Radio (LL Cool J album)

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debut album studio album

"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.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	debut album → studio album →
artist	LL Cool J →
certification	RIAA platinum →
certificationAuthority	RIAA → surface form: Recording Industry Association of America
certificationCountry	United States NERFINISHED →
countryOfOrigin	United States of America → surface form: 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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