Queens’ Finest on the Cover of the Source

Nas and the self-proclaimed GOAT grace the cover of the Source magazine’s 20th anniversary issue.  I have nothing but respect for both of these men.

I remember back in 1997 while a freshman at UVA I had a hip-hop conversation with a dude a lil older than me.  We were speaking on the greats, and he said that LL had to be up there, b/c of his longevity and that he had done a lot of the stuff that cats today were trying to do.  How ill is it that I have had this very same conversation with cats 10 years later about Nas, and that LL is still relevant in today’s game?

In recent years, I haven’t really listened to an LL album, but I def respect what dude has done for the game.  However, he just doesn’t seem to have it anymore.  I always wonder who he is going to blame when this next album, Exit 13, doesn’t sell.  I tried to listen to the mixtape with Kay Slay.  I tried, but I couldn’t get through it.  All the tough talk was too much for me.  Uncle L, do what you do best and do it for the ladies.  Like Canibus said, 99% of your fans wear high heels.

Thanks Ice.

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PS…dude has DEFINITELY had some work on his face.  That’s not hiphop.

Tags: LL Cool J, Source magazine