I'm 49... and MC Lyte KILLED IT on that mic... Bussa Buss.... don't call it a comeback. Woohoooo. Chills. Freaking smiles and goosebumps for "L". Luv him 4evahhhhh.
MC Lyte and Queen Latifah are still fine and can still flow even pushing 50 years old. They both still got it going on. Queen Latifah will be the next to get the KCH award.
I'm an older gay white man, but I loved this. THIS IS AMERICANA.Goes with jazz, the blues. Anything American. That's what these honors are all about. we are a melting pot!!! That is why people from all over the world want to be here!
Well said Tim. Being a black man who grew up on hip hop but is a lover of all styles of music. Your words resonate with me and is a true reflection of our great country.
@@oldturntables8215 I think this honor is TOO SOON. He's a good artist, but this award is PREMATURE because his music has not matured (not legendary) yet!!
His first song came out in 1984. Thats 34 years ago. How old does it has to be? He surpised odl school rap, the golden era, socially conscious rap, gangsta rap, the mid 90's up to early 2000's and you say it hasnt matured? They say some rappers today are legends but LL Cool J isnt. What is the criteria for a legend or music to be mature?
Bird Choyce Easy to say until greats young and old die without no recognition. Imagine if Beyoncé died tomorrow. Yeah, you’d expect her at some point to get a KCHonor but she had to wait to get old. LL has racked enough accomplishments to be honored now not when he meets some age requirement
"Don't call it a comeback, I've been here for years" has got to be one of the best opening lines to a song in the last 50 years. Thank you for posting this tribute, everybody killed it!
That’s what I’m talking about!!! LL COOL J!!! This is my era!!! Love LL, Queen, MC Lyte and everyone else that performed and honored him! Love this so much!💕
Finally, this was long over do. I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO 'LL COOL J SINCE HIS FIRST album dropped in 1984 84/85, this is long over do. He definitely deserves it. Much respect to living legend Mr LL Cool J
1988 White Canadian teenager Too young to be driving my friend's car at 2am with home speakers hooked up in the back seat blasting "Booming system" I went from rock and metal to rap and old school over night some of the greatest music and times
Congratulations LL Cool J A well-deserved award I respect you for being a good husband to your wife and a good father to your children and one thing I can say about you you did not let Hollywood change you thanks for being real
ALL the ole' school and NEW school were sitting down watching this!!!! I'm PROUD to have lived during that era! You youngins' out there...listen and learn.
SOO good to see HIP HOP at the Kennedy Honors! So good to see people getting out of their SEATS! Makes you actually proud to be an American for give minutes in the midst of all that is going on today.
Dump was mistakenly put in to office in 2016 I BELIEVE🤔 IT WAS RIGGED DURING THAT DATE THE UKRAINIANS PUT HIM IN OFFICE SINCE WE KNOW IT WASN'T THE RUSSIANS THANKS TO HIS OWN WORDS SINCE HESEEMS TO BELIEVE IT WASNT THE GOOD OLE RUSKIESHE MUST KNOW WHO PUT HIS DUMBASS IN THERE SINCE HE CAN SWEAR UP AND DOWN IT WASN'T THE RUSSIANS SO HE MUST KNOW WHO IT WAS AND THEY BETTER NOTTRY THAT AGAIN THISELECTION EXCEPT I DON'T BELIEVE ITWILL BE POSSIBLE TO DO THAT AGAIN SINCE OUR COUNTRY IS ALREADY WISE TO THE ELECTION FRAUD THAT WAS PULLED BACK IN 2016 THANKFULLY ENOUGH😇WELL MAYBE NOT ALL OF THE FRAUD THAT WAS PULLED
Yo, LL deserves every ounce of honor! He mapped the hell out of Def Jam!!!! This is so fly!!!!! And I love that pic of him kissing his grandma on the head. I had to screenshot it! He played hard in his youth but worked hard too. He got a beautiful family and is closer then even to God... ...that’s what’s up!!!!! ❤️🙏🏾
I grew up in the 80s when rap/hip hop was in its infancy stages. Some of my fondest childhood memories are of LL Cool J rocking the mic 🎤 not to mention I've seen him perform several times in concert. Congrats L on your prestigious achievement!👊🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🎧📻
Mc Lyte!! Killlllleeed it!! What a fitting song for her to sing! " NO RAPPER CAN RAP QUITE LIKE I CAN " She brought that COOL J feeling with that gritty voice!! POWER! Salute to all performers Bus. and of course DMC. Salute to LL Cool J! No Debate on this. I know the conservatives may have been a bit uncomfortable but fact is Hip Hop is reality and Soul music and I can see they wanted to dance LOL Music is a universal language!
