Seit dem 9. September steht LL Cool J s aktuelles Album Exit 13 in den Läden. Grund genug mit dem MC über seine Zusammenarbeit mit Rapperkollege 50 Cent zu sprechen, der auf Exit 13 mit einem Gast-Auftritt vertreten ist. Die beiden Mcs sind bekanntlicherweise neben ihrer Musikkarriere auch noch im Filmgeschäft aktiv. 50 Cent , der einst vom ganzem Rapgame gefeiert wurde und alles was er berührte zu Gold werden ließ, hat es heutzutage schwer, seinen Output erstklassig zu halten. Sein letztes G-Unit Album TOS floppte und aus seinem Ranglist-Battle mit Kanye West ging er trotz hoher Verkaufszahlen als Verlierer aus dem Ring. Doch von all dem lässt sich 50 Cent nicht unterkriegen und arbeitet fleißig im Studio an seinem "letzten" Album Before I Self Destruct . LL cool J findet 50 s Engagement inspirierend und gab ihm Probz.
"Working with 50 was inspiring. You have to realize I had no reason to be hungry. When you're the best at something for a long time, and you make albums in a couple months and they're still going gold or selling a million records ... and you're making a living in films and stuff, it affects the music. But watching 50 crouch over that notebook and seeing him bounce back and forth in the studio, that inspired me and made me hungry again."
LL Cool J sprach auch über Rap-Verteranen, welche für ihn keine sind. LL erklärte warum er MCs wie Nas , anstatt als Verteran, eher als "New Cat" ansieht.
"I don't have a rap artist in front of me to look at to say, "OK, what do you do when you're in your 25th year of your rap career?" Because most of the guys that are my age, they've only been out for 12 years, or 13 or 14 years max. The guys that people call veterans in hip-hop are like new guys to me. Let's take a guy like Nas. I love Nas; I respect Nas. He's from Queens and I love him, but Nas is like a new cat to me. You know what I'm saying? It's incredible to me, but I respect him as a legend and I respect him as a man. ... I just to make hot records; I want to give people hot music, and I just have to lead the way."
Das LL Cool J , definitiv schon lange im Rapgame aktiv ist, steht außer Frage. Ob sein neues Album Exit 13 Verkaufszahlentechnisch was erreichen kann, erfahrt ihr am Donnerstag wie immer auf Hiphop.de .
"Working with 50 was inspiring. You have to realize I had no reason to be hungry. When you're the best at something for a long time, and you make albums in a couple months and they're still going gold or selling a million records ... and you're making a living in films and stuff, it affects the music. But watching 50 crouch over that notebook and seeing him bounce back and forth in the studio, that inspired me and made me hungry again."
LL Cool J sprach auch über Rap-Verteranen, welche für ihn keine sind. LL erklärte warum er MCs wie Nas , anstatt als Verteran, eher als "New Cat" ansieht.
"I don't have a rap artist in front of me to look at to say, "OK, what do you do when you're in your 25th year of your rap career?" Because most of the guys that are my age, they've only been out for 12 years, or 13 or 14 years max. The guys that people call veterans in hip-hop are like new guys to me. Let's take a guy like Nas. I love Nas; I respect Nas. He's from Queens and I love him, but Nas is like a new cat to me. You know what I'm saying? It's incredible to me, but I respect him as a legend and I respect him as a man. ... I just to make hot records; I want to give people hot music, and I just have to lead the way."
Das LL Cool J , definitiv schon lange im Rapgame aktiv ist, steht außer Frage. Ob sein neues Album Exit 13 Verkaufszahlentechnisch was erreichen kann, erfahrt ihr am Donnerstag wie immer auf Hiphop.de .
