LL COOL J CLAIMS HE’S ‘THE MOST IMPORTANT RAPPER THAT EVER EXISTED’

LL COOL J is laying claim to being the “most important” rapper in history – though he won’t take on the G.O.A.T. title, despite being the one to coin the phrase.

Appearing on an episode of Apple Music’s Le Code, Cool James made his case for why he’s the most important. After coining the acronym, the Hip-Hop legend released his album, G.O.A.T. featuring James T. Smith: The Greatest of All Time. Though he didn’t add this to his list of reasons for considering himself the most important rapper, LL also recently claimed that he’s partly responsible for Air Jordans being part of the Hip Hop uniform.

Sitting down for an extensive interview with Big Boy earlier this month, the legendary rapper spoke about being the first rapper to wear MJ’s iconic basketball sneakers in the mid 1980s, before they became a staple in Hip Hop culture.