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  LL Cool J's Final Word on 'Accidental Racist,' Victory Lap Tour, and His Legacy

  May 1, 2013 – There's no blueprint for celebrating your 29th year in the rap game, so every year that LL Cool J is still making music, he's technically breaking new ground. His list of achievements already shouts for itself — teenage Def Jam firestarter, love-jam innovator, battle-rap Ali, TV star, Grammy winner, Grammy host, and That Type of Guy. …
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  Brad Paisley's 'Accidental Racist'-Spawning, 'SNL'-Mocked Album Will Chart

  April 15, 2013 – Brad Paisley and LL Cool J's "Accidental Racist" might not have sparked quite the conversation its creators intended, but the widely mocked country-rap song continues to draw attention.The album that contains that clunky miscue, Wheelhouse, has "16 other rather good songs," according to SPIN's reviewer Jason Gubbels. …
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  LL Cool J's Other Brad Paisley Collaboration, 'Live for You,' Is a Syrupy Love Ode

  April 11, 2013 – Do ladies still love cool James? It's possible, and the Clear Channel gods could certainly decide that men and women alike should be compelled to keep adoring the pioneering Queens rapper-turned-actor-turned-rapper. …
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  Dissecting Brad Paisley and LL Cool J's Politely Toxic Dud 'Accidental Racist'

  April 8, 2013 – Country-rap conversation-starter "Accidental Racist," from Brad Paisley's new album Wheelhouse (out tomorrow), is a plastic-sounding Nashville facsimile fitted with rudimentary nods to hip-hop production — electronic drums tug along the almost six-minute song, while its studio effects-soaked sound vaguely nods to record scratching. That's the best you can say about it. …
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  Stream LL Cool J's Grammy-Exploding, Rubin-Era Banger 'Whaddup'

  February 12, 2013 – LL Cool J may have made a fool of himself shoehorning the word "hashtag" into every other word during his second Grammys hosting stint but he more than made up for that #internet geekery with a fierce performance of his new song "Whaddup" accompanied by a Sheeran-free A-team of rap-meets-rock baddasses: Chuck D, Tom Morello, Travis Barker, and Z-Trip. …
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  Hip-Hop at the Grammys: The Perils of Doin' It for the Culture

  February 11, 2013 – As is always the case with rap music and the Grammys, nearly all of the rap-related awards were given out during the pre-show ceremony. Jay-Z and Kanye West's "Niggas In Paris" won both Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song. Meanwhile, Best Rap Album, which you think they could've crammed somewhere in between every single televised country award, went to Drake's Take Care. …
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  The 2012 Grammys' Highs and Lows: Didn't We Almost Have It All

  February 13, 2012 –  …
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  LL Cool J Will Be Loungin' as Grammys Host

  January 18, 2012 – Jon Stewart. Queen Latifah. Nobody for seven years. ... LL Cool J? Sounds about right. The rapper-actor born James Todd Smith will host the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, marking the first time the show has had an official host since hip-hop's Living Single leading lady did the honors in 2005. Don't call it a comeback, though — LL really has been here for years. …
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  Neil Diamond, Tom Waits Score Rock Hall Inductions

  December 15, 2010 – Tom Waits, Alice Cooper, and Neil Diamond are among the eight musicians and industry veterans who will be inducted into the 26th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame early next year, the organization announced today. Dr. John and Phil Spector-protégé Darlene Love, along with Leon Russell, Elektra Records' Jan Holzman, and Specialty records founder Art Rupe (who are receiving honorary awards), round out the 2011 class. …
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  Rock Hall Nominees Announced!

  September 23, 2009 – Greasepaint and tube socks can go a long way. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation this morning announced that KISS -- KISS! …
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