LL Cool J Reflects on His Musical Career.

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LL Cool J recalled being a fan of the genre.

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The rapper attributed his famed style to his upbringing in New York City.

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"So I was eight, nine years old, listening to [the Cold Crush Brothers], all this stuff.

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My mother would say, 'Todd, you're a handsome boy.

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Girls don't like dummies, though.

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Unlike acting, hip-hop has been a part of the rapper's life since he can remember.

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"I came to them and I was hip-hop," he asserts.

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