I Need a Beat
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"I Need a Beat" is an early hip-hop single by LL Cool J that helped launch his career and establish Def Jam Recordings in the mid-1980s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| I Need a Beat canonical | 6 |
| I Need a Beat (Remix) | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | LL Cool J ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Def Jam Recordings
ⓘ
LL Cool J ⓘ Rick Rubin ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinArtist | early LL Cool J single ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
hip hop
ⓘ
rap ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | early landmark in commercial hip hop ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | early Def Jam sound ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation | drum machine-based beat ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | old school hip hop ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
MC skills
ⓘ
boasting lyrics ⓘ |
| hasTempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | vinyl single ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping establish Def Jam Recordings
ⓘ
helping launch LL Cool J's career ⓘ |
| partOf | LL Cool J discography ⓘ |
| performer | LL Cool J ⓘ |
| producer | Rick Rubin ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | mid-1980s ⓘ |
| recordedBy | LL Cool J ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Def Jam Recordings ⓘ |
| releaseContext | early Def Jam releases ⓘ |
| writer |
LL Cool J
ⓘ
Rick Rubin ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
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