Bigger and Deffer

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"Bigger and Deffer" is LL Cool J's influential 1987 hip-hop album, best known for helping solidify his status as a major rap star with tracks like "I Need Love."

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Bigger and Deffer canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hip hop album
studio album
artist LL Cool J
certification Platinum
certifyingAuthority RIAA
chartPerformance Billboard 200 top 20 album
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums number-one album
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtFeatures LL Cool J standing in front of his high school (Andrew Jackson High School) in Queens
dateOfRelease 1987-05-29
decadeOfRelease 1980s
followedBy Walking with a Panther
follows Radio
genre hip hop
rap
hasLength approximately 50 minutes
hasType second studio album
includesTrack Bristol Hotel
Get Down
Go Cut Creator Go
I Need Love
I'm Bad
My Rhyme Ain't Done
The Breakthrough
Bristol Hotel
surface form: The Bristol Hotel

The Do Wop (Bonus Beat)
surface form: The Do Wop

The Do Wop (Bonus Beat)
influenced mainstream acceptance of rap ballads
language English
notableFor helping solidify LL Cool J as a major rap star
notableWork I Need Love
partOf LL Cool J
surface form: LL Cool J discography
performer LL Cool J
placeOfRecording New York City
producer L.A. Posse
LL Cool J
Rick Rubin
Russell Simmons
recordLabel Columbia Records
Def Jam Recordings
releaseFormat cassette
compact disc
vinyl record
significantSingle I Need Love
I'm Bad
yearOfRelease 1987

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LL Cool J notableWork Bigger and Deffer
Radio (LL Cool J album) followedBy Bigger and Deffer
Ladies Love Cool James notableWork Bigger and Deffer
Radio followedBy Bigger and Deffer
Walking with a Panther follows Bigger and Deffer
I Need Love partOfAlbum Bigger and Deffer
I Need Love album Bigger and Deffer
James Todd Smith notableWork Bigger and Deffer