Who's ready to talk LL Cool J with no other than Slug from Atmosphere?! We dive into his epic albums - Radio (1985), BAD: Bigger And Deffer (1987) and Walking with a Panther (1989) š„
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Youāll hear some gems dropped from Eminem and LL himself, as well as contributions fromā¦
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Show Notes:
- Manscaped sponsor (00:00)
- Why Slug chose LLās run (08:20)
- How Beastie Boys discovered LL Cool J (10:35)
- How LL made Run-DMC sound old in a flash (12:08)
- LLās first interview (14:38)
- Digging into the album āRadioā (15:25)
- Eminem on loving LL Cool J (24:46)
- Breaking down Rick Rubinās genius and how this run is similar to Nirvanaās (27:37)
- Why LL IS hip hop, by Nate LeBlanc (Dad Bod Rap Pod) (36:17)
- āBigger And Defferā (BAD) (40:20)
- Freemusic Empire on why LL is a cheatcode maniac (50:00)
- Was LL the King of New York in 1987? (58:40)
- āWalking With a Pantherā and LL disappointing his fans (1:06:08)
- Why Slug loves āYouāre My Heartā (1:17:27)
- Weird Rap Podcast crew breaks down LL and āWalking With a Pantherā (1:20:35)
- Breaking down the āPantherā album art (1:24:40)
- Is LL Cool J the hip hop GOAT? (1:32:00)
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