Artist: ll cool j

For his 8th solo LP, Queens emcee junclassic teams up NY DJ/producer Bazooka Joe for BLVD Backdrop. Produced entirely by Bazooka Joe, BLVD Backdrop is a heavy East Coast Boom Bap Hip Hop album made for the streets, avenues and boulevards worldwide. BLVD Backdrop is straight raw, unadulterated New York Hip Hop. Comprised of 13 tracks, the album includes features from Ceez, King Cesar, Evolve and C-Rayz Walz; with cuts by 2 Kool Tony and DJ 717. Standout tracks include the album leak “Rugged N' Hard”, lead single “NY Won't Stop” and the LL Cool J inspired track [...]

• HiPNOTT Records - junclassic: Rugged N' Hard [prod by DJ Bazooka Joe]

Back in 1997, a star-studded Def Jam roster paired a resurging LL Cool J with a handful of superstar hopefuls in Red & Meth, DMX and Canibus to deliver what they anticipated would inevitably be a classic single from from LL's Phenomenon album. By the time "4,3,2,13 was properly released, Russell's label got what they'd hoped for, but definitely not how they presumed. As Hip-Hop folklore goes, Uncle Todd took offense to Canibus' opening line (" Yo LL, is that a mic on your arm? Let me borrow that ") and ended [...]

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LL Cool J - Authentic S-BRO Music Group; 2013 Contrary to your knee-jerk reaction to the name LL Cool J, “irrelevant” is actually the wrong word to most accurately describe the recent career arc of the man born James Todd Smith. After all, we’re talking about a 45-year-old rapper pushing 30 active years in the game. A man with 15 studio albums under his belt, the bulk of which were released on the most famous hip-hop record label in the world which he also helped to build. We’re talking about an entertainment personality with [...]

LL Cool J rose to fame through a series of firsts. In his 1984 debut single "I Need a Beat," the scrappy and still-teenaged MC laid his braggadocio down to a precise, hard-hitting backbeat — production that the LP's label described as "Reduced by Rick Rubin ." LL's debut Radio became one of hip hop's first commercially successful albums. "I Need Love" was the first rap song to be a #1 R&B hit. LL paved the way for Eminem and Drake by becaming one of the first rappers to [...]

While our blog is dedicated solely to music curation, I thought it was time to tie in my other passion: beer. It was a struggle figuring out the best way to do that, but I finally figured out a cool feature would be to pair some of the currently talked about albums with equally tasty brews. I tried my best to not nerd out too much here, as I know not everyone gets as excited about beer as I do. But I must tell you, this was a ton of fun to put together, and I hope you all enjoy [...]

Por Ana Clara Matta "De boas intenções o inferno está cheio" Algumas coisas ditas pelos nossos antepassados são feitas para serem abandonadas pelas novas gerações. Idéias ultrapassadas disfarçadas de senso comum que não devem ser perpetuadas - elas existiram, elas não deveriam ser esquecidas como parte da história, mas nem mesmo por reverência aos antepassados ou uma educação tradicional seria correto mantê-las como "verdades". Mas algumas máximas antigas são, ainda hoje, válidas. É o caso de "De boas intenções o inferno está cheio". Brad Paisley, guitarrista habilidoso e nome popular do [...]

Filed under: News , Video Comedy Central Get ready for "I'm just a Skynyrd fan" to be everyone's new favorite excuse for being racially or sexually intolerant. Last night, Stephen Colbert and actor Alan Cumming came together to spoof Brad Paisley and LL Cool J's blunder of song, "Accident Racist."

After the fairly negative reviews on LL Cool J 's appearance on Brad Paisley's joint last week, he just released a new track called "Closer," which features Monica . The track is set to appear on LL's forthcoming album Authentic , which will be released April 30th. The post LL Cool J ft. Monica - Closer [Music] appeared first on Your Strongest Ally .

