LL Cool J says that he is the most important rapper in Hip Hop history

[Ghost Utmost]

LL was in Krush Groove.

With Kurtis Blow

And Fat Boys

And he just dropped some heat this year.

 

[Stick Up Kid]

If we're excluding the DJ's like Flash, Herc, then he's definitely in the Top 3.

Run DMC - LL Cool J - and my uncle Kurtis Blow

 

[bigde09]

he has a case

 

[Stir Fry]

Last Holiday > Drake’s whole existence

 

[Rekkapryde]

Dude made one hell of an argument for himself, I ain't mad at bro

Exactly

 

[MJ Truth]

His argument is as least as good as any other rapper’s would be.

 

[SNG]

Honestly I have no issue with him saying this. He draws alot of parallels to say that he is. I’m not mad at it.

 

[O.T.I.S.]

He might have a point

I think he is ONE, but he did do a lot of things first and better than most.

He also was in the movie and TV game just as long as he’s been in rap and did it better than most. He was Def Jam at one point. Was involved in FUBU, had his own TV Shows, etc.

People know him more for being on TV than rap at this point. And LL was about anything he rapped everyone knew it.


Many rappers say dude is arrogant af but can you blame him. He also was the first black man to not die in a horror movie

 

[7th Letter Specialist]

Damn. Hard to argue. Him and Hammer were my first favorite rappers

 

[Strapped]

He needs to get some damn vitamin D

 

[BEN23]

LIES... you think in them days nikkas was thinking of south and west...nikkas was jut tryna get on...rap was new...fukk is you talking about

You rep -10 like i care about that...

 

[TrapHouse Rock]

Pretty much

and on the spooky tip every rapper that publicly fronted on LL they whole rap career crashed out. every. single. one.

 

[Richard Glidewell]

What's his 6 degrees or separation?! What's his coaching tree look like?!

 

[Geek Nasty]

I was a HUGE LL fan back in they day. People forget a lot of that era he was getting dissed for his corny rap love songs.

"I got some LL Cool J?"
"Nah nah I don't want none of that"

I see you Ice-T

He had a great career though, and is a legit oldschool talent who can murder you free styling. And, he made a great transition to other outlets. But too many other acts have been too important to hip hop, not just talented.

 

[UpAndComing]

He is right

Even though Melle Mell and Grandmaster Caz were the first prominent Emcees, it was actually LL Cool J who actually defined and laid the groundwork for what an Emcee is by his music, way of dress, persona, lyrics, etc