I once saw LL Cool J at a nightclub in Hollywood in '99. He was wearing a bright orange tracksuit and was just making his way through the club with a couple of his crew. There were a bunch of people at the bar that were very excited to see him and one of them asked him if he wouldn't mind taking a picture with them. He was really cool about it and was like, "Yeah. Yeah. Absolutely. Here lemme help you." Then he gestures for the guy to hand him the camera then he starts motioning for the guy and his friends to crowd together for the picture and he takes the picture. He hands the camera back and they're thanking him and he's like, "No problem. No problem. Ya'll have been great." Then he peaces out. And it took awhile for the people at the bar to realize what he did. I'm paraphrasing what he said because it was so long ago I don't remember the exact words, but it was definitely one of the most amusing celebrity sightings my friends and I had witnessed since we got to LA.
I am a white little old lady in my late 50's that dislikes rap...and I LOVE LOVE LL Cool J. He is one sweet man...love listening to him talk and watch any show he's in. Honest and funny. What's not to like?
His explanation of what hip hop is, at around 4 minutes, is kickass. He demonstrates a fundamental understanding of what it is and how it came to be. Then he gets the audience to play along. Ladies Love Cool J, plenty of Lads Love Cool J too.
Don't get me wrong here, LL has been a part of my hiphop playlist since ever, but I just can't get rid of the idea that they based the turtles CGI version off of his figure.
Janet Snakehole I live here in Maine too. I hate it here but we aren't that fucking dumb. But then we elected Governor Lepage so....some of us are really fucking dumb!!
I saw Madonna in 85 and the Beastie Boys opened. They got a lot of Booooooooooo!!!! I am not sure if they actually finished their set. Rap and hip-hop have come a long way.
Probably one of the only rappers that can form a complete, coherent sentence. Being born and raised in Maine... he's not lying about Maine in the 1980s LOL
LL: "... backward induction, like game theory, like start where you want to end up and kinda reverse engineer the situation" Colbert: "Isn't that called entrapment?" LL: "Maybe in Vegas!" You don't get it?
I actually thought LL Cool J didn't know what Entrapment meant and thought it meant something else, thus the Vegas reference. Maybe his Vegas comment went over my head. What did he mean by it? Like the "House always wins", or something.
Exactly. It's notorious (or was depending on who you ask) for things like that; Casinos starting with the guy they want to get rid of, then finding the crime to pin on him. You got to give yourself (or LL) more credit lol.
REEL CRIME! Charity challenge show. Teams from several crime shows compete to solve crimes. Crimes are recreated. They would have the resources of an actual lab and would have to collect evidence to solve the case. Each week a team tackles the crime. then they are scored by actual police and crime technicians. Winners get to donate to a specified charity. I'd watch that.
don't ask dumb he's cool cause he's fine and he's LL COOL J omg how can one man be that fine 🤔😂😋😋😋 lord I going to ask that you just cover your eyes and ears forgive me omg in advance😉
Same community Hollis,, although he was raised in. LONG Island but hung. OUT in Hollis. Some years ago I was. going to go dressed. UP. IN. A. churchy good. length dress to see L. L. when. my. Rasta. Jamaican. boyfriend. stopped. me, you. KNOW. jealousy. Same. community. but. different artist as. I. was. going to. SAY. IN. the. beginning IT. makes me recall when my aunt that was 50 years older than me ( GOD rest. her soul ) said she. remembered. when Run D M C AND his group lived around her and the aunt came to her house and had trouble keeping the camara straight. Also, she spoke of the seven cars that THEY bought to LAST for an extended period of time ( GOD rest the altar boys soul ) I saw that tragic death hours before it happened Mizzel I believe his name was AND GOD bless his family and the group. I. was. still living in Harlem but was invited a few days before to a Sou Sou that I really. didn't want to go to since it fell on a Saturday and was. located at. 90-04 Merrick Blvd across from my CHURCH Bible Institute and I like Jamaica Avenue and had trouble breathing in Central Harlem but mainly because I had gave my word. So I. traveled by train there and it is still so unbelievable to this day that when I. touched that glass door I. got a hot feeling , ONE of something terrible , still not wanting to enter I still did and saw THOSE stairs that you could enter by stairs OR go up with one of those chairs that is electronically equipped to aid you up THOSE stairs easier. Anyway, I. got. UP. there and there were postal WORKERS and OTHERS not poor trying to win that Sou Sou pot finally the thing ended and I got home back to Harlem and the news told HOW Jason Mizzel was murdered, most people know that it was about