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Mama Said Knock You Out is the fourth ___MASK66___ by American rapper LL Cool J . It was produced mostly by Marley Marl and recorded at his " House of Hits " home studio in Chestnut Ridge and at Chung King House of Metal in New York City . After the disappointing reception of LL Cool ' s 1989 ___MASK55___ " Walking with a Panther ", " Mama Said Knock You Out " was released by ___MASK100___ in 1990 to commercial and critical success . Walking with a Panther is the third ___MASK66___ by American hip - hop artist LL Cool J , released June 9 , 1989 , on ___MASK100___ . While his previous album " Bigger and Deffer " ( 1987 ) was produced by The L . A . Posse , Dwayne Simon was the only member left of the group willing to work on " Walking with a Panther ", as other members , such as Bobby " Bobcat " Erving , wanted a higher pay after realizing how much of a success the previous album had become . Def Jam , however , refused to change the contract which caused the L . A . Posse to leave . " Walking with a Panther " was primarily produced by L . L . Cool J and Dwayne Simon , with additional production from Rick Rubin and Public Enemy ' s production team , The Bomb Squad . Marlon Williams ( born September 30 , 1962 ), better known as Marley Marl , is an American DJ , ___MASK93___ producer , and ___MASK93___ ___MASK82___ founder , primarily operating in hip hop music . `` Around the Way Girl '' is a hit single by LL Cool J from his 1990 ___MASK55___ Mama Said Knock You Out . The song is about LL searching for a girl who is streetwise . The single samples Mary Jane Girls ' `` All Night Long '' , Keni Burke ' s `` Risin ' To the Top '' , and The Honey Drippers ' `` Impeach the President '' , which is used as the main instrumental element of the song . It is also noted that this song is an early example of the high pitched sample rap . Around the Way Girl later appeared on LL Cool J ' s 1996 greatest hits ___MASK55___ , All World : Greatest Hits . `` Around the Way Girl '' peaked at # 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 , becoming his first top 10 single . It also was a hit on the R & B and dance music charts , where it peaked at # 5 and # 7 respectively . The RIAA certified `` Around the Way Girl '' Gold on January 15 , 1991 for sales of over 500 , 000 copies . " I Need Love " is the second single from LL Cool J ' s second ___MASK55___ , " Bigger and Deffer ". It reached # 1 on the Hot R & B / Hip - Hop Songs and # 14 on the " Billboard " Hot 100 while becoming one of the first rap songs to enjoy mainstream popularity in the UK , reaching # 8 in the UK Singles Chart . The single won a Soul Train Music Award for Best Rap  Single in 1987 . The song ranked # 13 on About . com ' s Top 100 Rap Songs . Number 60 on VH1 ' s 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop . The drums were played with a Roland TR - 808 and the keyboard tone was played with a Yamaha DX7 using the Fulltines patch . " The Boomin ' System " is the first single released from LL Cool J ' s fourth ___MASK55___ , " Mama Said Knock You Out ". It was released on August 2 , 1990 , for ___MASK100___ , produced by Marley Marl and co - produced by LL Cool J . " The Boomin ' System " was the first of the six singles released from the ___MASK55___ and reached No . 48 on the " Billboard " Hot 100 and No . 1 on the Hot Rap Singles chart . The song also contains a guitar sample from " The Payback " by James Brown . " Hey Lover " is the Grammy Award winning first single released from LL Cool J ' s sixth ___MASK55___ , " Mr . Smith ", featuring Boyz II Men . It was released on October 31 , ___MASK79___ for ___MASK100___ and was produced by The Trackmasters and LL Cool J . Johnny Kenaya was involved in the project . He had the title changed from Hey Brother to Hey Lover . Hey Lover would prove to be the most successful single from the ___MASK55___ , making it to number three on both the " Billboard " Hot 100 and Hot R & B Singles charts . It sold 900 , 000 copies domestically and was certified platinum by the RIAA . It also reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart . The song sampled Michael Jackson ' s " The Lady in My Life " from his 1982 hit ___MASK55___ " Thriller ", thus Rod Temperton , the writer of that song , was given credit as a writer of this song . On the B - side was the " I Shot Ya " remix . ___MASK100___ is an American record label , focused predominantly on hip hop and urban music , owned by Universal Music Group . In the UK , the label takes on the name " Def Jam UK " and is operated through Virgin EMI , while in Japan , it is " Def Jam Japan " operating through Universal Sigma Music . The label distributes various record labels , including Kanye West ' s GOOD Music , Ludacris ' Disturbing Tha Peace , and ARTium Recordings , headed by Def Jam ' s current executive vice president , No I . D .. Current artists include Iggy Azalea , Logic , Big Sean , Kanye West , Leona Lewis , 2 Chainz , Axwell  Ingrosso , Mother Mother , Afrojack , Jeezy , Jeremih , Ludacris , Alesso , Pusha T , Desiigner and Jhené Aiko , among others . " I Can ' t Live Without My Radio " is the lead single from LL Cool J ' s debut ___MASK55___ , " Radio ". It was released in 1985 for ___MASK100___ and was both written and produced by LL Cool J and Rick Rubin . It is a love song to the boombox . The song found modest success , making it to # 15 on the Hot R & B / Hip - Hop Singles & Tracks . " I Can ' t Live Without My Radio " was released with the follow - up single " I Can Give You More ". " I ' m Bad " ( sometimes spelled I ' m BAD ) is the first single from LL Cool J ' s second ___MASK55___ , " Bigger and Deffer ". It was released in 1987 for ___MASK100___ and was produced by the production group , The L . A . Posse and LL Cool J himself , with Russell Simmons executive producing the single . I ' m Bad made it onto several " Billboard " charts . It was L L ' s Hot 100 debut , reaching # 84 . It also hit # 4 on the Hot R & B / Hip - Hop Songs , # 2 on the Hot Dance Music / Maxi - Singles Sales , # 34 on the Hot Dance Music / Club Play and # 8 on the UK Singles Chart . This single was followed by " I Need Love " and " Go Cut Creator Go ". James Todd Smith ( born January 14 , 1968 ), known professionally as LL Cool J ( short for Ladies Love Cool James ), is an American rapper , actor , author , and entrepreneur from Queens , New York . He is known for such hip hop hits as " I Can ' t Live Without My Radio ", " I ' m Bad ", " The Boomin ' System ", " Rock The Bells " and " Mama Said Knock You Out ", as well as romantic ballads such as " Doin ' It ", " I Need Love ", " Around the Way Girl " and " Hey Lover ".