Why Was LL Cool J born? (blog)

 Why Was LL Cool J born? 

(blog) 

Days like this make me wonder why @LLCoolJ was born 

As I attended class in the Stuart Building on Jamaica Avenue in 1985-1986 

I recall a young LL cutting through traffic and passing by the double-parked BMWs and Mercedes Benzs, as he and his homeboy walked into Reval Knox for the mandatory FlyGuy gear - mock necks, British Walkers, Kangols, Double-knits, Alpaca sweaters, suede fronts and Playboys. 

Many years earlier in the late 1970s I witnessed a young Mr. Ness aka @ScorpioFurious5 make his way across Bronx River Avenue to the "center jams" at Bronx River Community Center. 

Never in a million years did I ever dream LL Cool J would announce via social media on Tuesday, January 12, 2022 that Scorpio would be hosting his own show on LL's "Rock the Bells" radio. 

This is why I loved rhyming so much as a young FlyGirl in 1977.  It was in hopes of one day seeing the movement fall in love with itself.  

To the children and youth in SouthsSide Jamaica, Queens, learn from LL Cool J and be the leader that you want others to emulate. 

As the City of New York includes Black history into it's education curriculum, we Educators are forever thankful to LL Cool J who has made original Hip Hop history accessible to our children and youth via his Rock the Bells radio channel on Sirius XM Satellite Radio. 

To answer my question, LL Cool J was born to rock the mic; as a devastating and vicious MC and teach us how to fall in love with the Movement and Culture of DJing and MCing and also our Black Sisters and Brothers. 

Acess @RocktheBells Radio for "Hip Hop International" hosted by Scorpio premiering January 20, 2022 at 12 midnight ET on Sirius XM Satellite Radio channel 43 

http://www.Instagram.com/ScorpioFurious5

Written entirely by:

Queens Hip Hop Community Leader and Pioneer Professor Eva Marie King, MBA Candidate on Wednesday, January 13, 2022 for the SouthSide Jamaica Hip Hop Artists Museum #SSJQHipHopArtistsMuseum