" "Candy" "Zoom" "Say What" "Deepest Bluest" "Hot Hot Hot" "Shut 'Em Down "Imagine That" "You and Me" "Put Your Hands Up" "Blink Blink" "Luv U Better" "Paradise" "All I Have" "Amazin' "Headsprung" "Hush" "It's LL and Santana" "Control Myself" "Freeze" "Cry" "Baby"

Featured singles	"Rampage" "This Is for the Lover in You" "Incredible" "Fatty Girl" "All I Have" "We Are the World 25 for Haiti"

Other songs	"Accidental Racist"

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