Last week, LL Cool J announced that in conjunction with his Authentic album, he would be hitting the road with three other iconic Golden-Era Hip Hop acts. The Kings Of The Mic Tour will feature LL joined by Def Jam label-mates Public Enemy, fellow rapper-turned-actor Ice Cube, and De La Soul.
“I just got tired of sitting in meetings and listening to people tell me why I gotta have whoever the new young rapper is on my tour because that’s the only way it’s gonna matter. I don’t believe that,” LL told Radio.com recently. “Public Enemy’s ‘My Uzi Weighs A Ton,’ I just want to see that live. Ice Cube has an amazing career, he’s done amazing things. But I didn’t forget about the music that he made as I watching him come up: ‘It Was A Good Day,’ ‘Check Yo Self.’ I just wanted to be able to share the stage with these guys.”
LL Cool J, who grew up not far from Long Island, in Queens, New York, had interesting insights about one of L.I.’s greatest musical contributions. “De La Soul, a group that was always, to me, on the other side of what I did musically, but really cool. They were at another extreme. They were even, to me, lightyears ahead in terms of their point of view and what they saw as relevant and important in music. They helped break new ground for Hip Hop and for our genre because they weren’t afraid to do things that a lot of us wouldn’t touch.”
The Kings Of The Mic Tour kicks off on May 23 in Tucson, Arizona.
Read Radio.com’s full interview with LL Cool J on Authentic and various collaborations.
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feelin every word jack. sounds like a great tour here bruh
LL and Cube have faded over time.
and done better shit
I’m ready for that new De La Soul album, “You’re Welcome”
De La Soul been supa emcees since potholes in my lawn and say no go also they never broke up.
What a bunch of hating little bitches on the internet. Go grab a justin bieber cd and wack off to it. Real hip hop not the sell out r&b crap that is out now. Drake won a grammy over nas? LOL Hip Hop is dead thanks to 14 year old with an internet connection.
Its dope he went to real classic, monumental hip hop acts to tour with. its smart. and he’s actually starting to appreciate his own “authentic” legacy.
I just bought a great Mazda MX-5 from having earned $7126 this past 4 weeks and $10k past-month. Without any doubt this is the easiest and most comfortable job Ive ever had. I began this 6 months ago and right away was bringing in more than $83 per/h. Heres what Ive been doing Epic2.com_
Fuck each and everyone of you niggas
go fuck ya self!!!!
LL is real G.O.A.T.
Yawn. Wake me up when the old dinosaurs have left the building.
LL don’t need any ‘lils running around the stage. Real hip hop is for us grown folks.
ll cool j this kings of the mic tour is a brilliant concept.you know why because you are the baddest man alive and the king of rap.no matter what anybody says you are the greatest of all time period.i love you man.you’re my favorite rapper and you always will be,with you the proof is in the pudding.stay cool l.l.and keep simone happy,y’all look great together.
i really dont see dela soul ice cube ll cool j and p.e then you add dela soul come on now