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Intro (10)LL Cool J

Released: October 15, 2002

[(Free)+ LL Cool J]
(Wassup ya'll
This is free and today I have the pleasure
Of chillin' and talkin' to the one an' only LL Cool J
Welcome LL, how you doin'?)
What's up Free, what's goin' on?
(Oh good, chillin', glad to be here with you. We're on the verge of a 10th album)
Tenth joint
(From LL)
Yep 10th joint, feel great about it
Happy, you know what I am sayin'
(So yell me what this album means to you)
It's like a milestone in my career, it's just
An opportunity to just show the world
That you can do anything you put your mind to
Because I mean, you know
It just kind of makes me think about when I first signed to
Signed to Def Jam and my first album
And my first deal was for ten albums
(Right, Okay)
And, here I am, you know, my tenth album
Just like we talked about
It's, it's amazing

LL Cool J

Deriving his name from the statement “Ladies Love Cool James,” LL Cool J became a superstar rapper after his Def Jam debut in 1984. He mixed a hardcore hip-hop style from songs like “I’m Bad” with R&B style on songs like “I Need Love,” which led him to multi-platinum success and several awards. He would later venture into movies and television, write several books, and start different business ventures.

Born January 14, 1968, Queens, New York native James Todd Smith began rapping at the age of nine and started to seriously pursue rapping when he was 16 years old after his grandfather bought him music equipment, which he used to create a demo tape that was sent to numerous labels. He was signed by upstart independent label Def Jam, working with founders Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin to release his debut single “I Need a Beat” in 1984, which sold over 100,000 copies. This success helped Def Jam secure a distribution deal with Columbia Records.

LL released his debut album Radio in 1985, which achieved platinum status with help from the hit singles “I Can’t Live Without My Radio” and “Rock the Bells.” After working exclusively with Rick Rubin on his debut, LL worked with the West Coast production crew L.A. Posse on his second album Bigger and Deffer, released in 1987. The album featured two of LL’s signature the hard-edged “I’m Bad” and the “rap ballad” “I Need Love,” which was a Top 20 pop hit, helping the album achieve double platinum status.

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