I'm Bad

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"I'm Bad"
L.A. Posse, LL Cool J
LL Cool J singles chronology
"You'll Rock"
(1986)
"I'm Bad"
(1987)
"
I Need Love
"
(1987)
Music video
"I'm Bad" on
YouTube

"I'm Bad" (sometimes written as I'm BAD) is the first single from

The L.A. Posse and LL Cool J, with Russell Simmons executive producing the single. It is not to be confused with Michael Jackson's song "Bad
".

Background

The song samples the "Theme from S.W.A.T." by Rhythm Heritage, LL Cool J's "Rock the Bells", Federal Signal Corporation's famous Q2B siren, and an interpolation of the theme song from the 1960s syndicated animated series Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse. It also uses a riff from "Daisy Lady", by 7th Wonder, which made the song being sampled at least 10 times.

Reception and legacy

I'm Bad made it onto several

Go Cut Creator Go
".

The song was sampled in return in Deejay Punk-Roc's My Beatbox which appeared in

diss track
"The Syndicate" mimics the song's hook.

The song was featured in the

Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the first round of the 1986 NBA playoffs in which he scored 63 points.[4][5]

Track listing

The Bigger Side
  • "I'm Bad"- 4:39
The Deffer Side
  • "Get Down"- 3:23

References

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  2. ^ "Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
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  4. ^ Romano, Evan (2020-07-20). "The Soundtrack for 'The Last Dance' Is the Michael Jordan of Soundtracks". Men's Health. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  5. ^ "'The Last Dance' playlist: Soundtrack featuring every song from ESPN documentary". www.sportingnews.com. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 2021-09-09.