{"id":93092,"date":"2026-10-08T19:47:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T19:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/ll-cool-j-challenges-rappers-who-think-theyre-too-old-to-rap\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T19:47:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T19:47:31","slug":"ll-cool-j-challenges-rappers-who-think-theyre-too-old-to-rap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/ll-cool-j-challenges-rappers-who-think-theyre-too-old-to-rap\/","title":{"rendered":"LL Cool J Challenges Rappers Who Think They\u2019re Too Old to Rap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/ll-cool-j\" target=\"_blank\">LL Cool J<\/a> believes artists who obsess over whether there&#8217;s an &#8220;appropriate age&#8221; to make hip-hop are letting fear dictate what they can accomplish.<\/p>\n<p>Sitting down for a new episode of What Now? With Trevor Noah published on Monday (Oct. 5), the rap legend discussed why longevity remains such a major talking point in hip-hop compared to genres like rock, where artists can continue performing well into their later years without their age becoming the focus.<\/p>\n<p>For LL, he believes part of the reason is that hip-hop itself is still relatively young.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a new genre,&#8221; he explained. &#8220;The genre itself is so young. It&#8217;s only 50-some years old itself as a genre.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Queens native pointed out that many of hip-hop&#8217;s pioneers are still active, meaning the culture is witnessing its earliest generations age in real time. 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