Carson Daly's Son Follows in Dad's TV Footsteps! Watch His Big Interview with LL Cool J

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Carson Daly's firstborn is following in his footsteps. Jackson Daly, Carson's 14-year-old son, showed off his journalistic skills on Thursday's episode of as he interviewed rap legendLL Cool J about the evolution of hip-hop.

The budding reporter received a glowing introduction from his famous dad, who called him «one of the most hard-hitting journalists around and former PopStart graphics assistant.» Jackson's segment began with a question about the 50th anniversary of the genre. «Do you like where hip-hop is headed now?

Because it's changed a lot over 50 years,» he asked the GRAMMY-winning emcee.«In terms of hip-hop culture, I feel great that people are celebrating 50 years of hip-hop,» LL Cool J responded, praising Jackson's interest in The Roots. «I like the fact that the roots of hip-hop and the foundation of hip-hop are being celebrated and people are loving it and I think that's a good — that bodes well for the genre long term.» The clip cut to Carson and his co-hosts discussing the interview and Jackson's skills during the show's PopStart segment. «Jackson got a whole, hard core hip-hop history with the icon,» Carson said. «What was cool and what I loved — Jackson did a great job and LL is so sweet — is that Jackson understands that before you like a Travis Scott or a Lil' Baby, you have to understand where the genre came from,» he continued. «You have to pay respect to the OGs.»Jackson previously served as a correspondent for, scoring interviews with stars including Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster. «I’ve learned a lot,» Jackson said in an appearance on PopStart last year, sharing lessons learned from his dad. «I learned that you always have to be prepared and just act like you’re having a.