I Can't Live Without My Radio
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"I Can't Live Without My Radio" is the lead single
from LL Cool J
's debut album, Radio
. It was released in 1985 for Def Jam Recordings
and was both written and produced by LL Cool J and Rick Rubin
. The song found modest success, making it to #15 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. "I Can't Live Without My Radio" was released with the follow-up single "I Can Give You More
".
A section of the song performed by LL Cool J is featured during the auditions process in the 1985 pioneering hip hop movie Krush Groove
. This part was created for LL Cool J and another female singer, Nayobe
, as an excuse to include their music in the motion picture. LL Cool J himself also has a line, "Box!", his only line in the movie.
The song was featured in the film Get Rich or Die Tryin', which stars rapper 50 Cent
, and was also featured in the soundtrack of the video game True Crime: New York City
.
It is number 12 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.
The line from the song "And your Radio's Def when my Record's on" is featured in the chorus of the Eazy-E
song "Radio", featured on his debut album, Eazy-Duz-It.
The song was later covered by Minnesota band Halloween, Alaska
.
Lead single
A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...
from LL Cool J
LL Cool J
James Todd Smith , better known as LL Cool J , is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and actor...
's debut album, Radio
Radio (LL Cool J album)
Radio is the debut album of American rapper LL Cool J, released November 18, 1985 on Def Jam Recordings in the United States. It serves as the label's first full-length album release. Recording sessions for the album took place during 1984 to 1985 at Chung King House of Metal in New York City...
. It was released in 1985 for Def Jam Recordings
Def Jam Recordings
Def Jam Recordings is an American record label, focused primarily on hip hop and urban music, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Motown Music Group...
and was both written and produced by LL Cool J and Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin
Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin is an American record producer and the co-president of Columbia Records. Along with Russell Simmons, Rubin was the co-founder of Def Jam Records and also established American Recordings...
. The song found modest success, making it to #15 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. "I Can't Live Without My Radio" was released with the follow-up single "I Can Give You More
I Can Give You More
I Can Give You More is the second single from LL Cool J's first album Radio. It was released in 1985 for Def Jam Recordings and was written and produced by Rick Rubin and LL Cool J. The song peaked at #21 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. I Can Give You More was released with another single as the...
".
A section of the song performed by LL Cool J is featured during the auditions process in the 1985 pioneering hip hop movie Krush Groove
Krush Groove
Krush Groove is a 1985 Warner Bros. film, written by Ralph Farquhar and directed by Michael Schultz . This film is based on the early days of Def Jam Recordings and up-and-coming record producer Russell Simmons , portrayed by Blair Underwood in his feature film debut...
. This part was created for LL Cool J and another female singer, Nayobe
Nayobe
Nayobe Catalina Gomez was born in 1968 in Brooklyn, New York to Afro-Cuban parents.-Career:In the early part of 1985 Nayobe became the first Latin American female to record a Freestyle song called "Please Don't Go" which was produced by Andy Panda...
, as an excuse to include their music in the motion picture. LL Cool J himself also has a line, "Box!", his only line in the movie.
The song was featured in the film Get Rich or Die Tryin', which stars rapper 50 Cent
50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre . Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified eight times platinum by...
, and was also featured in the soundtrack of the video game True Crime: New York City
True Crime: New York City
True Crime: New York City is an urban sandbox-style action-adventure videogame published by Activision and developed by Luxoflux for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, and GameCube consoles and Windows based computers. It is the second game of the True Crime series, released after True Crime: Streets of LA...
.
It is number 12 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.
The line from the song "And your Radio's Def when my Record's on" is featured in the chorus of the Eazy-E
Eazy-E
Eric Lynn Wright , better known by his stage name Eazy-E, was an American rapper who performed solo and in the hip hop group N.W.A. Wright was born to Richard and Kathie Wright in Compton, California...
song "Radio", featured on his debut album, Eazy-Duz-It.
The song was later covered by Minnesota band Halloween, Alaska
Halloween, Alaska
Halloween, Alaska is a Minnesota-based band consisting of James Diers , Jake Hanson , Bill Shaw , and David King . All of the group's members live in the Twin Cities. Original keyboardist and programmer Ev left the band in 2008...
.