Cry (LL Cool J song)

2008 single by LL Cool J featuring Lil' Mo

"Cry"

Single by LL Cool J featuring Lil' Mo
from the album  Exit 13
Released| June 17, 2008[1]
Recorded| 2008
Genre|

* Hip hop soul
* R&B
* hip hop

Label| Def Jam
Songwriter(s)|

* J. Atkins
* S. Blackshere
* A. Dombrowski
* K. Gamble
* L. Huff
* I. Lorenzo
* C. Loving
* R. Mays
* B. Sigler
* T. Smith

Producer(s)| Raw Uncut
LL Cool J singles chronology
| "Freeze"
(2006)  | "Cry"
(2008)  | "Baby"
(2008)

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Lil' Mo singles chronology
| "Sumtimes I"
(2007)  | "Cry"
(2008)  | "I Love Me"
(2011)

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"Cry" is a single by LL Cool J from his twelfth studio album, Exit 13 (2008). The song features guest vocals by R&B singer Lil' Mo and production by Andreas "Raw Uncut" Dombrowski. The song is noted for its sampling of Bunny Sigler's "Half a Man,"[2] and Ja Rule's "I Cry," which also happens to feature Lil' Mo.[3] It was digitally released as an individual buzz single on June 17, 2008,[1] and saw a limited international release as a B-side to the accompanying 12" single, "5 Boroughs," on June 24, 2008;[4][5][6] alongside a US release on July 8, 2008.[7]

## Chart performance

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Chart (2008)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[8] | 19

## References

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1. ^ a b "Cry". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
2. ^ "LL Cool J feat. Lil' Mo's I Cry sample of Bunny Sigler's Half a Man". WhoSampled. WhoSampled.com. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
3. ^ "LL Cool J - Exit 13 (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Discogs.com. 5 September 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
4. ^ "5 Boroughs/Cry". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
5. ^ "5 Boroughs/Cry". CJFW - Country 103.1 FM. CJFW.ca. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
6. ^ "5 Boroughs (X3) / Cry [12" VINYL]". Amazon. Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
7. ^ "LL Cool J - 5 Boroughs/Cry LP". CDuniverse.com. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
8. ^ "LL Cool J - Chart history". Billboard. Billboard.com. Retrieved May 25, 2013.

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* 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
* The FORCE

Compilations|

* All World: Greatest Hits
* All World 2

Singles|

* "I Can't Live Without My Radio"
* "Rock the Bells"
* "You'll Rock"
* "I'm Bad"
* "I Need Love"
* "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"
* "Hot, Hot, Hot"
* "Father"
* "Candy"
* "Zoom"
* "Say What"
* "Deepest Bluest"
* "Shut 'Em Down
* "Imagine That"
* "You and Me"
* "Put Your Hands Up"
* "Luv U Better"
* "Paradise"
* "All I Have"
* "Amazin'
* "Headsprung"
* "Hush"
* "Control Myself"
* "Cry"
* "Baby"
* "Murdergram Deux"

Featured singles|

* "Rampage"
* "Why Me Baby?"
* "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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Lil' Mo

Discography

Studio albums|

* Based on a True Story
* Meet the Girl Next Door
* Pain & Paper
* The Scarlet Letter

Singles|

* "5 Minutes"
* "Ta Da"
* "Superwoman Pt. II"
* "Gangsta (Love 4 the Streets)"
* "4Ever"
* "Ten Commandments"
* "Hot Girls"
* "Dem Boyz"

Featured singles|

* "Hot Boyz"
* "Whatever"
* "I'll Trade (A Million Bucks)"
* "Put It on Me"
* "I Cry"
* "If I Could Go!
* "Can't Let You Go"
* "Cry"

Other songs|

* "21 Answers"

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* "Wifey"

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