The "Ear To The Street" part of The Source is about LL this month.It`s about him as maybe the greatest Mc ever.
I give you a short version with some Parts of the text.(If you want the whole article you realy should get the source this month.It`s a good one):
They write that everbody mentions Jigga or Pac or Biggie and them as best MC ever..What about LL?
Wait,what about LL Cool J?How come his name is never mentioned in the shortlist of the greates Mc`s? How come his 20 year career isn`t reflected upon,his 11 Album catalog and 20 million sales honored? Aside from VH1`s Hip Hop Honors,there are rarely any publicized tributes to his legacy or his impact on a generation.Why haven`t we love Cool James over the years and respect hiss gangsta?
The Hip Hop Historian Ernie Paniccioli try`s to answer that question.
"In order to rate a person,you have to compare them to somebody,their peers.LL Cool J has no peers,because nobody can boast that amount of time in the game".
Than the talk about Kool Moe Dee`s book "There is a God on the Mic:The True 50 greates Mc`s".They mention parts about LL.About his consistentnes.About him as a true entertainer and many ways,not just as a great rapper,like WILL SMITH and Queen Latifah.About his lyrical gift and his strong live performances.
Than they say something like "It`s a shame that everybody takes LL greatnes for granted."If he would have died like BIggie and Pac..Than people would apreciate him more?Would LL as the G.O.A.T even be a debating subject?".
And than,at the end,they say something very great and true.
"Whether you believe Big Pun or KRS-One or Melle Mel or some other MC is the greates of all time,the fact remains that LL Cool J has undoubtedly unfluenced your favorite rapper`s favorite rapper."