LL Cool J declares himself ‘most important’ rapper to ever exist

LL Cool J has “humbly” declared himself to be the “most important” rapper in existence. During a recent appearance on Apple Music’s Le Code, the rapper-actor argued that he is the artist who has made the biggest impact on rap and hip-hop culture. “I’m (going to) say this humbly, but I really mean this. I think one day people are going to wake up and realise that LL Cool J is the most important rapper that ever existed. I truly believe one day people are going to say that,” he told host Mehdi Maïzi. “They’re gonna look and say, ‘Wow, when it comes to the jewellery, this is the guy that introduced all the diamonds, and the ice and the jewellery and the Champagne.’ They’re gonna say when it comes to the love songs, they’re gonna say, ‘This is the guy that introduced the love songs and all the love s**t.'” LL Cool J, real name James Smith, went on to point out that he was one of the people who originated the acronym G.O.A.T. or “greatest of all time”. Reflecting on the title of his 2000 album, the Rock the Bells hitmaker described how he had been inspired by...