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Hip-Hop · 1985 · 11 tracks

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LL Cool J

Sparse 808 beats and razor-sharp scratching. The definitive sound of a teenage LL Cool J claiming the New York streets with a boombox in hand.

November 18, 1985 · Def Jam Recordings

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Unfiltered teenage bravado meeting the cold, hard reality of the New York pavement.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
I Can’t Live Without My Radio
5:27
02
You Can’t Dance
3:37
03
Dear Yvette
4:07
04
I Can Give You More
5:08
05
Dangerous
4:39
06
Untitled
1:16
07
Rock the Bells
4:00
08
I Need a Beat (remix)
4:32
09
That’s a Lie
4:41
10
You’ll Rock
4:42
11
I Want You
4:51
Moments Worth Listening For
The opening 808 thud of track 1 that sounds like a physical punch to the chest.
The frantic, high-speed scratching breakdown that cuts through the middle of Rock the Bells.
The awkward but sincere vulnerability of the spoken intro on I Want You.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Radio sound next to the rest of LL Cool J's catalogue?

Basement Show+3.6σ

Basement Show saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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