With over 20 years in the Hip Hop game, LL Cool J has managed to remain successful without the aid of mixtapes – something that many artists use to build a buzz for their upcoming albums.
According to MTV, that’s all going to change, as LL is readying his first-ever mixtape, The Return of the G.O.A.T. Hosted by DJ Kay Slay, the mixtape will feature guests such as Busta Rhymes. “Anybody that’s featured on the mixtape has to be on a classic LL beat,” Kay Slay said.
“LL’s got an album coming out,” he continued. “I think he’s just aware that he has to have that street presence and make people aware he still is the G.O.A.T. and he can still spit. A lot of people are under the misconception that LL is making those grown-and-sexy records, that he ain’t with the street vibe anymore. I think he wanted to step back and let people know he’s still the G.O.A.T.”
Dam you really have to be old skool to not drop a mixtape. I really dont see his mixtape being so hot because Im a fan of the old classic LL Cool J , so I dont know if I want to hear him nowadays tryna spit like some of the younger cats. I mean dont get my words wrong, Jay-Z and some other rappers are in there 30s but when you were rappin before I was born in 1987 and your still tryna spit for a living then its a problem. But LL I will definitely give your album a spin on my ipod, I mean mixtape.
The Return of the G.O.A.T. is due in the upcoming weeks.
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