LL Cool J on 50 Years of Hip-Hop, Visualizing Success and Jann Wenner

The musician and actor talks about positive affirmations, his new book and the recent Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation ouster: ‘Come on, are you serious? Stevie Wonder isn’t a genius, really? What are we talking about?’

James Todd Smith started rapping when he was 8 years old. Now better known as LL Cool J , he became one of the first mainstream hip-hop stars in the ’80s. He’s since won two Grammys, branched into acting and record producing, and joined the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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