http://danliveshere.com Sports, Punk, Hip-Hop by Dan Harbison Tue, 04 May 2010 23:17:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://danliveshere.com/2010/05/04/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 http://danliveshere.com/?p=57 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]]> http://danliveshere.com/2010/05/04/ll-cool-j-radio-my-first-record-yes-record/feed/ 0