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I Need Love

Summary

I Need Love is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (226 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I Need Love received the Soul Train Music Award for Best Rap – Single[3].
  • I Need Love's instance of is recorded as single[4].
  • I Need Love's composer is recorded as LL Cool J[5].
  • I Need Love's composer is recorded as DJ Bobcat[6].
  • I Need Love's genre is hip-hop[7].
  • I Need Love followed I'm Bad[8].
  • I Need Love was followed by Bigger and Deffer[9].
  • I Need Love was performed by LL Cool J[10].
  • I Need Love's record label is recorded as Def Jam Recordings[11].
  • I Need Love's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[12].
  • I Need Love's record label is recorded as Sony Music[13].
  • I Need Love is part of Bigger and Deffer[14].
  • I Need Love's language of work or name is recorded as English[15].
  • I Need Love's country of origin is recorded as United States[16].
  • I Need Love was published on July 1987[17].
  • I Need Love's nominated for is recorded as Soul Train Music Award for Best Rap – Single[18].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6d4bddc1-9437-359d-bea2-c1aa6676cb45[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on I Need Love was LL Cool J[10].

Publication

I Need Love was published on July 1987[17]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[15]. Its genre is hip-hop[7]. It is part of Bigger and Deffer[14].

Reception

I Need Love received the Soul Train Music Award for Best Rap – Single[3].

Adaptations and Inspiration

I Need Love followed I'm Bad[8]. It was followed by Bigger and Deffer[9].

Why It Matters

I Need Love ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (226 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

FAQs

What awards did I Need Love receive?

Honors received include Soul Train Music Award for Best Rap – Single[3].

Related Entities

Columbia Records Def Jam Recordings LL Cool J United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). I Need Love. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-need-love
MLA “I Need Love.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-need-love.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_i-need-love_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{I Need Love}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-need-love}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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