The other day I was watching Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and LL Cool J was the guest. He was touting some book about fitness, but the Roots played a great old school LL Cool J Jam, and the host and guest discussed the beginning on Def Jam Records. While Cool James is now better known for NCIS Los Angeles, Jimmy Fallon made sure that the audience did not forget just how influential this man was to hip hop.
On top of that LL Cool J was quick and hilarious. He was a great guest with a hilarious response to anything Fallon threw at him, and it got me thinking. Some of the best interviews I ever see are with rappers. It seems like lately rappers turned actors are everywhere. Common and Queen Latifah have been out promoting “Just Wright”, and they’re interviews are always authentic and funny. Also have you ever seen Mos Def interviewed? He cracks me up, so calm and cool, but so smart. I’ve spent hours looking for this one clip of Mos Def and Fallon bantering on Late Night and can’t find it. It’s laugh out loud funny. And let’s not forget that one of the most charming and successful actors working today got his acting start as The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. (Too bad his music career really isn’t as moving).
It makes perfect sense the MCs would make great conversationalists. These individuals made their names by stringing words together in meaningful ways. Rap battles are a common right of passage for the best of the best MCs, where you have to think quickly on you feet and feed off what the other person has said before you. Just chalk this up to another reason I want to meet some of my hip hop heroes. Nor just meet, but hang out with and talk to, cause not only have they done amazing things and are amazing artists, but they are probably pretty witty as well.
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