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LL Cool J said he’s the most important rapper that ever existed. Sure, I’ll buy that

ELMONT, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: LL Cool J attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for MTV) LL Cool J, the ...
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LL Cool J Declares Himself the 'Most Important Rapper That Ever Existed': 'One Day People Are Going to Wake Up'

LL Cool J is giving himself his props. On Friday, Nov. 29, the "Going Back to Cali" rapper, 56, appeared on Apple Music's Le Code with host Mehdi Maïzi, where he talked about his many contributions to ...
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LL Cool J Declares He's the Most Important Rapper of All Time

LL Cool J believes that he’s the most important rapper to have ever existed. In a recent conversation on Apple Music’s Le Code , the rap legend was asked about the possibility of a movie about his ...
AllHipHop

LL COOL J On Why He’s “Most Important Rapper” Ever

LL COOL J once called himself the Greatest Rapper Of all Time, but now he argues he’s the most important MC that ever existed. LL COO L J may have popularized the phrase G.O.A.T. in Hip-Hop culture ...
The Cheat Sheet

How Paul Simon Surprised LL Cool J the Day the Folk Rocker and Rapper Hung Out

LL Cool J and Simon are two of the most influential musicians. Both have long and storied careers, but their approaches to music-making are very different. Simon is famous for his folky, laid-back ...
News4Jax

LL Cool J relearned 'how to rap' on his first album in 11 years, 'The FORCE.' Here's how

NEW YORK – The Grammy award winning rapper-actor- author LL COOL J will release his first new album in 11 years, “The FORCE” in September — 40 years into his hip-hop career. Not that he hasn't been ...
NPR

Rap Veteran LL Cool J Feted on VH1

Ed Gordon talks with hip-hop trailblazer L.L. Cool J about being recognized at Monday night's Hip Hop Honors on VH1. Sponsor Message (Soundbite of rap music) L.L. COOL J (Rapper): (Rapping) When I'm ...
The Grio

LL Cool J said he’s the most important rapper that ever existed. Sure, I’ll buy that

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. LL Cool J, the multi-hyphenate entertainer who in 2024 released his 14th ...
Uproxx

LL Cool J Is ‘The Most Important Rapper That Ever Existed,’ Says LL Cool J

LL Cool J is one of the most important figures in hip-hop history as one of the first rappers to achieve commercial success in the ’80s. If you ask him, he’s the most important one. During a recent ...
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 ...
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LL Cool J said he’s the most important rapper that ever existed. Sure, I’ll buy that

OPINION: LL Cool J was rap’s first superstar solo act — whether that makes him the most important is debatable. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author ...