Bigger and Deffer

Hip-Hop · 1987 · 12 tracks

Bigger and Deffer

Aggressive 808 kicks and razor-sharp scratching meet the first true rap ballad. The definitive sound of 1987 Queens street culture and superstar ambition.

The record where LL proved he could crush your favorite rapper and then steal your girlfriend in the same hour.

Unstoppable bravado tempered by surprising moments of teenage romanticism.

Bigger and Deffer · vs · LL Cool J

Self Examination+1.5σ

The writing leans notably further into self examination than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks

01

I'm Bad

4:41

02

Kanday

4:00

03

Get Down

3:23

04

The Bristol Hotel

2:43

05

My Rhyme Ain’t Done

3:46

06

.357 - Break It on Down

4:05

07

Go Cut Creator Go

3:57

08

The Breakthrough

4:05

09

I Need Love

5:23

10

Ahh, Let’s Get Ill

3:46

11

The Do Wop

4:59

12

On the Ill Tip

0:33

Moments Worth Waiting For

The siren-blaring police dispatch intro of I'm Bad that immediately establishes street dominance.

The sudden shift from aggressive bars to the vulnerable, synthesizer-led tenderness of I Need Love.

Cut Creator's frantic, high-speed scratching solo that closes out Go Cut Creator Go.

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