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eVictor

Mar 28

LL Cool J is hard as hell!

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LLCool J

Super7

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Battle anybody don’t care you tell!

In 1985, Def Jam released their first full-length record, LL Cool J's iconic "Radio".

A commercial and critical smash, "Radio" was not only unique in its sound, but in its visual as well, with the tight crop of a boombox and homemade tape on playback.

A direct translation of the burgeoning hip-hop scene coming from the streets to being broadcast to the world.

In as much, we pay homage to one classic boombox with another: this "Radio" inspired Soundwave® figure in silver and gray with red accents.

THE PROBLEM: all of the packages were released with a sticker covering the LLCool J name on the packaging. The reasoning was that LL had competing licenses at the time of release and Super7 could not use the LL Cool J name after the final product was printed and packaged. You can see examples of the sticker online. I’ll try to include a pic.

LL COOL J X SOUNDWAVE X DEF JAM TRANSFORMER

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