LL Cool J's First Audiences Had Never Heard Of Hip-Hop 

I love LL Cool J. He comes across as a genuine and a really amicable guy :)

"I remember it vaguely" then drops enough rhymes to make an album for some rappers today.

LL is a total class act. This was a great interview. I wish it went on longer!

I once saw LL Cool J at a nightclub in Hollywood in '99. He was wearing a bright orange tracksuit and was just making his way through the club with a couple of his crew. There were a bunch of people at the bar that were very excited to see him and one of them asked him if he wouldn't mind taking a picture with them. He was really cool about it and was like, "Yeah. Yeah. Absolutely. Here lemme help you." Then he gestures for the guy to hand him the camera then he starts motioning for the guy and his friends to crowd together for the picture and he takes the picture. He hands the camera back and they're thanking him and he's like, "No problem. No problem. Ya'll have been great." Then he peaces out. And it took awhile for the people at the bar to realize what he did. I'm paraphrasing what he said because it was so long ago I don't remember the exact words, but it was definitely one of the most amusing celebrity sightings my friends and I had witnessed since we got to LA.

That splitsecond impression of Kanye was perfect.

SC, when LL tells you, "You're already cool!" You smile & slow nod. Cuz you cool!

Fantastic interview

I am a white little old lady in my late 50's that dislikes rap...and I LOVE LOVE LL Cool J. He is one sweet man...love listening to him talk and watch any show he's in. Honest and funny. What's not to like?

He's still got it!

Such a COOL interview.

Don't get me wrong here, LL has been a part of my hiphop playlist since ever, but I just can't get rid of the idea that they based the turtles CGI version off of his figure.

His explanation of what hip hop is, at around 4 minutes, is kickass. He demonstrates a fundamental understanding of what it is and how it came to be. Then he gets the audience to play along. Ladies Love Cool J, plenty of Lads Love Cool J too.

Great interview! LL COOL J is such a nice and humble person! …and a HIP HOP LEGEND…

And he never changed his stage name in all these years. How brave

that's star charisma right there ❤

He has a good vibe.

I love hearing LL and Stephen insinuate that people born in '85 and '86 are young. Makes me feel better about turning 30.

He still has his charismatic attitude.

Much respect ✊❤️ LL is one of a kind, humble man.

I lived in Maine for a decade. I'm surprised he didn't have to explain to them what melanin is.

Them BARS!!!!!!!!🔥🔥

Ll Cool J is hard as hell. Battle anybody I dont care who you tell.

that kanye impression got me dead

He seems like a sweet man. You'd never know he is worth $100 million.

A true Renaissance man.

yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah.

I now have the urge to rewatch Deep Blue Sea

seems like they are having some fun. made me smile.

Fuckin Legend

How does LL Cool J pull off being so easy to talk to? I wish I could do that...

What a beautiful ring,

All the ladies like Cool James.

I saw Madonna in 85 and the Beastie Boys opened. They got a lot of Booooooooooo!!!! I am not sure if they actually finished their set. Rap and hip-hop have come a long way.

Probably one of the only rappers that can form a complete, coherent sentence. Being born and raised in Maine... he's not lying about Maine in the 1980s LOL

Damn, his arms are huge.

"You already cool". 1. Ye ye YOU RIGHT, LL! :D 2. That's why we love you - YOU cool, Cool J :D

LL Makes it Funky!

DRINKING GAME: Take a shot every time LL Cool J licks his lips

his arms are bigger than my future

G.O.A.T.

What a great interview!

He dropped a Super Rhymes and a Count Coolout reference on national tv. Give props to the first school....

Legend in the game

Get Stephen on Lip Sync Battle!!

LL for President

That clip of him in Lewiston Maine is hilarious!!

LL Cool J Is coooooolll

Maine has to be one of the whitest states. Of course he had to explain hip hop to the Mainers.

LL Cool J when hip hop was hip and had real rhythm not sounding like today's rappers with their Dr.sucess rhymes.

I love LL cool J and Chris O`Donnell. Why did not I ever start watching their show? :( I have no patience for police shows

talking about count coolout, that guy's the best

You guys have awesome chemistry! Amazing interview!

uncle L is the future of the funk!

LL cool J looks baked af lmao love um

I need around the way girl

good for them.

Oh yeah, back then it was really different. And then in the 2000s, when bad things happen, we had to call Ja Rule to "make sense of all of this."

