LL Cool J Dropped His 'Bigger and Deffer'(B.A.D.) LP 38 Years Ago

LL Cool J Dropped His 'Bigger and Deffer'(B.A.D.) LP 38 Years Ago

Today in Hip-Hop History: LL Cool J Dropped His 'Bigger and Deffer'(B.A.D.) LP 38 Years Ago LL Cool J 'Bigger and Deffer' 38 Years Ago

'Bigger and Deffer': LL COOL J's Triumphant Second Album

Before the phrase “Get you a man who can do both” was a meme, it was LL COOL J. Armed with boisterous machismo and heartthrob appeal, the Queens rapper penetrated the mainstream by combining playboy charm with the aura of a badass. It’s a formula he refined with his 1987 sophomore album, Bigger and Deffer. Like his debut album, Radio, Bigger and Deffer was playful and powerful, bubbling with a teenager’s sense of irreverence and invincibility. D…

Hip Hop Since 1987

New York, NY – Queens-born rapper Shawny Binladen is more than a fixture in New York City’s drill scene—he’s one of its most radical innovators. With a sound that defies drill’s expected grit and fury, Shawny took a quieter, more calculated path: by reimagining the genre through the lens of sampling. Borrowing from a practice that has underpinned hip-hop since its inception, Shawny injected new life into drill by closely working with producers t…