jealousy, he was working on a new album SOON to be released , No he did Not owe anybody any money. Rap CAN be a very dangerous field for men also not just shameful for women to be in and we must PRAY for our rappers to be SAVED and for divine protection, that God's Shekinah glory will surround them. and the angels of HEAVEN will encamp around them for protection that SCRIPTURES SAY of those that love the Lord. I have a cousin that is a rapper too under a certain label that I PRAY for and sent a Biblical MESSAGE to in English and Spanish since he is Barbados mixed with Jamaican, then years later messing with my Verizon old model PHONE I discovered Barbados has 12 Spanish dialects. I tried to get him to CHURCH DECADES ago went M a s e , Mason B e t h a was preaching at our CHURCH around the corner Tabernacle of Prayer For All People, Inc. 165-11 Jamaica Avenue, I. made a few papers of invitation to. TRY to get people there I knee he would. PREACH. well. B e t h a. did not. PREACH. at. all he gave a vague testimony, and USED his popularity for souls to come to the altar, ended up praying later that those teenagers that. ran. UP. there. would. get. A. real. relationship with JESUS. Christ. since I. couldn't. recall M a s e. speaking ONE scripture, MAYBE one OR two let's give him the benefit of the doubt. M a s e was very young, had just MARRIED and made a child with his wife, newlyweds. Well, it was reported that GOD wanted him to give a certain amount of money that many said he did Not give, next thing I know he ran back to the rap industry and LP was entitled Welcome Back ( M a s e ). Bible says the love of money is the root of all evil, usually GOD gets our hearts THEY say and that He will get your money later. I. will see how M a s e. is doing. he was. SUCH a baby. Christian. and most likely not to knowledgeable in the Word of God. Keep. L. L. Cool J in prayer, he is a man of God and GOD has really blessed him because he sought FIRST the KINGDOM of God and His. righteousness so OTHER things were added to him as God promised. Sadly decade or more ago I had to go and tell Allen A.M.E. that L. L Cool J s. cousin was in the hospital so L. L. could go see him before the man's transition and David Smith was the one that taught L. L. how to rap, yes he really has blown up financially and more because he is obedient to God and honors family although he got a bad start in life which he noted in his book. Now I. remember M a s o n B e t h a had a book out DECADES ago too but. I didn't actually have the finances to buy it. Back to. Mizzel, many people at times wear the tee shirt with letters SAYING D M C OR RUN D M C. but don't know the sad story behind it, the news said his boys and wife kept calling him begging him to come home for him to leave that studio a little earlier but he was PUTTING the finishing touches on that sound. God rest his soul again, I remember seeing😥😥😥 the gate where they put his name to honor him and my CHURCH wanted to PREACH his funeral since was closest to the tragic site. Floyd H. Flake. A. former. pastor of mine and sisters we joined choir and CHURCH as teenagers when he first arrived from Texas with wife, Elaine, his co-pastor. Flake was a visionary of what God wanted to do THROUGH me, and wanted me to sit on their pulpit REASON my mother hated to see me leave Allen A.M.E. PRAY now for his full recovery from Alzheimer's and God called him back from serving on Congress to go back to the highest office which is pastoring the flock of God. Okay. be. well, with all. of. t h y. getting, GET UNDERSTANDING Bible says. Be born again in Christ. Earlier I meant. to. note that. M a s e. most likely had one FOOT, in God and the other in God a no-brainer even a child could have figured that out REASON SCRIPTURES SAY No man can serve two masters for he will love one and despise the other. Let's keep. B e t h a. in. prayer and he looks like SEAN Bell the only vision book I. could have done. if. I. had. not. had to. RUN. for my life from certain apartment. I also saw Michael Jackson's death twice April and May before that happened voice SAYING Michael Jackson is going to DIE, I thought I was bugging out since it sounded like my own voice then sadly it occurred now at times I MINISTER to Jackson family because they must exit that cult THEY are a part of called Jehovah's witnesses, they love money, sex, big. time in greed and lusts, covetousness and a False Heretic believe. Proof how greedy she is she married that Muslim billionaire, God is good and rich in mercy and grace , GOD allowed her to walk away from him and with an infant, a male. Lamentations says. Because of the Lord's mercies we Are Not consumed. On a positive note before ending one time I bought book in Spanish called RUN, BABY, RUN BY. NICKY. CRUZ. then God showed me he would be at Brooklyn Tabernacle I made sure I. got there early and got a good seat. He helps lead those from gangs and fro heartbreak back to God, his wife Gloria even said get a place in New York City so they would have a place when in town.
