LL COOL J TAKES LESSON FROM HIMSELF

LL Cool J‘s latest single “Control Myself” sound familiar? Hit producer Jermaine Dupri convinced the veteran MC to use the same style from his 1988 single “Going Back to Cali” for his new one.

The ‘Going Back to Cali’ flow [that LL uses on ‘Control Myself’] was my idea,” Dupri said. “You gotta think about it like this: Every rapper takes from somebody. They pull from a rapper’s song or flow they like. That’s been the trend for the past 10 years.”

Just recently Nelly used Cool J’s flow from his song “Candy” for the hit “Grillz.” LL was hesitant about the Dupri’s idea.

“He did the ‘Going Back to Cali’ flow one time and let it go,” JD continued. “He never ran it into the ground. I said ‘Look, it’s been almost 20 years. Bring that flow back.’ It took him a minute to come around to what I’m saying, but we got there”