@Dean Amen to that! I saw them sitting in there chairs jammin! I wish they got up and moved and made it a real party! With Gloria, LL, and Lionel, I mean the jams were coming all night!
shiiiittt when Busta starts "Don't call it a comeback'' I just hear the remix version we never heard before. His voice is perfect for this beat and tempo.
Grew up on LL, from a little Ute Rez, my cousin, Joseph Lopez, he came with mixed taps from California, boarding school, re wak to my grandmother house with big stereo and bass it, good memories of the days, and family
DMC and Lyte tore that stage in pieces, in fact that stage is still cracked! And all those people sitting there, know they, know these songs, and they frontin.....Z Trip tho! Peace!
LGKids uh what do you expect this was Kennedy honors ll cool j is the first rapper to be honored they're used having singers actors directors musicians politicians....etc some of don't know or don't care for hip hop. But I see quite a few that enjoyed including Rita Moreno she is like 80 something she is a actress but you wouldn't know who she is.
@@SibGirl01 I wish they had waited longer for this honor. Some great R&B/Soul singers from the 60's haven't been recognized and to honor LL is too soon!!
When I was in high-school after my father left, my mom and I put up a picture of LL on the fridge. I hope thats not a bad thing, to us he was the hottest thing ever. We blared George Strait, Michael Jackson and LL Cool J every time we felt sad.
DMC shut that shit down... if DMC is not in your top 10 MCS of all time you have no fucking clue ....DMC was the statuesque epitome of a New York rapper and had the bars to back it up
Im 51 grew up in Queens. I went to HS with Simone Johnson AKA Mrs.LL. He was as big as anyone, really really special.
DMC honoring LL while wearing a Beastie Boys shirt....my life is now complete
The Beastie Boys discovered LL Cool J
@@Kendell062
THEY SHO'LL DID !
I think The Kennedy center honors should honor Run DMC! I mean it's not like "it's tricky" just do it!😎🎛️🎚️🎶
Hip hop legands one preforming, one getting honored, and 2 getting love showed through a shirt
i guess Im kinda randomly asking but do anyone know of a good site to watch newly released movies online?
It’s the excitement and thrill in the eyes of Anthony Anderson and also the BLACKNESS up in the Kennedy Center!
Hip hop took us to the Kennedy center..let that sink in.
Anthony Anderson is SSSSOOOO happy!
LMFAO 😂😂😂
Yessss
I would be too!
LL deserves all this, The G.O.A.T!!!
All this and the ROCK N ROLL HALL OF FAME
@@steveshabazz8117 Hes got that now too.
I’m in tears. The most influential/important artist of hip hop. 😭😭😭 finally getting his praise.
I'm 49... and MC Lyte KILLED IT on that mic... Bussa Buss.... don't call it a comeback. Woohoooo. Chills. Freaking smiles and goosebumps for "L". Luv him 4evahhhhh.
Bussa Bus still a beast. I just love him. Let no crumbs! MC Lyte don't age. She bettta get it!
MC Lyte and Queen Latifah are still fine and can still flow even pushing 50 years old. They both still got it going on. Queen Latifah will be the next to get the KCH award.
Will Smith is next probably
She finally got hers :)
Queen is so gorgeous 😍😍😍
Mc Lyte was beautiful, classy and her tribute was authentic to the mood and sound of the honoree!
I'm an older gay white man, but I loved this. THIS IS AMERICANA.Goes with jazz, the blues. Anything American. That's what these honors are all about. we are a melting pot!!! That is why people from all over the world want to be here!
Well said Tim. Being a black man who grew up on hip hop but is a lover of all styles of music. Your words resonate with me and is a true reflection of our great country.
@@oldturntables8215 I think this honor is TOO SOON. He's a good artist, but this award is PREMATURE because his music has not matured (not legendary) yet!!
