I Need A Beat (Vocal) / I Need A Beat (Zootie Mix) + I Need A Beat (Instrumental)

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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)

Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection

Object number2001.235.6.A,.B

Description

Portal Description“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.

Physical Description

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.

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