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delays

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 »

9:30 AM on Thu Jul 10 2008
By Maura Johnston
589 views, 5 comments

modern problems

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 »

11:30 AM on Wed Jun 25 2008
By Anthony Miccio
991 views, 10 comments

Latest by N/A: So, he didn't tell LL because other artists have more reason to gripe? Says who? I mean, it is a quote from his grandmom, after all. And, being a beatmaker, I'm not even for putting business like that out there. more »

the biz

If A Hip-Hop Artist Leaves A Label, Will Either Make A Sound?

Billboard reports today on a few "top rap acts" with expiring contracts and a taste for more direct streams of cash. Although Jay-Z has proven that hip-hop can venture outside the traditional record-label world, what does that mean for acts like Outkast, LL Cool J, and the always delightful 50 Cent? More »

4:15 PM on Fri Jun 20 2008
By Dan Gibson
507 views, 5 comments

paying the mortgage: the music edition

Little Ladies Love Cool (Clothing By) James? Not Exactly.

When I read that LL Cool J was designing a line of clothing for children, I thought that was a little strange. But then again, the last few albums haven't done terribly well, so why not? You can't fault a squirrel from trying to get a nut. Thankfully, it's not as bad as it seems. The NME got confused over the word "juniors", which in American clothing parlance refers largely to adult women, but in Brit speak is best known for appearing after the word "S Club". More »

4:00 PM on Wed May 28 2008
By Dan Gibson
98 views, 1 comment

Latest by N/A: So, is he or is he not going to be designing dresses? more »

leak of the yesterday

LL Cool J Still Cares About You, Girl

ARTIST: LL Cool J
SONG TITLE: "I Cry (feat. Lil' Mo)"
WEB DEBUT: May 20, 2008 More »
Speaking of the Super Bowl, apparently Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J, and Missy Elliott are good enough to appear in a Diet Pepsi ad during the broadcast, but not good enough to actually do anything beyond stupidly rehashing an old Saturday Night Live skit from 10 years ago. Anyone want to bet on how well Haddaway will fare on next week's Digital Tracks chart as a result of this little bit of ad placement? [Nah Right]

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many happy returns

LL Cool J Is Another Year Older And A Little More Ripped


Happy 40th birthday to James Todd Smith, shown here in happier times, back when he still bombed whole towns, though not before asking the local agriculture community if it was okay, and wasn't merely a pair of polished pectorals duetting with the R&B babydoll du jour. But LL, as you blow out all those candles remember that you look better in middle age than most people look in their prime. So at least there's that. More »

2:15 PM on Mon Jan 14 2008
By jharv
460 views, 9 comments

Latest by narymary: I always pray those persistent gay rumors are true and that one day he will plow me like a field of wheat. more »

clara peller dept.

LL Cool J: Mad At Jay-Z But Not Mad Enough At Jay-Z To Stop Greasing His Pecs And Do Something About It

Hey, are you an LL Cool J fan? Are you sick of the bodysnatcher that took his place some time around 1995 and forced him to make the same wack-ass slow-jam over and over again? Did you hope that his recent intimation that he was beefing with his Def Jam label boss Shawn "Thank Christ I Have Rihanna" Carter might signal the return of the fierce, battle-rapping LL of old? Well, tough shit. Because while LL probably has enough industry clout to take shots at Jay without being wished into the hip-hop cornfield, he's instead decided to be a big pussy: More »

9:30 AM on Thu Oct 11 2007
By jharv
974 views, 4 comments

Latest by Bob Loblaw: 1995, eh? LL Cool J's TV career: "In The House" (NBC, 1995) That's probably just a coincidence, though. *laugh track* more »

old men

LL Cool J's New Single: "Hey, I Can Be As Lame And Generic As Rappers Half My Age"

Your "I just listened to this three times" review of the new LL Cool J single: It's hard to imagine even the weakest link the Diplomats chain scribbling a title as rote as "New York Gangsters" on a CD-R demo, though they could have easily penned the trite (but "gritty"!) street-reminiscence lyrics, which are so un-LL (especially latter day lothario LL) as to be bizarre and awkward. And not in a cute way, more like your slick playboy dad suddenly chatting up your girlfriend in the voice of a third-string mixtape rapper during dessert: "I learned if you talk too much you get your ass shot up/ Follow your dreams, watch the cash pile up." More »

4:15 PM on Mon Oct 1 2007
By jharv
1,193 views, 1 comment

Latest by Chris Molanphy: All that kvetched about, I'd still take it over another J-Lo collaboration. Word on that. The implosion of J-Lo's pop-star career has been one of the happiest surprises of the late-aughts for me. For a while there, she was like an more »

whither canibus?

LL Cool J: More Of A Wuss Than You Recall


Gossip goin' round the hip-hop blogs today is that the last few seconds of this LL Cool J interview represents a shot popped at LL's Def Jam boss Jay-Z for his slack attitude towards working LL's cruddy last record. If so, this represents the most subliminal dis I've ever heard from the Ripper, but we all get a little soft in our autumn years, I guess.

LL Cool J To "Bernard Hopkins" Jay-Z? [ProHipHop]

2:35 PM on Mon Sep 24 2007
By jharv
152 views, Comment

men are from mars dept.

"Branded Entertainment": It's Not Just For Chicks Anymore

If you're reading this and you're a dude between 18 and 34, you may be wondering how companies plan to reach you, the consumer, in the future. Well, don't worry! The corporations have you all figured out. According to the "Marketing To Men" conference recently held in New York, the answer is "branded entertainment", better known to you as the age-old tradition of getting objectionable celebrities to pimp consumer goods. Whore among whores 50 Cent is among those spearheading the most recent multi-pronged attack on beleagured consumers, with not one, not two, but three tie-in products hitting stores in coming months, according to Violator Management's Chris Lighty: More »

1:30 PM on Thu Aug 9 2007
By jharv
633 views, 8 comments

Latest by Halfwit: @Jon Can Dance: Considering Pontiac's role in racial humor (linky), they probably shouldn't be one to defend the practice. more »

liner notes

Liner Notes: Waterworld We Live In

- Amateur singer Kevin Costner is suing an L.A. music-promotion firm; apparently, the actor is upset that more people know about this act than his recording act. [Associated Content]
- The Killers, Oasis and Razorlight are among the acts slated to contribute to a newly recorded version of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, proving once again that the 1967 album is forever doomed. [NME]
- LL Cool J is introducing his own brand of Chapstick. It'll be da balm! [AP]
- Sorry about that "da balm" bit. [Idolator]

1:24 PM on Fri Apr 6 2007
By Brian Raftery
91 views, Comment