His first song came out in 1984. Thats 34 years ago. How old does it has to be? He surpised odl school rap, the golden era, socially conscious rap, gangsta rap, the mid 90's up to early 2000's and you say it hasnt matured?
They say some rappers today are legends but LL Cool J isnt. What is the criteria for a legend or music to be mature?
Bird Choyce Easy to say until greats young and old die without no recognition. Imagine if Beyoncé died tomorrow. Yeah, you’d expect her at some point to get a KCHonor but she had to wait to get old. LL has racked enough accomplishments to be honored now not when he meets some age requirement
Doesn't matter black or white. It all matters how the person affects others no matter where. Yes, Michael Jackson did. LL Cool J ? I dont think so.
Anthony Anderson just there living his best life.
L.L and the Queen go WAY back. MAD respect. Glad he's getting his flowers now. And he's a great actor. This warms my heart.
"Don't call it a comeback, I've been here for years" has got to be one of the best opening lines to a song in the last 50 years. Thank you for posting this tribute, everybody killed it!
debbiedoodiedandi never thought about that! Arguable but I can dig it!
The 58-year old from Philly thinks this is one incredibly gifted & good-humored man!
Rock on, sir!
Queen L is a real beauty 😍❤🥰
Lyte killed it and LL was lovin’ it
Man has so many hits they never even got to his 90s or 2k stuff
Mc Lyte still so beautiful and classy. Always loved her voice.
I still got a crush on her ugh
The tonality of her voice is still prestine.
9:28 I love how he's just in the aisle jammin' by himself lol
This made me so happy. DMC's freestyle made me tear up. He still got it. They all still got it. Congratulations to LL Cool J!
LL is looking great aging well
MC lyte killed it
He looks BAD-ASS AS "SAM HANNAH" ON NCIS L.A. ON SUNDAY NIGHTS ON CBS AT 8/9 P.M.
@@65coupestang promote that! 😍😍
I wish Queen Latifah had gone back to her roots and rapped.
Mc Lyte took care of herself. Respect
DMC with a BEASTIE BOYS t shirt ...... He's a god in this shit
Wow LL Cool J what a honor!❤
Wow that was GREAT a body of work appreciated by people of all races. He is so HUMBLE and it showed
He deserves all of this and Queen latifah did a good job, Congrats LL Cool J. Love U
Clara Abaguy, Yes, she did a wonderful job. It's amazing how both of them became trendsetters and reached mainstream audiences.
That’s what I’m talking about!!!
LL COOL J!!!
This is my era!!!
Love LL, Queen, MC Lyte and everyone else that performed and honored him!
Love this so much!💕
Sandy G. What a difference rap is today compared to back then.
Neet W Right!!! I don’t listen to it now and I haven’t for years.
I couldn’t tell you who anyone is? 😳😆
Rob Reiner at the end "This is the BEST"
What I like seeing is that Chief Justice Roberts seems to be enjoying the moment … I wouldn't have thought it.
Finally, this was long over do. I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO 'LL COOL J SINCE HIS FIRST album dropped in 1984 84/85, this is long over do. He definitely deserves it. Much respect to living legend Mr LL Cool J
word! i remember playing him in my tape deck, and memorizing Mama said knock u out. He was always blasting at every block party. Just so deserved.
Overdue not "over do"
Busta Rhymes, Mc Lyte and Black Thought couldn't have asked for better MCs to perform. These 3 are class acts on their own...respect...
DMC just gave me chills.... Hes one of the beetles of hip hop...... If hes not in ya top 5 MCs you have no clue
My third time watching his tributes, it's so good when DMC puts it down
1988 White Canadian teenager Too young to be driving my friend's car at 2am with home speakers hooked up in the back seat blasting "Booming system" I went from rock and metal to rap and old school over night some of the greatest music and times
G.O.A.T...PERIOD!!! Even DMC recognizes and honors LL, CLASSIC!
Congratulations LL Cool J A well-deserved award I respect you for being a good husband to your wife and a good father to your children and one thing I can say about you you did not let Hollywood change you thanks for being real
ALL the ole' school and NEW school were sitting down watching this!!!! I'm PROUD to have lived during that era! You youngins' out there...listen and learn.