I love LL Cool J. He comes across as a genuine and a really amicable guy :)
Swetha Goda another lady falls for cool James..
its fake
Swetha Goda indeed 😁👍
Swetha Goda Cool J is that dude..
I believe you mean another Lady Loves Cool James
"I remember it vaguely" then drops enough rhymes to make an album for some rappers today.
LL is a total class act. This was a great interview. I wish it went on longer!
SC, when LL tells you, "You're already cool!" You smile & slow nod. Cuz you cool!
I once saw LL Cool J at a nightclub in Hollywood in '99. He was wearing a bright orange tracksuit and was just making his way through the club with a couple of his crew. There were a bunch of people at the bar that were very excited to see him and one of them asked him if he wouldn't mind taking a picture with them. He was really cool about it and was like, "Yeah. Yeah. Absolutely. Here lemme help you."
Then he gestures for the guy to hand him the camera then he starts motioning for the guy and his friends to crowd together for the picture and he takes the picture. He hands the camera back and they're thanking him and he's like, "No problem. No problem. Ya'll have been great."
Then he peaces out. And it took awhile for the people at the bar to realize what he did.
I'm paraphrasing what he said because it was so long ago I don't remember the exact words, but it was definitely one of the most amusing celebrity sightings my friends and I had witnessed since we got to LA.
That splitsecond impression of Kanye was perfect.
I`M AN ARTIST!!! Hahahaha XD
that's star charisma right there ❤
Such a COOL interview.
He's still got it!
I am a white little old lady in my late 50's that dislikes rap...and I LOVE LOVE LL Cool J. He is one sweet man...love listening to him talk and watch any show he's in. Honest and funny. What's not to like?
His explanation of what hip hop is, at around 4 minutes, is kickass. He demonstrates a fundamental understanding of what it is and how it came to be. Then he gets the audience to play along. Ladies Love Cool J, plenty of Lads Love Cool J too.
I don't know NO "lads" that are into LL.
And he never changed his stage name in all these years. How brave
Fantastic interview
Great interview!
LL COOL J is such a nice and humble person!
…and a HIP HOP LEGEND…
Them BARS!!!!!!!!🔥🔥
He has a good vibe.
He still has his charismatic attitude.
Don't get me wrong here, LL has been a part of my hiphop playlist since ever, but I just can't get rid of the idea that they based the turtles CGI version off of his figure.
Bo Dizzle WHhhhaaaaattttt?
I see where you coming from.
Bo Dizzle 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
dude, you're sooo right!!!
on the money though, he looks like a ninja turtle lol
I thought Busta Rhymes when I saw it
bro that was low
Much respect ✊❤️ LL is one of a kind, humble man.
I love hearing LL and Stephen insinuate that people born in '85 and '86 are young. Makes me feel better about turning 30.
J Witherspoon How it feels to turn 30?
You're just a a baby. :)
It felt shitty.
Thank you!
J Witherspoon hell, I'm turning 29 this November. Started listening to LL during middle school. Still do now.
Ll Cool J is hard as hell. Battle anybody I dont care who you tell.
John Ulicky One word:Tupac
I lived in Maine for a decade. I'm surprised he didn't have to explain to them what melanin is.
I've lived in Maine most of my life....pity me now.
