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Bigger and Deffer
Hip-Hop · 1987 · 12 tracks

Bigger and Deffer

LL Cool J

Aggressive 808 kicks and razor-sharp scratching meet the first true rap ballad. The definitive sound of 1987 Queens street culture and superstar ambition.

July 1, 1987 · Def Jam Recordings

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Unstoppable bravado tempered by surprising moments of teenage romanticism.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
I'm Bad
4:41
02
Kanday
4:00
03
Get Down
3:23
04
The Bristol Hotel
2:43
05
My Rhyme Ain’t Done
3:46
06
.357 - Break It on Down
4:05
07
Go Cut Creator Go
3:57
08
The Breakthrough
4:05
09
I Need Love
5:23
10
Ahh, Let’s Get Ill
3:46
11
The Do Wop
4:59
12
On the Ill Tip
0:33
Moments Worth Waiting For
The siren-blaring police dispatch intro of I'm Bad that immediately establishes street dominance.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Bigger and Deffer sound next to the rest of LL Cool J's catalogue?

Self Examination+1.5σ

The writing leans notably further into self examination than the rest of the catalogue.

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