"How I'm Comin'" is a song by
LL Cool J
James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), known professionally as LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American rapper and actor. He is one of the earliest rappers to achieve commercial success, alongside fellow new school hip ho ...
, released as the first single from his fifth album, ''
14 Shots to the Dome''. It was released on February 15, 1993 for
Def Jam Recordings
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The l ...
and featured production from
Marley Marl
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,
QDIII and LL Cool J. The drum loop in the song is sampled from "
The Humpty Dance
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" by
Digital Underground
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Digital Underground's leader and mainstay was Gregory "Shock G" Jacobs (also known as Humpty Hump). Shock G forme ...
.
"How I'm Comin'" proved to be a minor success, making it to 1 on the
Billboard Rap Tracks charts, 57 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100.
The song peaked at number 101 in Australia.
Track listing
A-side
#"How I'm Comin'" (LP Version)- 5:04
#"How I'm Comin'" (Instrumental)- 52
B-side
#"Buckin' Em Down" (LP Version)- 4:04
#"Buckin' Em Down" (Instrumental)- 4:04
See also
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List of Billboard number-one rap singles of the 1980s and 1990s
References
1992 songs
1993 singles
LL Cool J songs
Def Jam Recordings singles
Song recordings produced by Marley Marl
Songs written by LL Cool J
Songs written by Quincy Jones
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