LL Cool J: Rap – A Storm In A Teacup
Lloyd Bradley, Q, January 1988
WITH WORLDWIDE sales of his second album, Bigger And Deffer, approaching the three million mark (50,000 in Britain) three times more than the last David Bowie album, Never Let Me Down and his Top 10 single 'I Need Love' still in the charts, New York rap artist L.L. Cool J has just finished his first headlining tour of the UK.
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