It was that simple." Paul Morigi/Getty Images) "Because at that time, hip-hop was about being the best. I just wanted to be heard."īut that wasn't the only motivator. "After that, I just wanted to be the best," he adds. So you walk around and you feel invisible. They don't talk about it in the newspaper.That's how it feels. "Man down the block gets killed, nobody cares. "I didn't have that kind of forethought. I just wanted to hear myself on the radio because growing up in the hood, or an inner city, you feel invisible, you feel like your voices aren't heard," he says. The rapper likens hearing his song on the radio for the first time to "hitting the lotto," adding that it felt like eating after being hungry for so long.īack then, the rapper wasn't thinking about what he wanted to leave behind as a legacy, he was thinking of how to build his presence. "It was amazing. I just remember getting my contract and being like, 'Ma, they're gonna let me do 10 albums,'" he shares. "I was so happy, could have been 100. I was locked in." LL Cool J was snapped up by Def Jam Recordings in 1984, with his first single, "I Need a Beat," and debut album, Radio, dropping a year later. If they can make me feel different, I can make the world feel different," he shares. ".It made me feel like, 'Wow, I can I can do something powerful. I heard these poets that was the first time I heard it." There are no movies and if there are movies, it's pimp movies or something like that. All you ever see is people bent over with handcuffs on, getting put in a police car. He continues, "When I was exposed to hip-hop, that was the first time that I heard young Black kids in the city sound powerful. I never heard that before. 1 What Kate Middleton & Prince William Think About Conspiracy Theories Surrounding Them: Royal Expert Gavin Rossdale Recalls ‘Shame’ He Felt After Gwen Stefani Divorce 'American Idol': 'Bachelor' Juan Pablo Flirts With Katy Perry While Crashing Daughter's Audition 'Love Is Blind's Chelsea Wants to 'Crawl Under a Rock' After Travis Kelce's Impression of Her '90 Day Fiancé: Love in Paradise': Emotions Run High With Season 4 Cast in First Look 'Diarra From Detroit': Diarra Kilpatrick in Awe Over Being 'Paid' to Kiss Co-Star Morris Chestnut 'Selling Sunset' Alum Christine Quinn's Husband Arrested for Alleged Domestic Abuse LL Cool J Reminisces on His Career: From Chart-Topping Music to 'NCIS: LA' Legacy (Exclusive) Sinéad O'Connor's Daughter Delivers Emotional Rendition of 'Nothing Compares 2 U' Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas Share Glimpse of Daughter Malti Getting Blessed in India 'House of the Dragon' Season 2: Everything We Learned From 'Green' and 'Black' Trailers! Diarra Kilpatrick Reveals Inspiration Behind Dark Comedy 'Diarra From Detroit' (Exclusive) Michael Jackson’s Son Bigi Takes Grandmother Katherine to Court Over Estate Money Why 'Godzilla x Kong' are the Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion of the MonsterVerse (Exclusive) Prince William and Kate 'Frustrated' and 'Upset' Over Continued Conspiracies (Royal Expert) ‘Down Home Fab’: Behind the Scenes With Chelsea and Cole DeBoer (Exclusive) ‘Mother Play’: Jim Parsons Reacts to Playing a Teenager at 50! ‘Station 19’ Cast Reacts to Final Season (Exclusive) Royal Expert Addresses Rumor Kate Middleton Donated Kidney to King Charles Tish Cyrus' Husband Dominic Purcell Proclaims 'Can't Keep a Good Woman Down' Amid Family Drama 'Beetlejuice 2' | Trailer No.
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