Rap Was Changed Forever When This Record Dropped 25 Years Ago

Posted by Hip Hop My Way | Feb 29, 2016 | Music | 0 |

Inspiration behind the song

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London with the Beastie Boys. #TBT

A video posted by llcoolj (@llcoolj) on Feb 25, 2016 at 9:58am PST

The inspiration for the song was actually triggered by LL Cool J’s grandmother at the time. While many believed that his career was waning, his grandmother told him to go out and “knock out” the competition at the time. The single was a huge success, along with the album, and it completely worked. [ad2]

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