HE'S BUFF AF

i love the T.V answer

Yeh, something like that 😂 😂 😂

Great Interview. I laughed tears and it was highly entertaining. Get him back to the show asap.

Love Stephen’s home boy hand shake attempt at the beginning! 😂he tried

🌟👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽🌟 (Janelle)

That's why you the Goat

I never realized just how white Stephen was until this interview lol

Anyone notice that the audience completely miss the "say ho" part!

Imagine being 11 yrs old and pull off such bars maaan

I loved him in those Ninja Turtle movies. He looks different without his red mask.

He was high as a kite 😁😁

He's still so great

he was awesome on OZ and I'll bomb is one of my fav songs

Stephen Cool-bert

yah yah yah yah yah yah yah

Don't call it a comeback...

wow. cool dude

I would love to see LL and Stephen go on a bar crawl....man I bet that would be funny. They seem to get on really well.

GOAT.

He is funny...

2:44 he thought he was on Fallons' show waiting for The Roots band to come in.

make that reality happen, ASAP

I see somebody forgot to take their Adderall this morning. LMAO

So not true.i was there and still in maine.how did we not know.we were breakin to him.funny dude.

LL swole as hell! His neck is gone! Lol! Still nothing but respect for this legend and pioneer though!

Drinking Game idea: Take a shot everytime LL say, "Yea" or when he licks his lips

don't ask dumb he's cool cause he's fine and he's LL COOL J omg how can one man be that fine 🤔😂😋😋😋 lord I going to ask that you just cover your eyes and ears forgive me omg in advance😉

