LL Cool J: Four Decades of Relevance

LL Cool J:四十年依旧屹立不衰

What Now? with Trevor Noah

2026-10-01

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What does it actually take to stay relevant for four decades without losing your soul?   Before he was a hip-hop icon, LL Cool J was just a kid riding mini bikes and dreaming big. Decades later, he joins Trevor and Eugene to reflect on the wild journey—sharing unforgettable encounters with Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson, the family values that kept him grounded, and why true reinvention requires dropping your ego. Plus, LL breaks down why intuition is God’s voice, why cynicism is just cowardice in disguise, and how he turned his grandfather’s belief into his legendary debut album, Radio. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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  • The name Ladies Love Cool James.

  • Man, that was just wishful thinking, man.

  • I just wanted him to love me, bro.

  • I told you.

  • Is it true that Michael Jackson told you that he was inspired by your bad to make his bad?

  • Yeah, well, he didn't say that, but, you know, that was the vibe.

  • That was the vibe that we got from Quincy Jones.

  • Yeah.

  • I mean, think about a great cigar.

  • You look at my career.

  • Imagine if I put the energy in the other way.

  • Yeah.

  • The world would not be, you know, at least New York would have been a very different place.

  • Yeah.

  • Saying I need love in front of a bunch of men who are afraid

  • to say I need love and you're not afraid to say it is the most fearless and courageous thing, right?

  • You know, because like my thing was I could say I need love because I'm not scared of you.

  • This is What Now with Trevor Noah.

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