I Can't Live Without My Radio
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"I Can't Live Without My Radio" is a classic 1985 hip-hop single by LL Cool J that helped establish his reputation and Def Jam Recordings’ early sound.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| I Can't Live Without My Radio canonical | 1 |
| I Can’t Live Without My Radio | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Radio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Krush Groove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | LL Cool J NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | old-school hip hop ⓘ |
| chronology | LL Cool J singles ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed as an early LL Cool J classic ⓘ |
| describedAs | classic 1980s hip hop track ⓘ |
| featuredOn | Krush Groove (soundtrack) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Dangerous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | I Need a Beat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | 12-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
golden age hip hop
ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ |
| hasBside | I Can Give You More NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | I Can't Live Without My Radio music video NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helpedDefine | Def Jam Recordings early sound ⓘ |
| helpedEstablish | LL Cool J's reputation ⓘ |
| includedOn | LL Cool J greatest hits compilations ⓘ |
| influenced | later hardcore hip hop aesthetics ⓘ |
| labelCatalogNumber | Def Jam 04437 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 5:27 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
boastful lyricism
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minimalist drum-machine production ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| partOf | Radio ⓘ |
| performer | LL Cool J NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
LL Cool J
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rick Rubin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1984 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Def Jam Recordings ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| theme | devotion to a boombox radio ⓘ |
| writer | LL Cool J NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.