Bigger and Deffer

Bigger and Deffer (abbreviated as BAD on the album cover) is the second studio album by American rapper LL Cool J, released on May 29, 1987 by Def Jam Recordings and Columbia Records. It features the first commercially successful "rap ballad", "I Need Love". It also contains the single "Go Cut Creator Go", which paid homage to his DJ, and the breakthrough single in the UK, "I'm Bad". With over two million copies sold in the United States alone,[1] it stands as one of LL Cool J's biggest career albums.

Bigger and Deffer
Studio album by LL Cool J
Released	May 29, 1987[1]
Recorded	1986–87
Studio	Chung King House of Metal, New York City
Genre	Hip hop
Length	45:13
Label	Def Jam Columbia
Producer	LL Cool J (also exec.) DJ Bobcat DJ Pooh L.A. Posse Steve Ett
LL Cool J chronology
Radio (1985) Bigger and Deffer (1987) Walking with a Panther (1989)
Singles from Bigger and Deffer
"I'm Bad" Released: June 13, 1987 "I Need Love" Released: July 22, 1987 "Go Cut Creator Go" Released: October 15, 1987

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Los Angeles Times	[3]
Q	[4]
RapReviews	7.5/10[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[6]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	7/10[7]
The Village Voice	C+[8]

In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums, although it received mixed reviews from other critics. The cover photo was taken in front of Andrew Jackson High School in Queens (which LL Cool J attended before dropping out in the 10th or 11th grade),[9] and the back cover was shot in his grandmother's basement (his residence at the time). Both images were shot by Glen E. Friedman.

Track listing

All tracks produced by LL Cool J, DJ Bobcat and L.A. Posse, except where noted.[2]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm Bad"	James Todd Smith Bobby Erving Darryl Pierce		4:39
2.	"Kanday"	Smith Erving Pierce		3:59
3.	"Get Down"	Smith Erving Pierce		3:23
4.	"The Bristol Hotel"	Smith Mark Jordan Pierce	LL Cool J DJ Pooh L.A. Posse	2:43
5.	"My Rhyme Ain't Done"	Smith Erving Pierce		3:45
6.	".357 – Break It On Down"	Smith Jordan Pierce	LL Cool J DJ Pooh L.A. Posse	4:05
7.	"Go Cut Creator Go"	Smith Erving Pierce		3:57
8.	"The Breakthrough"	Smith Steven Ettinger	Steve Ett	4:04
9.	"I Need Love"	Smith Erving Pierce		5:23
10.	"Ahh, Let's Get Ill"	Smith Erving Pierce		3:45
11.	"The Do Wop"	Smith Erving Pierce		4:59
12.	"On the Ill Tip" (skit)	Smith		0:31
Total length:				45:13

Personnel

Person	Credit
James Todd Smith	vocals, producer
Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin[10]	disc jockey
Russell Simmons	production supervisor
Steven Ett	engineer, mixing
Rod Hui	engineer
Jay Henry	engineer
Mark Mandelbaum	engineer
Chuck Vale	assistant engineer
Howie Weinberg	mastering
L.A. Posse (Darryl Pierce, Dwayne Simon, and Bobby Erving)	additional vocals, producer
Eric Haze	design
Nelson George	liner notes
Glen E. Friedman	liner photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Dutch Albums Chart	28
German Albums Chart	35
New Zealand Albums Chart	23
UK Albums Chart	54
US Billboard 200	3
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	1

Singles

Single information
"I'm Bad" Released: June 13, 1987 B-side: Get Down Billboard Hot 100 #84 Hot Black Singles #4 Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales #23 Hot Dance Music/Club Play #34
"I Need Love" Released: July 2, 1987 (entered Billboard's Hot 100 chart week ending August 1) B-side: "My Rhyme Ain't Done" Billboard Hot 100 #14 Hot Black Singles #1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[11]	Gold	50,000^^
United States (RIAA)[12]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Gold and Platinum Searchable Database". RIAA.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2014.
2. Birchmeier, Jason. "Bigger & Deffer – LL Cool J". AllMusic. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
3. Johnson, Connie (July 5, 1987). "Def Doings in Rap Arena". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
4. "LL Cool J: Bigger and Deffer". Q (108): 124. September 1995.
5. Walace, Emanuel (September 1, 2009). "LL Cool J :: Bigger and Deffer :: Def Jam". RapReviews.com. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
6. Coleman, Mark; Randall, Mac (2004). "L.L. Cool J". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 491–92. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
7. Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). "LL Cool J". Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. p. 227. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
8. Christgau, Robert (September 1, 1987). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
9. "Best of Queens 2004". Queens Tribune. 2004. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.
10. DJ Bobcat
11. "Canadian album certifications – LL Cool J – Bigger and Deffer". Music Canada.
12. "American album certifications – LL Cool J – Bigger and Deffer". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.