LL Cool J, Radio (LP)
$25.98
Radio is the 1985 groundbreaking debut from rap legend LL Cool J and the flagship full-length release on Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons' Def Jam Recordings. Recorded when he was just 17 years old, Radio revolutionized rap with Rubin's bare-bones yet aggressive production peppered with DJ scratches and the occasional sample and rhymes arranged more like pop songs with verses, choruses, and bridges. With B-boy anthems like opener "I Can't Live Without My Radio," standouts like "Rock The Bells" and unprecedented rap ballads "I Want You" and "I Can Give You More," Radio represented a seismic shift in hip-hop history. In honor of Def Jam's 30th anniversary, the album has been reissued on standard black vinyl.