LL Cool J "The Force" psychobilly The stories on Santa Cruz

The stories on Santa Cruz highlight Bazan's teenage years and solidifies what he sees as an exposition in a traditional three-act structure

Frontman and songwriter JJ Julius Son has been in the studio off-and-on for two years

and depth is on full display

and Steve Scales on percussion

Errol "Poppi" McCalla and Elliott herself

LL Cool J "The Force" psychobilly The stories on Santa CruzHip hop legend LL CooL J returns with The FORCE, his first new album in more than a decade. Produced in its entirety by A Tribe Called Quests Q Tip, The FORCE (an acronym for Frequencies Of Real Creative Energy) represents years of intense work. The result is an album that sounds thoroughly modern full of razor sharp writing and nimble, elastic vocals but rooted in a rich tradition.