LL Cool J, along with many others, may have his name etched in the halls of history by being placed in the Rock-N-Roll Hall of Fame, reports say.
The “Mama Said Knock You Out” rapper joins a very diverse nominee class for the 2011 induction. Inductees range from the gravelly-voiced Tom Waits to crooner Neil Diamond and shock rocker Alice Cooper. The Beastie Boys and Bon Jovi round out the group, according to MTV News, which consists of artists only eligible for nomination 25 years after the release of their first single or album. More than 500 music industry members and experts vote on the nominees.
The final list of inductees will be announced in December and the ceremony will take place at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
Genesis, ABBA, Iggy Pop and others were inducted earlier this year.
LL Cool J, 42, was born James Smith in Long Island, New York and was raised in Queens. He released his first album Radio in 1985, which went platinum. According to Rolling Stone’s online encyclopedia, his inaugural work was hailed as groundbreaking due to rap arrangements that mirrored song structures, with verses and choruses.
The “Mama Said Knock You Out” rapper joins a very diverse nominee class for the 2011 induction. Inductees range from the gravelly-voiced Tom Waits to crooner Neil Diamond and shock rocker Alice Cooper. The Beastie Boys and Bon Jovi round out the group, according to MTV News, which consists of artists only eligible for nomination 25 years after the release of their first single or album. More than 500 music industry members and experts vote on the nominees.
The final list of inductees will be announced in December and the ceremony will take place at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
Genesis, ABBA, Iggy Pop and others were inducted earlier this year.
LL Cool J, 42, was born James Smith in Long Island, New York and was raised in Queens. He released his first album Radio in 1985, which went platinum. According to Rolling Stone’s online encyclopedia, his inaugural work was hailed as groundbreaking due to rap arrangements that mirrored song structures, with verses and choruses.
