1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: Come on guys one or two point seven Kiss FM. 2 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:08,640 Speaker 1: L L Cool Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, L 3 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:10,840 Speaker 1: L Cool JA. How are you, buddy? 4 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:13,240 Speaker 2: I'm excellent man. How you doing a round? 5 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:16,239 Speaker 1: How you doing super? I'm doing super? You know, very excited. 6 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:18,800 Speaker 1: What what did that mean? I mean, that happened to you, 7 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 1: we saw, But what did that mean? To be inducted 8 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 1: into the Hall of Fame Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 9 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 2: That's an amazing accomplishment. 10 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 3: It's a you know, proof that you've really made an 11 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:32,360 Speaker 3: impact on the world. And it definitely puts you in 12 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:35,280 Speaker 3: you know, rarefy a and great company, and it just 13 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 3: kind of is an acknowledgment of. 14 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:39,200 Speaker 2: All the things that I've done. 15 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 3: It's actually very humbling, you know what I'm saying, because 16 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 3: it makes you realize that when you get in, you realize, well, 17 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:47,239 Speaker 3: I didn't have to get in or you know, I 18 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 3: didn't you know, it didn't have to happen this way. 19 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 3: And so I went through a lot of a lot 20 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 3: of moments of my life creatively and artistically, you know 21 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 3: what I'm saying. It went through a lot of feelings 22 00:00:57,480 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 3: and emotions, as you you know, throughout your career to 23 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 3: get to the point where you can be inducted. So 24 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 3: it's a it's actually a very humbling feeling. You realize, Wow, 25 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 3: you know what I'm saying, that's James Brown over there, 26 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 3: or that's you know, that's Hendrix over there, that's the 27 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:11,200 Speaker 3: big Boy. 28 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 2: You know what I mean. It's put you on a 29 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:13,640 Speaker 2: whole other level. 30 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:17,480 Speaker 1: It's it's planet legacy. I mean, it really is planet 31 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: Legacy in the history books of music forever, and it's. 32 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 2: The beginning, you know what I'm saying. 33 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 3: It's also a launching a launch path for me because 34 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:30,319 Speaker 3: I've been doing so much, so many other things for 35 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 3: the last few decade or so that are for a 36 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 3: lot of people, it's like I'm actually reintroducing my ability 37 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:40,399 Speaker 3: to do music and my my my ability to you know, 38 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:42,040 Speaker 3: express myself and do what I do. 39 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 2: You know, for a lot of people, they're getting it 40 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:45,679 Speaker 2: for the first time or they get reacquainted with me, 41 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 2: which is also a lot. 42 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 3: Of fun, you know what I'm saying, because it's like 43 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 3: it presents a new opportunity for me to you know, 44 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 3: show some some some some fans you know what I 45 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 3: do as an artist, you know what I'm saying. 46 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 2: So it feels good. 47 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 1: Hello cool Jay with us. I was very excited to 48 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: hear that you're gonna hit the rud. 49 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, Yeah. The tour is gonna be a lot 50 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 2: of fun. 51 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:09,640 Speaker 3: It's gonna be like a lot like really like you know, 52 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 3: it's gonna be a crazy diverse audience. 53 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:13,640 Speaker 2: It's gonna be you know myself. 54 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:15,960 Speaker 3: The Roots are gonna be the musical backbone, and we're 55 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:18,920 Speaker 3: gonna do a full mashup in selected cities. 56 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 2: We'll have everyone from Queen Latifa to you know. 57 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:27,240 Speaker 3: Salt and Pepper to to Iced Tea too, you know, 58 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 3: to to Jada Kiss too Common big Boy from out 59 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 3: Cast to uh, you know, Dougie Fresh's Slick Rick to 60 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:38,080 Speaker 3: you know, so many others. I mean, it's gonna be 61 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 3: it's gonna be amazing, you know what I'm saying. And 62 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:43,919 Speaker 3: and this energy that we'll we'll be putting out there, 63 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 3: I think it's gonna be a lot of fun. And 64 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 3: that's why you know, the force frequency is a real 65 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:50,520 Speaker 3: creative energy. And it'll be a non stop set. Yeah, 66 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 3: it'll be a non stop set, so it won't be 67 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 3: like I perform and then the Roots performing. 68 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:58,839 Speaker 2: Then this is it's jazzy Jeff's dj Z trip. It's 69 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:00,640 Speaker 2: all of us going on. 70 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 3: It's kind of like what we did, we taking what 71 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 3: we did on the Grammys and taking it to another level. 72 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:07,920 Speaker 2: And it's gonna be an ongoing event. So this is 73 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 2: one of those. 74 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 3: Things where day one, hardcore hip hop fans are gonna 75 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 3: love it, but also people who just remember the songs, 76 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 3: remember the hits, People that just remember those great moments 77 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 3: and that fun whether it was colleges or high school 78 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:21,880 Speaker 3: or middle school. You know what I'm saying, They're gonna 79 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:23,959 Speaker 3: be able to come to you know this ll cool 80 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 3: J torn and have a great time. 81 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 2: You know what I mean. We need it. 82 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: I was very excited to hear that it is force 83 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 1: f o r CE as he said, which you can 84 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:34,519 Speaker 1: get tickets for at ticketmaster dot com and wance. He 85 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 1: all live ten Am cool J. So you've seen the 86 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 1: music business evolve, You've seen it through the years. What 87 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 1: excites you most about today and music? 