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9 LL Cool J Songs That Prove His Legacy in Hip Hop.

(ThyBlackMan.com) LL Cool J’s name has long been synonymous with hip hop’s evolution, versatility, and resilience. From the moment he burst onto the scene in the mid-1980s, his commanding voice, ...
Rolling Out

LL COOL J boldly claims throne as hip-hop’s pivotal pioneer

The iconic rapper LL COOL J, whose career spans over four decades, has made a striking declaration about his place in hip-hop history during a recent Apple Music’s Le Code appearance. His assertion as ...
Hip-Hop Wired

LL Cool J Says He’s The Most Important Rapper That Ever Existed

LL Cool J is without doubt one of the greatest MC’s of all-time and while many may consider him to be the actual GOAT of the rap game, LL himself is going a step beyond that assessment and labeling ...
NPR

LL Cool J goes back to his roots in his new album

His new album, out Sept. 6, is produced by Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest and features several of his contemporaries, including Nas, Eminem and Snoop Dogg. Across 14 tracks, the album tackles themes of ...
Rolling Out

LL Cool J’s bold claim ignites debate over hip-hop legacy

LL Cool J at the 34th Annual PaleyFest Los Angeles - "NCIS: LA" at Dolby Theater on March 21, 2017 in Los Angeles. (Photo credit: Shutterstock.com/Kathy Hutchins ...
Newsweek

Exclusive: LL COOL J on New Album THE FORCE: ‘We Don’t Have To Bow Out’

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. To get an idea of how far back LL COOL J's contributions to hip-hop go, ...
The Source Magazine

Today in Hip-Hop History: LL Cool J Dropped His Debut Album ‘Radio’ 39 Years Ago

On this date in the year 1985, a young Queens emcee named James Todd Smith, known to the world as LL Cool J, released his first full length album on Def Jam Records. Produced primarily by Rick Rubin, ...