LL Cool J Calls 50 Cent 'Inspiring', Talks Jay-Z & Nas

J-Banks · 09-13-2008, 05:14 PM

LL Cool J Calls 50 "Inspiring", talks Jay, Nas
September 13th, 2008 | Author: Anthony Springer Jr

LL Cool J has a lot on his mind.

After releasing his latest album, Exit 13, the living legend sat down with the Associated Press to discuss working with 50 Cent, Nas and Jay-Z departing Def Jam.

On 50: Working with 50 was inspiring. You have to realize I had no reason to be hungry. When you're the best at something for a long time, and you make albums in a couple months and they're still going gold or selling a million records ... and you're making a living in films and stuff, it affects the music. But watching 50 crouch over that notebook and seeing him bounce back and forth in the studio, that inspired me and made me hungry again.

On Jay-Z impacting Exit 13: As far as him leaving, it's not really relevant because I was already working on my record anyway. It was nothing he would have been able to do to stop it. It would have been what it was going to be either way. And I don't think he would have wanted to stop it.

On 25 years in the rap game: I don't have a rap artist in front of me to look at to say, "OK, what do you do when you're in your 25th year of your rap career?" Because most of the guys that are my age, they've only been out for 12 years, or 13 or 14 years max. The guys that people call veterans in hip-hop are like new guys to me. Let's take a guy like Nas. I love Nas; I respect Nas. He's from Queens and I love him, but Nas is like a new cat to me. You know what I'm saying? It's incredible to me, but I respect him as a legend and I respect him as a man. ... I just to make hot records; I want to give people hot music, and I just have to lead the way.

Source: hiphopdx

MrCatchaTemper · 09-13-2008, 07:22 PM

Props on this

AKABIMBO · 09-13-2008, 07:46 PM

props home

BrebYayo · 09-13-2008, 11:13 PM

propz on da info..damn ll been in da game 25 years..now thats a legend

FREE TIP · 09-14-2008, 12:20 AM

personally 50 reminds me alot of LL Cool J
his music is almost the same as LL's

$MONEY TALKS$ · 09-14-2008, 12:26 AM

^^ dey both 4rm queens

gangstabone23 · 09-14-2008, 01:30 AM

lol, Made him hungry, That album he did was total trash, RNB wack shit and guess what, he pushing 40 000 first week.

LangJayKevin · 09-14-2008, 01:44 AM

ll was always known for making lovey dovey shit why hate on him for? hes a legend. so stfu.

gangstabone23 · 09-14-2008, 02:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LangJayKevin

ll was always known for making lovey dovey shit why hate on him for? hes a legend. so stfu.

i dont, he just flops and hates himself and His label for the last 5 years..

nobody wanan hear that love dovey shit.

Boogie 416 · 09-14-2008, 01:18 PM

props.....

joe_dubbs · 09-14-2008, 01:36 PM

props on info

Georgiapower912 · 09-14-2008, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gangstabone23

i dont, he just flops and hates himself and His label for the last 5 years..

nobody wanan hear that love dovey shit.

like "lollipop", the song everybody was listening to 5 months ago, or "whatever you like" the song everybody likes now, or "love hangover" the song everybody will be playing 2 months down the line. do you want me to go on?

Ed-ucation · 09-14-2008, 03:53 PM

props for the interview

Farai4 · 09-14-2008, 08:54 PM

Ll's album was hot no doubt

nwoite13 · 09-23-2008, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gangstabone23

i dont, he just flops and hates himself and His label for the last 5 years..

nobody wanan hear that love dovey shit.

see that is where you are wrong . people rather listen to love dovey shit then that fake hard bullshit. love dovey shit always sels more .
love dovey shit was going multi-platinum iosd the 80's & 90's . so you are wrong as normal,old school.

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