Hip-hop icon LL Cool J is finally back. The legendary rapper has released his first new album in 11 years. Not only that, but LL has aggressively promoted the album by doing interviews and podcast appearances. It feels like the New York spitter has more passion harnessed into The FORCE than he did his previous effort, Exit 13. He certainly has more guest features. The FORCE has a staggering lineup of artists from multiple eras of hip-hop. It’s a testament to LL Cool J’s reputation that he could take a decade off, then come back and secure features from the likes of Nas, Snoop Dogg and Eminem.
LL previously dropped the lead single “Saturday Night Special,” featuring Rick Ross and Fat Joe, which remains a standout track, alongside to “Murdergram Deux,” featuring Eminem, which about the have a music video too.
“I just filmed a video of me and Eminem for Murdegram Deux, which is Murdergram part two. And one of the things, there’s a mural in it, and on the mural it says ‘death to the ego.’ Murdergram Deux, death to the ego. Cause it’s really about MCing of it all. It’s not about the ego, it’s not about who’s got money, nothing wrong with money, I like it a lot, who’s got business success, it’s not about any of that, death to the ego! It’s about rhyming, skills, bars, beats.” said LL Cool J during a recent interview.
Then he continued: “It’s pure hip-hop. Pure hip-hop and Em is a fan of pure hip-hop, as am I. So, us working together on that record, it was dope. And the fact that me and him have that song on vinyl, it’s just so dope. But it comes from, like you said, death to the ego, the mural is amazing, it’s dope and I think the video was a lot of fun. You know, hip-hop, baby!”
You can watch the teaser of the video below:
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