#15 “I’m Bad” – LL Cool J
LL’s lengthy career is full of smash hits and classic battle cuts, but this, the lead single from his second album Bigger And Deffer, could be the closest he has to a signature song. Its ominous production is the perfect backdrop for the most confrontational rhyme James Todd Smith would spit. It cemented his reputation as the top solo emcee of his generation and proved that this kid from Queens was just getting started.
