LL Cool J believes people will “wake up” to realise that he “is the most important rapper” to ever exist

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LL Cool J has said he believes people will one day “wake up” to realise that he “is the most important rapper” to have ever existed.In a recent interview on Apple Music radio show Le Code, the rapper said that he thinks, one day, people will fully recognise his contribution to rap and hip hop culture – and that he is “the most important rapper that ever existed.”“I truly believe one day people are going to say that,” he emphasized.

The ‘Mama Said Knock You Out’ rapper added to claim that he’s been responsible for introducing the following to hip-hop culture: “all the diamonds… the ice and the jewellery”, along with “love songs and all the love shit” and the “rebellious, bad boy vibes before it was done.”He added: “When it comes to the G.O.A.T terminology, they gon’ say, ‘This is the guy who came up with all the G.O.A.T stuff.

I could go on and on and on.”The rapper went on to list a number of ways in which he influenced rap. “The biggest names, the billionaire artists, were launched on a label I launched,” he continued.“Seriously, these names, the biggest names in hip-hop… and I’m saying this with love, I’m not trying to be funny, I’m not trying to be arrogant.”LL Cool J’s landmark debut album ‘Radio’ is widely regarded as one of the genre’s most significant records.Follow ups ‘Bigger and Deffer’ (1987) and 1990’s ‘Mama Said Knock You Out’ also received much praise, while he has also starred in films including The Hard Way alongside Michael J Fox and James Woods, and the action film SWAT with Colin Farrell, Samuel L Jackson and Michelle Rodriguez.Back in September, LL Cool J spoke out about the reaction he got when he revealed plans to record a new album.In an interview with Variety, the veteran rapper – real name James.