target_type: 'mix' Its singles included "Doin' It" and "Loungin". LL Cool J added: My father he made a massive blunder, but he also did a lot of things right, you know. [71] Later that year, he starred as Julian Washingtona talented but selfish running back on fictional professional football team the Miami Sharksin Oliver Stone's drama Any Given Sunday. The rest is history. [61], On December 29, 2021, LL Cool J canceled his performance at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2022 after testing positive for COVID-19. 00:00. Randy Chrisley Is Todd Chrisley's Brother Who Was Diagnosed with Cancer in 2014, Johnny Depp's Weight Gain & Changes in Appearance over the Years, 'Whos the Boss? I guess it would leave you scarred, at four years old, based on how the people around you dealt with it and encouraged you to deal with it. }); Copyright 2015 . Despite commercial appeal, the album was often criticized by the hip-hop community as being too commercial and materialistic, and for focusing too much on love ballads. LL Cool J interview: 'I don't know if people understand how much The album is titled Exit 13. Cool J and his mother moved to his grandparent's house in 1972. [54] LL stated that "the concept behind the album was to give upcoming artists an opportunity to shine, and put myself in the position where I have to spit bars with some of the hardest rhymers in the game"; however, the album was put on hold. mode: 'thumbnails-rr1', LL Cool J - Father Lyrics | Genius Lyrics 2 and would be released in 2015. LL Cool J on February 9, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California | Source: Getty Images. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100. 253 comments. He appeared to endorse the RIAA's position, claiming illegal file sharing was hurting his sales and that his session musicians "can't live" due to the lost income. *In his 1997 biography I Make My Own Rules,. Source: MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images / Getty. Chuck D provided an opposing viewpoint, saying free file-sharing could be leveraged as a promotional tool and the industry was being overprotective of its copyright. The singles included "Phenomenon" and "Father".