Eminem might be one of the biggest hip hop stars of all time, but there are people that make him feel starstruck. LL Cool J is one of them.
During the memorable conversation with KXNG Crooked at his Crook’s Corner, Marshall shared the story of his encounter with L. It happened when Em was already an absolutely well-established GOAT, and still, he felt shy and tongue-tied in the face of his idol:
Ever, never in the history of my life. I could never imagine. For me, what’s crazier about it, to me is being able to meet my childhood idols. Being able to sit down with LL Cool J, right? One of my favourite rappers of all time, ever. When I made the “Relapse” album, he sat in the car, in the truck, and we drove around, and he listened to the whole album. And I was sitting there thinking to myself, “I don’t even know what to say, ’cause I don’t want to play myself”. But before we got out of the truck, I was like, “Yo, man, I just want to say what you mean to me, man”, and I was trying to not make it come off sappy, but I was like, “Yo, man, I’m a stan of you”, you know what I’m saying? But just to sit there and be like, “All right, 15, 16-year-old Marshall, thinking that that could actually happen one day? That I’m gonna be sitting in the car, LL’s gonna be sitting around in the car with me, and he’s listening to my album”. Fuck out of here!
Who knew that in 2021 Eminem would take the stage side by side with his hero and deliver the unforgettable performance of “Rock the Bells”. As Em said in his tweet about this event: “16 y.o. Marshall is so proud”.
Watch Eminem talking about being LL Cool J fan:
