Walking With a Panther (1989)

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Mar 7, 2026

Title: Walking With a Panther
Artist: LL Cool J
Genre: Hip-Hop
Released: 1989

Tracks:
1 - Droppin' Em - 4:22
2 - Smokin', Dopin' - 3:33
3 - Fast Peg - 1:38
4 - Clap Your Hands - 5:08
5 - Nitro - 4:44
6 - You're My Heart - 4:44
7 - I'm That Type of Guy - 5:16
8 - Why Do You Think They Call It Dope? - 3:50
9 - Going Back to Cali - 4:09
10 - It Gets No Rougher - 5:27
11 - Big Ole Butt - 4:34
12 - One Shot at Love - 4:18
13 - 1-900 L.L. Cool J - 3:01
14 - Two Different Worlds - 5:48
15 - Jealous - 3:54
16 - Jingling Baby - 4:15
17 - Def Jam in the Motherland - 4:35
18 - Change Your Ways - 3:18

Overview:

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.

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