Janet Snakehole I live here in Maine too. I hate it here but we aren't that fucking dumb. But then we elected Governor Lepage so....some of us are really fucking dumb!!
that kanye impression got me dead
seems like they are having some fun. made me smile.
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah.
therealmrfishpaste sounds like this guy who's supposedly interested in me....can't make an intelligent sentence!
I now have the urge to rewatch Deep Blue Sea
What a beautiful ring,
A true Renaissance man.
He seems like a sweet man. You'd never know he is worth $100 million.
All the ladies like Cool James.
How does LL Cool J pull off being so easy to talk to? I wish I could do that...
LL for President
Ry Sun oh my fucking god lmfaoooo
Damn, his arms are huge.
I saw Madonna in 85 and the Beastie Boys opened. They got a lot of Booooooooooo!!!! I am not sure if they actually finished their set. Rap and hip-hop have come a long way.
Get Stephen on Lip Sync Battle!!
LL Makes it Funky!
G.O.A.T.
"You already cool". 1. Ye ye YOU RIGHT, LL! :D 2. That's why we love you - YOU cool, Cool J :D
What a great interview!
Probably one of the only rappers that can form a complete, coherent sentence. Being born and raised in Maine... he's not lying about Maine in the 1980s LOL
LL Cool J when hip hop was hip and had real rhythm not sounding like today's rappers with their Dr.sucess rhymes.
Alejandro Z lol 80s rap had dr suess like rhymes it's much more complex now
his arms are bigger than my future
That clip of him in Lewiston Maine is hilarious!!
DRINKING GAME: Take a shot every time LL Cool J licks his lips
You'd almost think weed gives a guy dry mouth or something.
I'd love to see a lick-off between LL Cool J and Bernie Sanders.
People have played this game for decades, and they died of alcohol poisoning. Don't do it.
Is kinda weird that you were paying attention to his lips.. I mean this was a really cool and entertaining interview..
HE'S BUFF AF
Billy Liunaldo lmao yeah, it seems he only gets bigger every year. His arms are about to rip through his jacket lol.
Legend in the game
Fuckin Legend
He dropped a Super Rhymes and a Count Coolout reference on national tv. Give props to the first school....
He's still so great
uncle L is the future of the funk!
Maine has to be one of the whitest states. Of course he had to explain hip hop to the Mainers.
Oh yeah, back then it was really different. And then in the 2000s, when bad things happen, we had to call Ja Rule to "make sense of all of this."
Love Stephen’s home boy hand shake attempt at the beginning! 😂he tried
I need around the way girl
You guys have awesome chemistry! Amazing interview!
he was awesome on OZ and I'll bomb is one of my fav songs
talking about count coolout, that guy's the best
LL Cool J Is coooooolll
Very cool
yah yah yah yah yah yah yah
I loved him in those Ninja Turtle movies. He looks different without his red mask.
Great Interview. I laughed tears and it was highly entertaining. Get him back to the show asap.
GOAT.
Anyone notice that the audience completely miss the "say ho" part!
i love the T.V answer
I love LL cool J and Chris O`Donnell. Why did not I ever start watching their show? :( I have no patience for police shows
That's why you the Goat
Imagine being 11 yrs old and pull off such bars maaan
LL cool J looks baked af lmao love um
make that reality happen, ASAP
I would love to see LL and Stephen go on a bar crawl....man I bet that would be funny. They seem to get on really well.
2:44 he thought he was on Fallons' show waiting for The Roots band to come in.
Yeh, something like that 😂 😂 😂
I never realized just how white Stephen was until this interview lol
He was high as a kite 😁😁
wow. cool dude
Don't call it a comeback...
So not true.i was there and still in maine.how did we not know.we were breakin to him.funny dude.
If you don't like LL, I just don't trust your character.
LL swole as hell! His neck is gone! Lol!
Still nothing but respect for this legend and pioneer though!
🌟👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽🌟
(Janelle)
Ah when rap was rap instead of yeah what and okay.
that`s not rap, that`s crunk!!
I'm so mad that Vegas joke didn't hit... he had to laugh at it himself smh. It was funny guys, keep up!
Zforce can you elaborate?
