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) 🔥

You'll hear some gems dropped from Eminem and LL himself, as well as contributions from…

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Show Notes:

• Manscaped sponsor (00:00)
• Why Slug chose LL's run (08:20)
• How Beastie Boys discovered LL Cool J (10:35)
• How LL made Run-DMC sound old in a flash (12:08)
• LL's first interview (14:38)
• Digging into the album 'Radio' (15:25)
• Eminem on loving LL Cool J (24:46)
• Breaking down Rick Rubin's genius and how this run is similar to Nirvana's (27:37)
• Why LL IS hip hop, by Nate LeBlanc (Dad Bod Rap Pod) (36:17)
• 'Bigger And Deffer' (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)
• 'Walking With a Panther' and LL disappointing his fans (1:06:08)
• Why Slug loves 'You're My Heart' (1:17:27)
• Weird Rap Podcast crew breaks down LL and 'Walking With a Panther' (1:20:35)
• Breaking down the 'Panther' album art (1:24:40)
• Is LL Cool J the hip hop GOAT? (1:32:00)

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