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NEWS ABOUT: LL Cool J

LL Cool J stories: 5 news summaries

(Newser) - Drake is not only dating Rihanna and prepping to sign with a new label for his debut album in the next few days. The Canadian-born singer is also winning support from the likes of 50 Cent and Jamie Foxx, MTV and Sohh.com report. "He can go as gangster... More »

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50 Cent • LL Cool J • singer • rapper • rap music • Jamie Foxx • Jay-Z • Drake

LL Cool J to Obama: 'You Must Deliver'

Rapper has stern words, advice for president in open letter

Feb 18, 09 12:42 PM CST
(Newser) - These are challenging times indeed for Barack Obama, but LL Cool J's got the answers, reports the Daily Mirror. The 41-year-old rapper offers some advice in an open letter cautioning the leader of the free world against disappointing those inspired by his message of hope: “You have shifted... More »

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Barack Obama • music • presidential campaign • hip-hop • LL Cool J • rapper • President Obama

OPINION

 Ringtones Killed NYC Hip-Hop 

Southern rap out-blasts urban beats

Oct 20, 08 12:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Once the king-maker of neighborhood phenoms, New York no longer spawns hip-hop's best, and the rise of ringtones is the culprit, writes Matthew Mundy in the New York Press. Because Big Apple beats are less pop-friendly than their Southern counterparts, they're not making it to teenagers' cell phones. "... More »

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New York • hip-hop • LL Cool J • rap music • ringtones • Notorious B.I.G. • Jay-Z • Joell Ortiz

The Cool Kids Take Hip-Hop Back to the '80s

Miss the days of
LL Cool J? Give this Chicago duo a listen

Feb 27, 08 3:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Hip-hop sensation the Cool Kids might come off as too, ahem, cool for school, catapulting from an online hit to Pitchfork Music Festival performer and MIA's fall tour opener—without ever releasing an album. But Chicago Magazine paints Antoine Reed, 20, and Evan Ingersoll, 23, as two inexperienced Chicagolanders whose... More »

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music • MySpace • Chicago • hip-hop • LL Cool J • album release • The Cool Kids • Antoine Reed • Evan Ingersoll • M.I.A. • Pitchfork Music Festival • Beastie Boys

Put Your Best Line Forward

Attention-grabbing openers stand the test of time

Aug 24, 07 12:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's good to lead off with a bang, especially if your business is song lyrics. Spinner.com lists the 25 best opening lines:
  1. "She's a very kinky girl" (Rick James, "Superfreak")
  2. "I was born in a cross-fire hurricane" (The Rolling Stones, "Jumpin' Jack Flash"
... More »

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Rolling Stones • list • Bon Jovi • Beck • celebrity • Rick James • Beatles • LL Cool J • The Carpenters • Carl Perkins • Patti Smith • Ramones

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