Same community Hollis,, although he was raised in. LONG Island but hung. OUT in Hollis. Some years ago I was. going to go dressed. UP. IN. A. churchy good. length dress to see L. L. when. my. Rasta. Jamaican. boyfriend. stopped. me, you. KNOW. jealousy. Same. community. but. different artist as. I. was. going to. SAY. IN. the. beginning IT. makes me recall when my aunt that was 50 years older than me ( GOD rest. her soul ) said she. remembered. when Run D M C AND his group lived around her and the aunt came to her house and had trouble keeping the camara straight. Also, she spoke of the seven cars that THEY bought to LAST for an extended period of time ( GOD rest the altar boys soul ) I saw that tragic death hours before it happened Mizzel I believe his name was AND GOD bless his family and the group. I. was. still living in Harlem but was invited a few days before to a Sou Sou that I really. didn't want to go to since it fell on a Saturday and was. located at. 90-04 Merrick Blvd across from my CHURCH Bible Institute and I like Jamaica Avenue and had trouble breathing in Central Harlem but mainly because I had gave my word. So I. traveled by train there and it is still so unbelievable to this day that when I. touched that glass door I. got a hot feeling , ONE of something terrible , still not wanting to enter I still did and saw THOSE stairs that you could enter by stairs OR go up with one of those chairs that is electronically equipped to aid you up THOSE stairs easier. Anyway, I. got. UP. there and there were postal WORKERS and OTHERS not poor trying to win that Sou Sou pot finally the thing ended and I got home back to Harlem and the news told HOW Jason Mizzel was murdered, most people know that it was about jealousy, he was working on a new album SOON to be released , No he did Not owe anybody any money. Rap CAN be a very dangerous field for men also not just shameful for women to be in and we must PRAY for our rappers to be SAVED and for divine protection, that God's Shekinah glory will surround them. and the angels of HEAVEN will encamp around them for protection that SCRIPTURES SAY of those that love the Lord. I have a cousin that is a rapper too under a certain label that I PRAY for and sent a Biblical MESSAGE to in English and Spanish since he is Barbados mixed with Jamaican, then years later messing with my Verizon old model PHONE I discovered Barbados has 12 Spanish dialects. I tried to get him to CHURCH DECADES ago went M a s e , Mason B e t h a was preaching at our CHURCH around the corner Tabernacle of Prayer For All People, Inc. 165-11 Jamaica Avenue, I. made a few papers of invitation to. TRY to get people there I knee he would. PREACH. well. B e t h a. did not. PREACH. at. all he gave a vague testimony, and USED his popularity for souls to come to the altar, ended up praying later that those teenagers that. ran. UP. there. would. get. A. real. relationship with JESUS. Christ. since I. couldn't. recall M a s e. speaking ONE scripture, MAYBE one OR two let's give him the benefit of the doubt. M a s e was very young, had just MARRIED and made a child with his wife, newlyweds. Well, it was reported that GOD wanted him to give a certain amount of money that many said he did Not give, next thing I know he ran back to the rap industry and LP was entitled Welcome Back ( M a s e ). Bible says the love of money is the root of all evil, usually GOD gets our hearts THEY say and that He will get your money later. I. will see how M a s e. is doing. he was. SUCH a baby. Christian. and most likely not to knowledgeable in the Word of God. Keep. L. L. Cool J in prayer, he is a man of God and GOD has really blessed him because he sought FIRST the KINGDOM of God and His. righteousness so OTHER things were added to him as God promised. Sadly decade or more ago I had to go and tell Allen A.M.E. that L. L Cool J s. cousin was in the hospital so L. L. could go see him before the man's transition and David Smith was the one that taught L. L. how to rap, yes he really has blown up financially and more because he is obedient to God and honors family although he got a bad start in life which he noted in his book. Now I. remember M a s o n B e t h a had a book out DECADES ago too but. I didn't actually have the finances to buy it. Back to. Mizzel, many people at times wear the tee shirt with letters SAYING D M C OR RUN D M C. but don't know the sad story behind it, the news said his boys and wife kept calling him begging him to come home for him to leave that studio a little earlier but he was PUTTING the finishing touches on that sound. God rest his soul again, I remember seeing😥😥😥 the gate where they put his name to honor him and my CHURCH wanted to PREACH his funeral since was closest to the tragic site. Floyd H. Flake. A. former. pastor of mine and sisters we joined choir and CHURCH as teenagers when he first arrived from Texas with wife, Elaine, his co-pastor. Flake was a visionary of what God wanted to do THROUGH me, and wanted me to sit on their pulpit REASON my mother hated to see me leave Allen A.M.E. PRAY now for his full recovery from Alzheimer's and God called him back from serving on Congress to go back to the highest office which is pastoring the flock of God. Okay. be. well, with all. of. t h y. getting, GET UNDERSTANDING Bible says. Be born again in Christ. Earlier I meant. to. note that. M a s e. most likely had one FOOT, in God and the other in God a no-brainer even a child could have figured that out REASON SCRIPTURES SAY No man can serve two masters for he will love one and despise the other. Let's keep. B e t h a. in. prayer and he looks like SEAN Bell the only vision book I. could have done. if. I. had. not. had to. RUN. for my life from certain apartment. I also saw Michael Jackson's death twice April and May before that happened voice SAYING Michael Jackson is going to DIE, I thought I was bugging out since it sounded like my own voice then sadly it occurred now at times I MINISTER to Jackson family because they must exit that cult THEY are a part of called Jehovah's witnesses, they love money, sex, big. time in greed and lusts, covetousness and a False Heretic believe. Proof how greedy she is she married that Muslim billionaire, God is good and rich in mercy and grace , GOD allowed her to walk away from him and with an infant, a male. Lamentations says. Because of the Lord's mercies we Are Not consumed. On a positive note before ending one time I bought book in Spanish called RUN, BABY, RUN BY. NICKY. CRUZ. then God showed me he would be at Brooklyn Tabernacle I made sure I. got there early and got a good seat. He helps lead those from gangs and fro heartbreak back to God, his wife Gloria even said get a place in New York City so they would have a place when in town.

REEL CRIME! Charity challenge show. Teams from several crime shows compete to solve crimes. Crimes are recreated. They would have the resources of an actual lab and would have to collect evidence to solve the case. Each week a team tackles the crime. then they are scored by actual police and crime technicians. Winners get to donate to a specified charity. I'd watch that.

Ah when rap was rap instead of yeah what and okay.

If you don't like LL, I just don't trust your character.

Arrrgh there's a typo in the thumbnail, my OCD can't stand it.

we can now officially call him; Donatello. 😶

Older LL Cool J kind of looks like Christopher Judge as Teal'c. I demand he show his forehead.

I didn't know LL Cool J was this goofy.

He is literally a ninja turtle!

4:39 hahahaa

LOLOL seems legit

Love LL.... but he kinda a looks like a ninja turtle here

I'm so mad that Vegas joke didn't hit... he had to laugh at it himself smh. It was funny guys, keep up!

Finally a reality show I'd watch...the actors from police procedural show trying to solve a crime.

Anyone else thinks LL reminds you of one of the Turtles...