I Need a Beat

I Need a Beat ni single ya kwanza kutoka kwa rapa, LL Cool J, na ni moja kati ya matoleo mawili ya Def Jam Recordings kuwa na nembo katalogi ya namba, sambamba kabisa na Beastie Boys' "Rock Hard". Ilitolewa mnamo mwaka wa 1984 kwa ajili ya Def Jam Recordings, imetayarishwa na Rick Rubin na kutungwa na Rubin, LL Cool J na Adam Horovitz wa Beastie Boys. Baadaye wimbo ulirudiwa tena na kutumbukizwa kwenye albamu yake ya kwanza ya Radio.

“I Need a Beat”
Single ya LL Cool J
B-side	I Need a Beat
Imetolewa	1983/1984
Muundo	Vinyl Single
Imerekodiwa	1983
Aina	Hip hop
Urefu	5:07
Studio	Def Jam Recordings
Mtunzi	James Todd Smith, Adam Horovitz, Rick Rubin
Mtayarishaji	Rick Rubin,
Mwenendo wa single za LL Cool J
I Need a Beat (1983/1984) I Can't Live Without My Radio (1985)

Orodha ya nyimbo

A-Side

1. "I Need a Beat"- 5:07

B-Side

1. "I Need a Beat" (Zootie Mix)- 5:03
2. "I Need a Beat" (Instrumental)- 5:09