Radio (LL Cool J album)

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"Radio" is LL Cool J's 1985 debut studio album, a pioneering and minimalist hip-hop record that helped define Def Jam's early sound and launch LL Cool J's career.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf debut album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
artist LL Cool J ⓘ
certification RIAA platinum ⓘ
certificationAuthority Recording Industry Association of America ⓘ
linked to: RIAA
certificationCountry United States ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
coverArtFeatures LL Cool J with a boombox ⓘ
criticalReception widely acclaimed ⓘ
executiveProducer Russell Simmons ⓘ
followedBy Bigger and Deffer ⓘ
followedByReleaseYear 1987 ⓘ
format cassette ⓘ
compact disc ⓘ
vinyl record ⓘ
genre golden age hip hop ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ
hasSingle Dangerous ⓘ
I Can Give You More ⓘ
I Need a Beat ⓘ
Rock the Bells ⓘ
You’ll Rock ⓘ
helpedDefineSoundOf Def Jam Recordings ⓘ
helpedLaunchCareerOf LL Cool J ⓘ
influencedGenre golden age hip hop ⓘ
hardcore hip hop ⓘ
labelDebutForArtist LL Cool J ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 47:08 ⓘ
notableFor establishing LL Cool J as a major hip-hop artist ⓘ
pioneering Def Jam’s early sound ⓘ
notableTrack I Need a Beat ⓘ
Rock the Bells ⓘ
performer LL Cool J ⓘ
precededBy none (debut album) ⓘ
producer Jazzy Jay ⓘ
LL Cool J ⓘ
Rick Rubin ⓘ
publicationDate 1985-11-18 ⓘ
recordedAt Chung King House of Metal ⓘ
recordedIn 1984 ⓘ
1985 ⓘ
recordLabel Columbia Records ⓘ
Def Jam Recordings ⓘ
releaseYear 1985 ⓘ
sales over 1,000,000 copies in the United States ⓘ
styleDescription minimalist production ⓘ
sparse beats and aggressive rapping ⓘ

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Def Jam Recordings → notableRelease → Radio (LL Cool J album) ⓘ