LL COOL J Guarantees New Album In The Fall: “It is Go Time”

LL COOL J has introduced his follow-up to 2013’s Genuine will arrive this fall. The Def Jam Recordings legend made the reveal in an Instagram put up pinned to his web page on Friday (June 7). The lead single, “Saturday Evening Particular,” is predicted to reach June 14.

“In case you missed it, new single ‘Saturday Evening Particular’ is coming June 14,” he says within the clip. “Go to hyperlink within the bio, signal as much as pre-save it. Album coming within the fall. It’s the true deal, child. It’s go time. ‘Saturday Evening Particular’ is the primary single. I’ll let you already know concerning the options in a few days … tracklisting for the album is coming. Album shall be out within the fall. It’s on, child. New LL. You understand what it’s. You understand precisely what it’s.”

LL COOL J’s announcement yielded a cascade of feedback from his friends, together with Fats Joe, DJ COOL V, Z-Journey, Shortkut and the Goodie Mob’s Khujo, who’re all desperate to get some new music from the Radio MC.

 

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Along with performing, LL COOL J has additionally been targeted on constructing his model, ROCK THE BELLS. Final yr, he teamed up with Vikki Tobak for the ebook LL COOL J Presents: The Streets Win,  a 336-page ebook containing dozens of essays and interviews by Hip-Hop’s elite and pictures from among the tradition’s most celebrated photographers—from Grandmaster Flash, Kurtis Blow, MC Sha-Rock, Chuck D and KRS-One to Nas, Eminem and Dr. Dre.

Having LL COOL J behind the undertaking was an enormous asset for Tobak. He was in a position to join her with individuals who they couldn’t have reached on their very own—like Eminem and Dr. Dre. Chatting with AllHipHop in October 2023,  Tobak stated it was a testomony to who LL COOL J is at his core.

“Folks generally say don’t meet your heroes, however I believe he’s an exception,” she stated on the time. “I solely simply met him lately, regardless that we’ve been in the identical rooms and stuff for a very long time. He, after all, was like a childhood hero of mine, and he’s simply a type of actually particular folks the place you perceive how he turned the primary artist signed to Def Jam at 16. I see what it was as a result of it’s nonetheless there. It’s that factor you possibly can’t fairly put your finger on; you’re born with it. He’s a performer and an enormous thought particular person in each manner. He approached the ebook in the identical manner.”

LL COOL J launched his debut album, Radio, in 1985. He’s delivered 12 further tasks, together with Mama Stated Knock You Out (1990), which went double-platinum.