Lionel Richie getting his whole life up there in the balcony....he know what it is, lol.
DMC killed that freestyle!
SOO good to see HIP HOP at the Kennedy Honors! So good to see people getting out of their SEATS! Makes you actually proud to be an American for give minutes in the midst of all that is going on today.
DMC killed that freestyle though honestly this whole performance was amazing!
I was wondering where Pres. Obama was, then I looked at the date and was like... ohhhh
😢I know
Dump was mistakenly put in to office in 2016 I BELIEVE🤔 IT WAS RIGGED DURING THAT DATE THE UKRAINIANS PUT HIM IN OFFICE SINCE WE KNOW IT WASN'T THE RUSSIANS THANKS TO HIS OWN WORDS SINCE HESEEMS TO BELIEVE IT WASNT THE GOOD OLE RUSKIESHE MUST KNOW WHO PUT HIS DUMBASS IN THERE SINCE HE CAN SWEAR UP AND DOWN IT WASN'T THE RUSSIANS SO HE MUST KNOW WHO IT WAS AND THEY BETTER NOTTRY THAT AGAIN THISELECTION EXCEPT I DON'T BELIEVE ITWILL BE POSSIBLE TO DO THAT AGAIN SINCE OUR COUNTRY IS ALREADY WISE TO THE ELECTION FRAUD THAT WAS PULLED BACK IN 2016 THANKFULLY ENOUGH😇WELL MAYBE NOT ALL OF THE FRAUD THAT WAS PULLED
@@65coupestang 🤦
DMC is a legend ....... a pioneer.
LL is Cool as Hell, there's no one better in the world than LL❄️
LL IS THE MICHAEL JORDAN OF RAP! LL IS A BEAST! THIS IS A WIN FOR HIP HOP. AWARD IS WELL DESERVED. LL PUT IN THE WORK. 30 YRS WOW...........
Rocket Kay actually 34 and half years now but I hear ya lol the goat
What put him in the mainstream was without a doubt momma said kyo.
Even if you didn't like rap, you couldn't help but but love that groove.
Yep. Everybody was quoting it.
You know LL Cool J is very much like Little Richard; two pioneers that never really got the praise they deserved. Expect LL Cool j was honoured.
When DMC said ll is hot as hell I fell out my chair perfect honor to him
Yo, LL deserves every ounce of honor! He mapped the hell out of Def Jam!!!! This is so fly!!!!! And I love that pic of him kissing his grandma on the head. I had to screenshot it! He played hard in his youth but worked hard too. He got a beautiful family and is closer then even to God...
...that’s what’s up!!!!!
❤️🙏🏾
I love Cool James he is deserves this tribute. A real star.......,💖💖💯
mc. lyte has and will be beautiful all of her life.. good genes...
This bought tears to my eyes. LL deserve this honor. CONGRATS LL COOL J!
Amazing & talented man.
Love watching him on "NCIS: Los Angeles"
Well - deserved tribute - congrats, LL!
LL was the best. He was a lyrical genius with mad skills on the positive. I miss the real quality of the art.
LL Cool J will always be a triple threat.
They all killed it...... But my manz DMC WAS EXTRA HELLA HARD🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
MC Lyte!!!! The feels! 😭 She did that! And DMC omg. Love my 80's rap superstars!
i was at the mall in San Diego in 1984 and LL was in the Nike store!!! best day in my life!!!
DMC's last freestyle verse was a beautiful tribute.
So proud of my baby LL Cool J and still a fan till this day
He so deserves it... That was beautiful.. G.O.A.T can't be denied.. Luv u LL Cool J...
I grew up in the 80s when rap/hip hop was in its infancy stages. Some of my fondest childhood memories are of LL Cool J rocking the mic 🎤 not to mention I've seen him perform several times in concert. Congrats L on your prestigious achievement!👊🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🎧📻
sorry we dont all listen to dolly parton and zz top cindy
15:32 The woman is thinking "Hell YEEeeSsss"! 😂😂I love it. 😂😂😂
Lily ZeMengist That looked like the lady from The Electric Company from back in the day 😂
That is her, Rita Moreno.
Rita Moreno
LL! GREATEST OF ALL TIME!
