<P> The music, both melody and beats were lifted from an instrumental by Brooklyn songwriter Jayson Dyall entitled "Zoraida's Heartbeat" which was written and recorded in 1984 . This song, along with other songs on a cassette tape of several raw recordings by Jayson Dyall was presented to LL Cool J by one of Cool J's associates, who met Jayson through a music classifieds ad in early 1986 and told him he can get LL to listen to his music . Jayson Dyall never received any acknowledgment from LL Cool J or Def - Jam Records for originally writing the music for this song . </P> <Ul> <Li> Irish singer - songwriter Luka Bloom recorded a cover version of the song on his 1992 album The Acoustic Motorbike . </Li> <Li> Rapper Necro used the beat on his song "I Need Drugs", which was released on his 2000 album, I Need Drugs . </Li> <Li> Master P sampled this song on his single "I Need Dubs", featuring son Romeo, of his 2005 album Ghetto Bill . </Li> <Li> Amanda Blank sampled the song on "A Love Song" from her 2009 album I Love You . </Li> <Li> Krizz Kaliko copied lyrics of the song for the first few lines of his song "Anxiety," off his debut album Vitiligo by saying, "When I'm alone in my room, sometimes I stare at the wall / And in the back of my mind, I hear my conscious call / Telling me I need a gun ." </Li> <Li> Yo Gotti sampled the song on his single "Let's Vibe" featuring Pleasure P . </Li> <Li> Rick Ross sampled the song on the single, "Aston Martin Music" featuring Drake and Chrisette Michele from the rapper's 2010 album, Teflon Don . </Li> <Li> Jagged Edge sampled the song called "Promise (Cool JD Remix)". </Li> <Li> In 2016, New Orleans (rapper) Eryk Leone paid homage to the hip hop pioneer with his own remake version of "I Need Love" from the triple platinum "Bigger and Deffer" album . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Irish singer - songwriter Luka Bloom recorded a cover version of the song on his 1992 album The Acoustic Motorbike . </Li> <Li> Rapper Necro used the beat on his song "I Need Drugs", which was released on his 2000 album, I Need Drugs . </Li>

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