The Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame induction takes place on Saturday (October 19) in Cleveland, the place A Tribe Referred to as Quest will be part of Public Enemy, Beastie Boys, Grandmaster Flash & the Livid 5, LL COOL J and handful of different iconic Hip-Hop acts who’ve made the reduce.

Chuck D, who was inducted alongside along with his group Public Enemy in 2013, can be there to welcome the brand new class. Forward of the ceremony, he took to Twitter to clarify why LL COOL J is his G.O.A.T., excessive reward from a legend resembling himself.

“Critically theres a REASON I deal with @llcoolj like Michael Jackson AND Prince,” he tweeted on Sunday (October 13). “When LL Emerged in 1984 his first 3 years HE made them BOTH … of their PRIME… acknowledge what this one man dynamo was doing from the RAP style. Kurtis Blow was our 1st recording RAP solo star. @llcoolj was THE very 1st soloist RAP hiphop SUPERstar. A rattling quasar the truth is. Corresponding to what Little Richard did to Rock N Roll. A rattling FORCE. Im biased but honestly truth like a MF.”

Critically theres a REASON I deal with @llcoolj like Michael Jackson AND Prince. When LL Emerged in 1984 his first 3 years HE made them BOTH … of their PRIME… acknowledge what this one man dynamo was doing from the RAP style. Kurtis Blow was our 1st recording RAP solo star. @llcoolj…

— Chuck D (@MrChuckD) October 13, 2024

LL COOL J launched his first album in additional than a decade final month. Titled The F.O.R.C.E. (Frequencies of Actual Artistic Power) and produced fully by A Tribe Referred to as Quest’s Q-Tip, the mission arrived through Def Jam Recordings, LL COOL J’s unique label and former house to Public Enemy. Options embody Snoop Dogg, Fats Joe, Rick Ross, Busta Rhymes, Nas, Eminem, Mad Squablz, J-S.A.N.D. and Don Pablito.

Past music, LL COOL J has blossomed into a reputable actor, showing in reveals resembling NCIS: Los Angeles and flicks like Halloween H20 and Final Vacation alongside Queen Latifah. He additionally runs the media model ROCK THE BELLS, was the primary Hip-Hop artist to be chosen as Kennedy Middle Honors recipient and has gained a number of Grammy Awards and BET Awards, amongst many different accolades.

Try The F.O.R.C.E. beneath.