Queen looks gorgeous
Respect from all genres LL
Mc Lyte!! Killlllleeed it!! What a fitting song for her to sing! " NO RAPPER CAN RAP QUITE LIKE I CAN " She brought that COOL J feeling with that gritty voice!! POWER! Salute to all performers Bus. and
of course DMC. Salute to LL Cool J! No Debate on this. I know the conservatives may have been a bit uncomfortable but fact is Hip Hop is reality and Soul music and I can see they wanted to dance LOL Music is a universal language!
Queen!!!!!!
@Dean Amen to that! I saw them sitting in there chairs jammin! I wish they got up and moved and made it a real party! With Gloria, LL, and Lionel, I mean the jams were coming all night!
I strongly agree with you!! Three of my favorite entertainers being honored on one night..Well deserved!!
Love lyte but black thought is so overlooked he is a the most underrated lyricists
OMG! This brought me back to my teenage years! Long live LL!
LL" is definitely the G.O.A.T! No disrespect too Rakim or any other great, Mc Lyte" and DMC" got busy ! Much respect.
That’s a true hip hop fan who recognizes Rakim as GOAT
It would've been INSANE if Kool Moe Dee came out there. I wish Cut Creator & Bobcat were on the wheels of steel. Great tribute still .
Grew up listening to LL. Still a fan. This was a great and well deserved honor for him.
Well deserved honor! Trendsetter! Congrats legendary LL Cool J! Much respect!!!
Well deserved. It's about time. LL Cool J so proud.
Wonderful to hear DMC again!!
LL COOL J is fine! CONGRATULATIONS, well deserved.
shiiiittt when Busta starts "Don't call it a comeback'' I just hear the remix version we never heard before. His voice is perfect for this beat and tempo.
I literally just said the same thing
I told u LL is the goat
Grew up on LL, from a little Ute Rez, my cousin, Joseph Lopez, he came with mixed taps from California, boarding school, re wak to my grandmother house with big stereo and bass it, good memories of the days, and family
Simply proud to be a product of that good music era
Awesome. Absolutely the best. Love love love LL COOL J🤗
LL Cool J will always be my favourite. I love him!
DMC and Lyte tore that stage in pieces, in fact that stage is still cracked! And all those people sitting there, know they, know these songs, and they frontin.....Z Trip tho! Peace!
LGKids uh what do you expect this was Kennedy honors ll cool j is the first rapper to be honored they're used having singers actors directors musicians politicians....etc some of don't know or don't care for hip hop. But I see quite a few that enjoyed including Rita Moreno she is like 80 something she is a actress but you wouldn't know who she is.
Have to give it up for double LL... One of the greatest rapper's the world has seen!😎😎
I think Queen Latifah will be honored in about 15 years.
Yvette Renee Crap, I hope it doesn’t take that long.
@@SibGirl01 I wish they had waited longer for this honor. Some great R&B/Soul singers from the 60's haven't been recognized and to honor LL is too soon!!
DMC killed it!
Fo Sho!!!!
MC LYTE VOCALS ARE 🔥
This was one of the best that I have seen. Long live King LL
This was great! Congrats LL Cool J this is a welldeserved award.
" I can't live without my radio " That was the only rap album I ever owned.
I got super excited when Mc Lyte came out! Queen!
When I was in high-school after my father left, my mom and I put up a picture of LL on the fridge. I hope thats not a bad thing, to us he was the hottest thing ever. We blared George Strait, Michael Jackson and LL Cool J every time we felt sad.
LL hell yes they all did him right killed it great performance
I'm glad that they have LL Cool J been the first rapper at the Kennedy Center so what is saying is that he's paying away for the rappers
I am so happy for him! Rock the Bells is my absolute favorite of his! The tribute was amazing!!!
I think the people forget that LL was the fucking shit. He was the guy.
@kbob9625
White person speaking.
We absolutely knew Todd was the fucking shit. We still do
I don’t know which white people you mean exactly.
Original G O A T...2019 AND BEYOND
DMC shut that shit down... if DMC is not in your top 10 MCS of all time you have no fucking clue ....DMC was the statuesque epitome of a New York rapper and had the bars to back it up
Great to see a demonstration of music life in the 80/90s. Well done The L. Well-deserved
This is so iconic. Like ... WOW!