danliveshere.com » Hip-Hop http://danliveshere.com Digital, Sports, Punk/Hip-Hop by Dan Harbison Fri, 04 May 2012 20:30:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 LL Cool J – Radio, My First Record (yes, record) http://danliveshere.com/2010/05/04/ll-cool-j-radio-my-first-record-yes-record/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ll-cool-j-radio-my-first-record-yes-record http://danliveshere.com/2010/05/04/ll-cool-j-radio-my-first-record-yes-record/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 00:45:13 +0000 Dan Harbison http://danliveshere.com/?p=57 Continue reading →]]>


Artist: LL Cool J
Album: Radio
Release Date: 1985
Label: Def Jam

LL Cool J radio was the first record I owned. I was given it to me by an older friend of mine, Mike Linn when I was in the fourth grade. I didn’t know that much about LL (knew about his label mates Run DMC and the Beastie Boys) but this was his debut album, and I was in the 4th grade. It was hard to find out about New York Hip-Hop in Sacramento in the mid-80?s. Let alone for a 4th grader, but there I was, shiny new wax of “Radio”.

The track listing is amazing. Truly a work of art from producer Rick Rubin. Sometimes this album is overshadowed by Raising Hell and License to Ill. But this album was about one guy, one DJ and a lot of samples.

Rock the Bells

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