Ll Cool J ~ Similar Artists

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Big Daddy Kane - 98% match to Ll Cool J

Antonio M. Hardy, 10 September 1968, Brooklyn, New York, USA. Self-styled "black gentleman vampire", whose KANE moniker is an acronym for King Asiatic Nobody's Equal. Kane followed his cousin into hip-hop by rapping in front of a beatbox for his first shows on Long Island, New... Read more

Busta Rhymes - 98% match to Ll Cool J

Nas - 98% match to Ll Cool J

Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones, 14 September 1973, Long Island, New York, USA. From the tough Queensbridge housing projects which brought the world Marley Marl, MC Shan and Intelligent Hoodlum, Nas made his name as a highly skilled rapper with the double whammy of 1994's Illmatic and... Read more

Jay-Z - 92% match to Ll Cool J

Shawn Corey Carter, 4 December 1969, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. Raised in Brooklyn, Carter was a school friend of the Notorious B.I.G. He first started releasing records in the late 80s, part-financing his music by hustling. In 1990, he appeared on records by his... Read more

Naughty By Nature - 91% match to Ll Cool J

The New Jersey, USA-based trio of MC Treach (Anthony Criss, 27 December 1970, East Orange, New Jersey, USA), Vinnie (b. Vincent Brown, 17 September 1970, East Orange, New Jersey, USA) and DJ Kay Gee (b. Keir Gist, 15 September 1969, East Orange, New Jersey, USA) utilized the... Read more

Fabolous - 87% match to Ll Cool J

John David Jackson, 18 November 1977, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. Jackson began recording in the late 90s under the Fabolous Sport moniker but enjoyed little recognition. He shot to fame in 2001 as the poster-boy of DJ Clue?'s new label, Desert Storm. Hired as much... Read more

Ginuwine - 86% match to Ll Cool J

Elgin Baylor Lumpkin, 15 October 1970 (1975 is also cited), Washington, DC, USA. Talented R&B performer Ginuwine began his musical apprenticeship at the age of 12, performing at parties and (illegally) at bars with his friends in the neighbourhood outfit, Finesse Five. From... Read more

R. Kelly - 86% match to Ll Cool J

Robert Sylvester Kelly, 8 January 1967 (1969 is also cited), Chicago, Illinois, USA. This urban R&B singer-songwriter and producer first made an impact in 1991 with his band Public Announcement, and has since become one of America's most successful solo artists.Read more

Eric B. & Rakim - 85% match to Ll Cool J

This Queens, New York, USA-based rap duo comprised Eric Barrier (Elmhurst, New York, USA) and William "Rakim" Griffin (b. William Griffin Jnr., Long Island, New York, USA), using additional musicians such as Sefton the Terminator and Chad Jackson as required. Rakim was the... Read more

Boogie Down Productions - 84% match to Ll Cool J

This Bronx, New York-based rap duo comprised DJ Scott LaRock (Scott Sterling, d. 27 August 1987, South Bronx, New York City, New York, USA) and rapper KRS-One (b. Lawrence Krisna Parker, 20 August 1965, New York, USA). KRS-One (aka KRS-1) is an acronym for Knowledge Reigns... Read more