LL Cool J Paradise (feat. Amerie)

Paradise is a song by American rapper LL Cool J featuring American singer Amerie. The song was released on December 14, 2002, as the second single from LL Cool J s ninth studio album, 10 (2002). It also appears on the soundtrack to the 2003 film Deliver Us from Eva, in which LL Cool J stars alongside Gabrielle Union. Singer Tweet was originally slated to provide vocals but Amerie was eventually chosen instead. Paradise embodies portions of Keni Burke s 1982 song Risin to the Top, penned by Burke, Allan Felder, and Norma Jean Wright. A music video, featuring clips from Deliver Us from Eva, was produced to promote both the single and the film.