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No. 49: LL Cool J Feat. Jennifer Lopez, “Control Myself”
LL Cool J is reportedly set to star in a spinoff… MORE »
LL Cool J is reportedly set to star in a spinoff… MORE »
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This Just In: Artists Who Don’t Sell Many Records Even Less Likely To Sell Lots Of Clothing
Ad Age reports that celebrities trying to earn some extra scratch from their name’s wattage might want to start looking somewhere that isn’t a fashion “partnership” with a retail outlet, what with the economy continuing its long, slow swoon and chains all over the country struggling to keep their lights on. Tough break, musicians who want to avenge those rejected FIT applications! MORE »
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LL Cool J To Janet Jackson: “Smell You Later”
LL Cool J has pulled out of Janet Jackson’s Rock… MORE »
The Future Of Fashion Meets The Future Of The Funk
Don’t forget, readers, that tonight’s Project… MORE »
Janet Jackson And LL Cool J’s Last Tour Stop: Obscurity?
There’s still a month or so left on the Janet Jackson/LL Cool J tour (get psyched, Connecticut!), but if the music industry were to have what seems to be its way, the Oct. 22 Dallas date would be both acts’ music biz retirement party. MORE »
LL Cool J Pitching Himself As A Makeover Maven These Days
Above, LL Cool J’s ad for Old Spice’s new “Swagger,” which apparently makes its users smell very attractive to LL Cool J. MORE »
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Today In Pushed-Back Albums: Busted Rhymes, Reality-TV “Winners,” And The Wrong Kind Of Goat
It’s time for another look at upcoming albums that have had their release dates pushed back, a condition that’s growing ever more chronic as the bottom seemingly falls out of the music industry. Today, we look at albums by Busta Rhymes, Girlicious, and LL Cool J that are allegedly coming soon, although not as soon as originally thought. MORE »
Should Writers Tell Rappers About Girl Talk?: A “Post-Millennial” Dilemma
MTV’s James Montgomery recently found himself in a bit of a kwinky-dink when he realized he was listening to Girl Talk’s Feed The Animals on a plane while LL Cool J, whose “Mama Said Knock You Out” is sampled with impunity, sat in first class, oblivious to the lift. Should the writer leave coach and (if he doesn’t get tackled by a member of L’s entourage or an undercover agent) reveal this thievery to the superstar? “It’s an entirely post-millennial dilemma, one that’s right up there in the minds of today’s music journalists with ‘If you are talking to Paris Hilton on a red carpet, do you acknowledge the fact that you have seen her naked?’ and ‘Do you tell a band that you’ve downloaded their new album from LimeWire to prep for this interview?’” Yeah, what could be more “post-millennial” than using an uncleared sample? The idea of using someone else’s hook without permission would undoubtedly blow LL Cool J’s mind in its post-millennial audacity. What ’80s rapper wouldn’t be shocked to hear of such a thing? MORE »
