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Released on Columbia, also Chop Suey! (System of a Down), Toxicity (System of a Down) and Pumped Up Kicks (Foster the People)
Written by Rick Rubin, also 99 Problems (JAŸ-Z), (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party) (Beastie Boys) and It’s Tricky (Run‐D.M.C.)
Part of Going Back to Cali, also Jack the Ripper
Released on Def Jam Recordings, also Diamonds (Rihanna), Fancy (Iggy Azalea) and Only Girl (In the World) (Rihanna)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
LL Cool J wrote 89 songs on fono
Rick Rubin wrote 37 songs on fono
LL Cool J’s most frequent co-writer is Dwayne Simon (17 songs together)
Rick Rubin’s most frequent co-writer is Ad‐Rock (17 songs together)
Credits
All 5 credits
- Written by
- LL Cool J and Rick Rubin
- Part of
- Going Back to Cali
- Released on
- Columbia and Def Jam Recordings
- Written by
- LL Cool J and Rick Rubin
- Part of
- Going Back to Cali
- Released on
- Columbia and Def Jam Recordings
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Rick Rubin
Same label: Columbia
Same release: Going Back to Cali
Same label: Def Jam Recordings
Same writer: Rick Rubin
Same label: Columbia
Same label: Def Jam Recordings
Same writer: Rick Rubin
Elsewhere
Sources (6)
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1MusicBrainz Going Back to Cali was written by LL Cool J
Going Back to Cali was written by LL Cool J
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Going Back to Cali was written by Rick Rubin
Going Back to Cali was written by Rick Rubin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Going Back to Cali is part of the release Going Back to Cali
Going Back to Cali is part of the release Going Back to Cali
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Columbia is the label of the song Going Back to Cali
Columbia is the label of the song Going Back to Cali
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Def Jam Recordings is the label of the song Going Back to Cali
Def Jam Recordings is the label of the song Going Back to Cali
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Going Back to Cali was released on 1988