{"product_id":"radio-explicit-content","title":"Radio [Explicit Content] |","description":"\u003cp\u003ePersonnel includes: LL Cool J (rap vocals). Recorded at Chung King House Of Metal, New York, New York. Includes liner notes by Nelson George. Released in 1985, RADIO marks the debut of hip-hop icon LL Cool J. Only in his late teens at the time, the strikingly handsome LL (born James Todd Smith) unleashed 11 supremely confident rhymes with a powerful, fearsome delivery that marked him as a rap icon from day one. LL kicks off the album by sending out an ode, not to a lady, but to his boombox (\"I Can't Live Without My Radio\"), and never lets up from there, allowing his tough (yet never overly aggressive) lyrics to flow at a steady clip. RADIO is also significant as one of the first records produced by rap\/rock Renaissance man Rick Rubin, who contributes the kind of minimal metal-guitar licks and spare, hard-hitting beats that defined mid-80s hip-hop, most notably on the propulsive tunes \"Rock the Bells\" and \"I Need a Beat.\" Along with Run-DMC's RAISING HELL and the Beastie Boys' LICENSED TO ILL, RADIO forms a trilogy of New York City-based, Rubin-helmed albums that helped to take rap to a whole new level. For fans of old-school hip-hop, this disc is absolutely essential. The CD-reissue edition of the album contains liner notes by music scholar Nelson George.\r\nTracks\r\n1 I Can't Live Without My Radio\r\n2 You Can't Dance\r\n3 Dear Yvette\r\n4 I Can Give You More\r\n5 Dangerous\r\n6 Rock the Bells\r\n7 I Need a Beat\r\n8 That's a Lie\r\n9 You'll Rock\r\n10 I Want You\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: POP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRSD Date: n\/a\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 5\/27\/2014\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Love Vinyl Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49255513784562,"sku":"DKUB7W-SNJC-6L","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/7018\/9810\/files\/ll-cool-j-radio-explicit-content_1ph7k.jpg?v=1779657022","url":"https:\/\/discandvinyl.com\/products\/radio-explicit-content","provider":"DiscandVinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}