When Brad Paisley and LL Cool J talked about their new song "Accidental Racist," they emphasized that it aimed to start a conversation, albeit one that began, "If you don't judge my gold chains, I'll forget the iron chains." On Saturday Night Live 's Weekend Update featuring the newfound collaborators, "LL Cool J" ( Kenan Thompson ) reconsidered those very lines: "Did I say that? Hmm. Kind of sounded different when I said it to my MacBook." The revelation came after "LL" and "Brad Paisley" ( [...]

"Ultimately I can't defend the song, but I can clarify my intentions," LL Cool J said on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , of Brad Paisley 's controversial "Accidental Racist" and his contributing verse. The hip-hop pioneer went on to say that his lyrics ("If you don't judge my gold chains / I'll forget the iron chains") weren't meant to sound dismissive of U.S. history with slavery - they were meant to start a conversation, as civil as one centered around racial tension could be. "If you gonna have a dialogue [...]

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By now we've all marveled at Brad Paisley and LL Cool J's "Accidental Racist." But as we were considering the song yesterday , we got to thinking about the fact that pretty much every report about it has described Paisley and LL as an "unlikely duo," an "odd couple," or something along those lines. At first glance, of course, they are — a white southern country star and a black MC from New York. But then again, maybe not, because their respective genres have lot more in common than perhaps either realizes. Both sounds started off as the voice of a [...]

New music from Prometheus Brown "Racist Accident," inspired by Brad Paisley & LL Cool J's "Accidental Racist."

• Prometheus Brown - Racist Accident

To say the least, LL Cool J and Brad Paisley's first collaboration was rather interesting. This one is certainly more upbeat than the last one, and serves as a love track rather than a social commentary. We aren't going to hate on this, but instead serve it up to you all out of curiosity. So, what do you think? Let us know in the comments section below. Authentic drops April 30.

• SLG Music - Live For You - LL COOL J Feat. Brad Paisley

:: Brad Paisley went on Ellen to explain his head-scratcher of a collaboration with  LL Cool J , "Accidental Racist." (Watch above.) Paisley said the track offers music the chance to "have the conversation," instead of Hollywood or talk radio. (Although, isn't LL part of Hollywood?) For his part, LL sounded pretty earnest when he told Grantland he wanted to be "courageous" and take collaborating artists out of their comfort zone. [ Gossip Cop ] :: Justin Bieber got a new haircut, and it looks a bit like Rihanna [...]

There's an old episode of The Golden Girls in which Blanche is trying to gain membership into the United Daughters of the Confederacy. While doing research on her family tree, Dorothy discovers that one of Blanche's ancestors was Jewish (surname: Feldman), which would immediately bar her from getting into the group. Laughter and a few vaguely offensive jokes about Jews ensue. Dorothy and the show go to great lengths to highlight the lunacy of Blanche's wanting to be a part of such an exclusionary group, but neither so much as broaches the idea of just [...]

Going to Coachella? You’re a Loser and Part of the Problem and Probably Fat , an essay currently making the usual social media rounds, amused me. Still a bit punch-drunk from the 24 hours I logged at the three-day Middle of the Map festival, I'm sympathetic to the sentiment expressed in the cynical screed. The truth, however, is that I relish excess. I embrace the novel opportunity to take in performances by honky tonk, punk and hip hop acts within a single hour. Putting up with chatty Cathys and drunk Daves who [...]

I was out on the town yesterday celebrating the glorious Chicago weather (and thank goodness, because it's already gross out today), so I did not hear about Brad Paisley and LL Cool J's weird " Accidental Racist " duet until this morning, and now I hate everyone. Accidents happen to everyone. I accidentally spilled coffee all over my shirt just a minute ago. I have a hard time, however, trying to figure out exactly how one would manage to be racist on accident. Here are a few possible scenarios: 1. You have Tourette's Syndrome, and randomly [...]

So, people went nuts today online about the new Brad Paisley/LL Cool J collaboration "Accidental Racist." I was flying and didn't get to listen to it until quite late in the day. I hadn't intended on commenting, but now I have to. I've seen a lot of criticism of the song, both for its social commentary and for its creative qualities, but I'd like to focus in on what the song is really saying at its heart. It portrays white Brad Paisley walking into a Starbucks and then apologizing to the barista (not sure if he's [...]