LL: "... backward induction, like game theory, like start where you want to end up and kinda reverse engineer the situation"
Colbert: "Isn't that called entrapment?"
LL: "Maybe in Vegas!"
You don't get it?
I actually thought LL Cool J didn't know what Entrapment meant and thought it meant something else, thus the Vegas reference. Maybe his Vegas comment went over my head. What did he mean by it? Like the "House always wins", or something.
Exactly. It's notorious (or was depending on who you ask) for things like that; Casinos starting with the guy they want to get rid of, then finding the crime to pin on him. You got to give yourself (or LL) more credit lol.
REEL CRIME! Charity challenge show. Teams from several crime shows compete to solve crimes. Crimes are recreated. They would have the resources of an actual lab and would have to collect evidence to solve the case.
Each week a team tackles the crime. then they are scored by actual police and crime technicians.
Winners get to donate to a specified charity.
I'd watch that.
Older LL Cool J kind of looks like Christopher Judge as Teal'c. I demand he show his forehead.
Arrrgh there's a typo in the thumbnail, my OCD can't stand it.
don't ask dumb he's cool cause he's fine and he's LL COOL J omg how can one man be that fine 🤔😂😋😋😋 lord I going to ask that you just cover your eyes and ears forgive me omg in advance😉
He is literally a ninja turtle!
Anyone else thinks LL reminds you of one of the Turtles...
Stephen Cool-bert
I looked at the thumbnail and immediately thought, "Why is Stephen Colbert interviewing the actor who played Corey in the houses's dad"
I see somebody forgot to take their Adderall this morning. LMAO
I didn't know LL Cool J was this goofy.
Can anyone tell me the instrumental they played when LL came out?
Letago Modiba Around the Way Girl, one of LL's biggest hits.
we can now officially call him; Donatello. 😶
Same community Hollis,, although he was raised in. LONG Island but hung. OUT in Hollis. Some years ago I was. going to go dressed. UP. IN. A. churchy good. length dress to see L. L. when. my. Rasta. Jamaican. boyfriend. stopped. me, you. KNOW. jealousy. Same. community. but. different artist as. I. was. going to. SAY. IN. the. beginning IT. makes me recall when my aunt that was 50 years older than me ( GOD rest. her soul ) said she. remembered. when Run D M C AND his group lived around her and the aunt came to her house and had trouble keeping the camara straight. Also, she spoke of the seven cars that THEY bought to LAST for an extended period of time ( GOD rest the altar boys soul ) I saw that tragic death hours before it happened Mizzel I believe his name was AND GOD bless his family and the group. I. was. still living in Harlem but was invited a few days before to a Sou Sou that
I really. didn't want to go to since it fell on a Saturday and was. located at. 90-04 Merrick Blvd across from my CHURCH Bible Institute and I like Jamaica Avenue and had trouble breathing in Central Harlem but mainly because I had gave my word. So
I. traveled by train there and it is still so unbelievable to this day that when I. touched that glass door I. got a hot feeling , ONE of something terrible , still not wanting to enter I still did and saw THOSE stairs that you could enter by stairs OR go up with one of those chairs that is electronically equipped to aid you up THOSE stairs easier. Anyway, I. got. UP. there and there were postal WORKERS and OTHERS not poor trying to win that Sou Sou pot finally the thing ended and I got home back to Harlem and the news told HOW Jason Mizzel was murdered, most people know that it was about jealousy, he was working on a new album SOON to be released , No he did Not owe anybody any money. Rap CAN be a very dangerous field for men also not just shameful for women to be in and we must PRAY for our rappers to be SAVED and for divine protection, that God's Shekinah glory will surround them. and the angels of HEAVEN will encamp around them for protection that SCRIPTURES SAY of those that love the Lord. I have
a cousin that is a rapper too under a certain label that I PRAY for and sent a Biblical MESSAGE to in English and Spanish since he is Barbados mixed with Jamaican, then years later messing with my Verizon old model PHONE I discovered Barbados has 12 Spanish dialects. I tried to get him to CHURCH DECADES ago went M a s e , Mason B e t h a
