LL Cool J
LL Cool J can be imitated but cannot be duplicated. I want to know how he did achieve such a feat of reinventing himself from the 80’s B-boying and MCing into an actor and fashion icon when most of his peers from back in the day are still stuck on that same talent they discovered.
LL Cool J which is the short for Ladies Love Cool James was born January 14, 1968 with the name James Todd Smith. He is an American hip hop recording artist and actor from Queens, New York. LL Cool J is also known as one of the forefathers of pop rap.
It is known that James Todd Smith was creating demo tapes in his grandparents' home. Just like so many artist, LL had some form of motivation from a musical family member. LL Cool J signed with Def Jam Records, …show more content…
It takes more than a skill set for one to adapt to the different dispensations in the art and music industry, but LL has surely withstood many different styles and has withstood the test of time. LL Cool J is one of the first celebrated rappers to walk through the dispensation of Hip Hop and pop whilst still maintaining his street credibility. He never lost the sense of where he began and the platform that propelled him into who he is today. To be an icon and a public figure the youth to look up after so many years and changes in cultural dispensations is a herculean task that deserves some form of recognition and i would say LL is very deserving of all the accolades he had received over the years. LL as both an actor and a businessman has been and will always be a role. He juggles being an artist, actor, businessman, father and husband so perfectly it’s so easy to understand why he would be a possible choice of a role model for the up and coming youth and artist. LL is truly a legend and surely deserves the respect of our culture. Whether it's music, movies, or voice-over, he has been Hip Hop all the way and has stayed true to that …show more content…
From its prominent role in street culture and music as depicted in LL Cool J's "I Can't Live Without My Radio". This sure is a fascinating subject for cultural analysts and as such, will be discussing the connection of this cultural analyses with LL Cool J. The boombox helped launch an urban revolution of style and technology. The boombox quickly became associated with urban society, particularly African American and Hispanic youth. The wide use of boomboxes in urban communities led to the boombox being coined a "ghetto blaster", a nickname which was soon used as part of a backlash against the boombox and hip hop
LL Cool J can be imitated but cannot be duplicated. I want to know how he did achieve such a feat of reinventing himself from the 80’s B-boying and MCing into an actor and fashion icon when most of his peers from back in the day are still stuck on that same talent they discovered.
LL Cool J which is the short for Ladies Love Cool James was born January 14, 1968 with the name James Todd Smith. He is an American hip hop recording artist and actor from Queens, New York. LL Cool J is also known as one of the forefathers of pop rap.
It is known that James Todd Smith was creating demo tapes in his grandparents' home. Just like so many artist, LL had some form of motivation from a musical family member. LL Cool J signed with Def Jam Records, …show more content…
It takes more than a skill set for one to adapt to the different dispensations in the art and music industry, but LL has surely withstood many different styles and has withstood the test of time. LL Cool J is one of the first celebrated rappers to walk through the dispensation of Hip Hop and pop whilst still maintaining his street credibility. He never lost the sense of where he began and the platform that propelled him into who he is today. To be an icon and a public figure the youth to look up after so many years and changes in cultural dispensations is a herculean task that deserves some form of recognition and i would say LL is very deserving of all the accolades he had received over the years. LL as both an actor and a businessman has been and will always be a role. He juggles being an artist, actor, businessman, father and husband so perfectly it’s so easy to understand why he would be a possible choice of a role model for the up and coming youth and artist. LL is truly a legend and surely deserves the respect of our culture. Whether it's music, movies, or voice-over, he has been Hip Hop all the way and has stayed true to that …show more content…
From its prominent role in street culture and music as depicted in LL Cool J's "I Can't Live Without My Radio". This sure is a fascinating subject for cultural analysts and as such, will be discussing the connection of this cultural analyses with LL Cool J. The boombox helped launch an urban revolution of style and technology. The boombox quickly became associated with urban society, particularly African American and Hispanic youth. The wide use of boomboxes in urban communities led to the boombox being coined a "ghetto blaster", a nickname which was soon used as part of a backlash against the boombox and hip hop