These famed lyrics by James Todd Smith, better known as LL Cool J, from his 1985 song “Rock the Bells” ring true during the current state of affairs in the United States of America as protesters, rioters and looters rock the country following the senseless murder of George Floyd.
LL made headlines and recently experienced some backlash over wondering and asking what parents of bi-racial children are saying during this time of unrest.
This backlash caused LL’s anger to swell, and he let it all out during a live social media tirade where he often kept misplacing the word “neck” for “knee” all throughout as he responded to the image of George Floyd being pinned down by Derek Chauvin in the tragic occurrence in Minneapolis, MN.
LL came back even harder with raging lyrics that cut deep, showcasing his expert lyricism while expressing his anger and pain.
LL ends his powerful a cappella freestyle with “Black lives matter.
