| It was featured in the film 1985 , which was based on the rise of Def Jam and new school acts such as Run-D | LL Cool J's interpretation of "Ain't Nobody" was particularly successful in the United Kingdom, where it topped the in early-1997 |
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| When 4-year-old LL found them, blood was everywhere | And then what actually happened is I quit and my mother got her tax return |
With the breakthrough success of his hit single "I Need a Beat" and the Radio LP, LL Cool J became one of the early hip-hop acts to achieve mainstream success along with and.
| LL Cool J partnered with to release a called "" | The decline of the old school form of hip hop also led to the closing of , one of the labels that helped contribute to early hip-hop and that, coincidentally, rejected LL's demo tape |
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| The Island Def Jam Music Group | The 80s and 90s was quite the time for breakout stars, including Jamie Foxx, who got his big break on the 1990 comedy, 'In Living Color' |
In contrast to the lengthy, -like form predominant throughout early hip hop "", "", "" , new school artists tended to compose shorter songs that would be more accessible and had potential for , and conceive more cohesive LPs than their old school counterparts; the style typified by LL Cool J's Radio.