88 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 3: I think the thing that excites me the most is 89 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 3: that the freedom to create, the freedom to do whatever 90 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 3: you want musically and put it out there and do 91 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 3: something spectacular, to not be trapped in an antiquated mindset 92 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 3: or trapped and trying to recacture something you did, but 93 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 3: to actually be able to elevate what we do. So 94 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 3: for me, it's like elevating hip hop culture is everything 95 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 3: to me. You know, we're celebrating fifty years at hip hop. 96 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 3: So the opportunity. For many years, hip hop was being 97 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 3: served on a greasy, brown paper bag. Ryan, It wasn't 98 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:17,800 Speaker 3: really being served on a silver platter unless you were 99 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 3: a brand new act with a chart topping hit. Exactly 100 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 3: at this moment, and now we're getting to the point 101 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 3: where it's like, wow, if you two can go out 102 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 3: and tour with no album, and the Stones can go 103 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 3: out and tour with no album, then ll KOOJ can 104 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 3: go out and tour with no album, and we can 105 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:36,040 Speaker 3: do we could take this to another level and show 106 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:39,159 Speaker 3: people how hip hop is supposed to be served. So 107 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 3: celebrated fifty years of hip hop and elevating it and 108 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:46,599 Speaker 3: meeting the fans where you are the fans out there today, 109 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:49,360 Speaker 3: you know, not like with a stool with a rum 110 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 3: and coke on it and a radio band of but 111 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:57,840 Speaker 3: like actually elevated concert experience where people get to have fun, 112 00:04:58,279 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 3: enjoy themselves. 113 00:04:59,200 --> 00:04:59,719 Speaker 2: Amazing. 114 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 3: You know, a plus level merch, just like a real 115 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:05,279 Speaker 3: good time, you know what I'm saying, where you feel 116 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 3: it's classy, it's fun, it's enjoyable, and it's you know, 117 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:09,600 Speaker 3: and it's dope. 118 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 2: And that's what I'm doing, you know what I mean. 119 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:14,039 Speaker 1: I'm listening to you here and that's all A cool 120 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 1: J just talking to us. Imagine what it's like to 121 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: see this bond stage right and do anything on stage. 122 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:23,839 Speaker 1: That's the kind of contagious energy we all need. That's 123 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 1: what we need right now. 124 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 2: One hundred percent. Listen. 125 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:30,039 Speaker 3: I'm doing this. I have a new record that'll be 126 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:34,720 Speaker 3: coming this year as well. And everybody out there, there's 127 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 3: so many hip hop fans that it's been so long 128 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:40,559 Speaker 3: since they had an opportunity to go to a great 129 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:42,800 Speaker 3: hip hop show. It's gonna be a lot of fun, 130 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 3: you know what I'm saying, a lot of fun. 131 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:46,280 Speaker 1: We love youbody. You can't wait to check this out. 132 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: You have Force Live going on sale today. Ten A 133 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 1: M L L. Cool Je touch base when you're out 134 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 1: on the road. We'll talk soon, all right, I absolutely will. 135 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 2: You got to come to it. So we're doing the forum. 136 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:58,919 Speaker 2: We will be doing the forum when we're in Los Angeles, 137 00:05:58,960 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 2: So it's gonna be crazy. 138 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:01,839 Speaker 1: Who's on that date? Do you know who? 139 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:04,920 Speaker 2: We're still all the all the information is on me. 140 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:07,600 Speaker 3: I don't have everything memorized, but it's the selected cities 141 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:08,840 Speaker 3: that it's going to be a May checking out. 142 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 2: It's going to be crazy. It's going to be crazy. 143 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 2: Law a, Wow, it. 144 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:18,920 Speaker 1: Looks great to right. I mean, I'm just thinking he's 145 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 1: We're just looking at ll cool J, who looks like 146 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 1: L cool J, who always looks like L cool J. 147 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 1: You think he could ever go out in cognito? I 148 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:30,159 Speaker 1: don't think so, No, way, No, I don't think you could. 149 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 1: Just like if l O col J were in disguise, 150 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:35,280 Speaker 1: you know it's l J. He was in like a 151 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:38,280 Speaker 1: baggy like sweatshirt with like the hood on. So man, 152 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 1: I think it's right. The second he were to say 153 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 1: cool J Party four, you know it's him. Maybe, yeah, 154 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 1: exactly exactly. But when he was at the iHeart Radio 155 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:52,719 Speaker 1: Music Awards team and he's just so captivating, like you 156 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:53,480 Speaker 1: can't help. 157 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 3: But just to like listen. 158 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:57,919 Speaker 1: He's motiv he is motivation. He really is motivation. So 159 00:06:57,960 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 1: he's gonna be the key form September third. That's salt 160 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 1: pepp are gonna be there telling me iced E it's 161 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 1: gonna be big. Now, guys, have your morning hack next. 162 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 1: We talk a lot about this, and I'm okay with it. 163 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: Dating we talk a lot about dates. Talk a lot 164 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 1: about first dates. What about second dates? We do these 165 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:20,600 Speaker 1: second date updates. There is a relationship expert that's getting 166 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 1: traction on the three best second date activity recommendations. I'm 167 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 1: gonna tell you what they are next.