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1985: "I Can't Live Without My Radio" by LL Cool J

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Larry Mizell Jr. revisits 1985 with the track "I Can't Live Without My Radio" by LL Cool J.

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Larry Mizell Jr. revisits 1985 with the track "I Can't Live Without My Radio" by LL Cool J. This young upstart from Queens delivered the seminal anthem for a generation of boombox-lugging, D-battery draining peace-disturbers. 

Written by Larry Mizell Jr.

Audio production by Emily Fox.

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