Radio

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debut album hip hop album studio album

"Radio" is the 1985 debut studio album by American rapper LL Cool J, widely regarded as a pioneering work in the golden age of hip hop.

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Label	Occurrences
Radio canonical	2

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	debut album ⓘ hip hop album ⓘ studio album ⓘ
artist	LL Cool J ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
criticalReception	widely acclaimed by music critics ⓘ
describedAs	pioneering work in the golden age of hip hop ⓘ
executiveProducer	Russell Simmons ⓘ
featuresStyle	battle rap lyricism ⓘ minimalist drum-machine production ⓘ sparse, aggressive beats ⓘ
followedBy	Bigger and Deffer ⓘ
follows	I Need a Beat ⓘ
genre	golden age hip hop ⓘ hip hop ⓘ
hasCoverArt	Radio (LL Cool J album) cover image ⓘ
hasPart	Dangerous ⓘ Dear Yvette ⓘ El Shabazz ⓘ I Can Give You More ⓘ I Can't Live Without My Radio ⓘ surface form: I Can’t Live Without My Radio I Need a Beat ⓘ I Need a Beat ⓘ surface form: I Need a Beat (Remix) I Want You ⓘ Rock the Bells ⓘ That’s a Lie ⓘ You Can’t Dance ⓘ You Can’t Dance ⓘ surface form: You Can’t Dance (Remix) You’ll Rock ⓘ
labelCatalogNumber	Def Jam Recordings ⓘ surface form: Def Jam/Columbia BFC 40239
language	English ⓘ
laterMedium	compact disc ⓘ digital download ⓘ streaming audio ⓘ
length	47:08 ⓘ
mainInstrument	rap vocals ⓘ
notableWorkOf	LL Cool J ⓘ
originalMedium	audio cassette ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ
performer	LL Cool J ⓘ
producer	Jazzy Jay ⓘ LL Cool J ⓘ Rick Rubin ⓘ
recordedAt	Chung King House of Metal ⓘ New York City ⓘ
recordingPeriod	1984 ⓘ 1985 ⓘ
recordLabel	Columbia Records ⓘ Def Jam Recordings ⓘ
releaseDate	1985-11-18 ⓘ
significance	helped establish Def Jam as a major hip hop label ⓘ helped launch LL Cool J’s mainstream career ⓘ

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LL Cool J → notableWork → Radio ⓘ

I Can Give You More → album → Radio ⓘ