By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy and use of cookies and similar technologies. We store cookies and similar technologies on your computer or device to provide you with a great experience and help our website run effectively.
I Need A Beat (Vocal) / I Need A Beat (Zootie Mix) + I Need A Beat (Instrumental)
Record company
Def Jam Recordings
Producer
Rick Rubin
Performing artist
L. L. Cool J
Date1984
Mediumpolyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
DimensionsOverall (HW): 12 5/16 × 12 5/16 in. (31.274 × 31.274 cm)
Overall (Diameter): 11 7/8 in. (30.163 cm)
Overall (Diameter): 11 7/8 in. (30.163 cm)
Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection
Object number2001.235.6.A,.B
Text Entries“I Need A Beat (Vocal)” / “I Need A Beat (Zootie Mix) + I Need A Beat (Instrumental)” is a track released in 1984 by LL Cool J. Signed under Def Jam Records this track was produced by Rick Rubin.
LL Cool J (James Todd Smith, b. 1968) is a rapper and actor from Long Island, New York. LL Cool J took the name LL Cool J (“Ladies Love Cool James”) and signed with the rap label Def Jam in 1984 at age 16. His first single, “I Need a Beat,” sold more than 100,000 copies. As a two-time Grammy Award winner, LL Cool J is known for songs such as "Rock the Bells", "Mama Said Knock You Out", "Doin' It", "I Need Love", and "Around the Way Girl". In 2017, LL Cool J became the first rapper to receive the Kennedy Center Honors and in 2021, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with an award for Musical Excellence. LL Cool J was an early Hip-Hop artist to achieve mainstream success and one of the few Hip-Hop stars of his era to sustain a successful recording career for more than a decade with his music and acting career.
Front cover: Def Jam is printed in grey font next to a grey turn table on a maroon background. Back cover: Def Jam Recordings in printed in grey font.
CopyrightThis work is issued under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) License. For more information, go to https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
On View
Not on view
Def Jam Recordings
Date: 1999
Medium: polyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
Object number: 1999.425.21.A,.B
Def Jam Recordings
Date: 1986
Medium: polyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
Object number: 2001.337.22.A,.B
Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force
Date: 1982
Medium: polyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
Object number: 1998.587.1.A,.B
Tommy Boy Music
Date: 1982
Medium: polyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
Object number: 2001.279.2.A,.B
Tommy Boy Music
Date: 1989
Medium: polyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
Object number: 1999.425.54.A,.B
Spoonie Gee
Date: 1983
Medium: polyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
Object number: 2001.279.30.A,.B
Audio Recording
Date: c. 1970
Medium: polyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
Object number: 1997.342.2299.A,.B
Atlantic Recording Corporation
Date: 1984
Medium: polyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
Object number: 2001.279.10.A-.C
Island Records, Inc.
Date: 1987
Medium: polyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
Object number: 1999.425.50.A,.B
Force MDs
Date: 1984
Medium: polyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
Object number: 2001.337.42.A,.B
Mr. Magic
Date: 1984
Medium: polyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
Object number: 2000.19.27.A,.B
Captain Rapp
Date: 1983
Medium: polyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
Object number: 2001.279.3.A,.B