was preaching at our CHURCH around the corner Tabernacle of Prayer For All People, Inc. 165-11 Jamaica Avenue, I. made a few papers of invitation to. TRY to get people there I knee he would. PREACH. well. B e t h a. did not. PREACH. at. all he gave a vague testimony, and USED his popularity for souls to come to the altar,
ended up praying later that those teenagers that. ran. UP. there. would. get. A. real. relationship with JESUS. Christ. since
I. couldn't. recall M a s e. speaking ONE scripture, MAYBE one OR two let's give him the benefit of the doubt. M a s e was very young, had just MARRIED and made a child with his wife, newlyweds. Well, it was reported that GOD wanted him to give a certain amount of money that many said he did Not give, next thing I know he ran back to the rap industry and LP was entitled Welcome Back ( M a s e ). Bible says the love of money is the root of all evil,
usually GOD gets our hearts THEY say and that He will get your money later. I. will see how
M a s e. is doing. he was. SUCH a baby. Christian. and most likely not to knowledgeable in the Word of God. Keep. L. L. Cool J in prayer, he is a man of God and GOD has really blessed him because he sought FIRST the KINGDOM of God and His. righteousness so OTHER things were added to him as God promised. Sadly decade or more ago I had to go and tell Allen A.M.E. that L. L Cool J s. cousin was in the hospital so L. L. could go see him before the man's transition and David Smith was the one that taught L. L. how to rap, yes he really has blown up financially and more because he is obedient to God and honors family although he got a bad start in life which he noted in his book. Now
I. remember M a s o n B e t h a
had a book out DECADES ago too but. I didn't actually have the finances to buy it. Back to. Mizzel, many people at times wear the tee shirt with letters SAYING D M C
OR RUN D M C. but don't know the sad story behind it, the news said his boys and wife kept calling him begging him to come home for him to leave that studio a little earlier but he was PUTTING the finishing touches on that sound.
God rest his soul again, I remember seeing😥😥😥 the gate where they put his name to honor him and my CHURCH wanted to PREACH his funeral since was closest to the tragic site. Floyd H. Flake. A. former. pastor of mine and sisters we joined choir and CHURCH as teenagers when he first arrived from Texas with wife, Elaine, his co-pastor. Flake was a visionary of what God wanted to do THROUGH me, and wanted me to sit on their pulpit REASON my mother hated to see me leave
Allen A.M.E. PRAY now for his full recovery from Alzheimer's and God called him back from serving on Congress to go back to the highest office which is pastoring
the flock of God. Okay. be. well, with all. of. t h y. getting, GET UNDERSTANDING Bible says. Be born again in Christ. Earlier
I meant. to. note that. M a s e. most likely had one FOOT, in God and the other in God a no-brainer even a child could have figured that out REASON SCRIPTURES SAY No man can serve two masters for he will love one and despise the other. Let's keep.
B e t h a. in. prayer and he looks like SEAN Bell the only vision book I. could have done. if. I. had. not. had to. RUN. for my life from certain apartment. I also saw Michael Jackson's death twice April and May before that happened voice SAYING Michael Jackson is going to DIE, I thought
I was bugging out since it sounded like my own voice then sadly it occurred now at times I MINISTER to Jackson family because they must exit that cult THEY are a
part of called Jehovah's witnesses, they love money, sex, big. time in greed and lusts, covetousness and a False Heretic
believe. Proof how greedy she is she married that Muslim billionaire, God is good and rich in mercy and grace , GOD allowed her to walk away from him and with an infant, a male. Lamentations says. Because of the Lord's mercies we Are Not
consumed. On a positive note before ending one time I bought book in Spanish called RUN, BABY, RUN BY. NICKY. CRUZ. then God showed me he would be at Brooklyn Tabernacle I made sure
I. got there early and got a good seat. He helps lead those from gangs and fro heartbreak back to God, his wife Gloria even said get a place in New York City so they would have a place when in town.
4:39 hahahaa
He is funny...
Drinking Game idea: Take a shot everytime LL say, "Yea" or when he licks his lips
Finally a reality show I'd watch...the actors from police procedural show trying to solve a crime.
LL looks like a Ninja Turtle more and morw