LL COOL J - I Need Love

[@keked9231]

The reason why I love LL cool J. He was a lover. Not a gangster. He was about love.

[@antipaganda5635]

He was a player.. admits it in this song..

[@bonnobomonkey]

@@antipaganda5635 Players are sharing more Love than most of us guys. Selflove is a thing a lot of guys miss nowadays

[@richhomie_wynua8681]

@@antipaganda5635 better than a gangster 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@vanman757]

It's in his name, Ladys Love Cool J...

[@DeathHelper420]

Imagine your dad cheated on your mom soon as you are born, you clearly too young to know lol cool j

[@iAmJayHonest]

Who’s here in 2020 wishing this kind of love still existed

[@kazyskyclay1705]

I'm here wishing this kinda love to exist

[@iAmJayHonest]

kazysky clay great minds think alike

[@christophernicholson20]

I need love WE ALL NEED LOVE NOW!!!!! With everything that's going on now LET'S SPREAD LOVE EVERYWHERE

[@TheTrill334]

Me and my girl have this type of love

[@TheStandardBearer]

It does. My wife and I are legit in real love. #LoveIsNotTourism #LoveIsEssential

[@igofish_1971]

1987 LL Cool J flipped the script on hip hop! This song will never get old...

[@diegodelgado6862]

@Troxite you realize 1987 isn’t 13 years ago dummy

[@eclipseyt05]

​@@Troxitethis songs from '87😂

[@O.Z.-VibeKingz]

​@@Troxitetry 40

[@Blackwoman12345]

It's 36 Year's old I was 17 Year's old when this song came out

[@djs3484]

I agree, just do the song and not the video above as it ruins the flow and feelings LL is trying to convey.

[@mysticakhenaton1701]

the FIRST rap ballad. this was RIGHT on time for hip hop in the LATE 80's.

[@nflorencem]

He got a lot of hate at that time on this song. And now we know it was the right time and the perfect song that made history ❤

[@mysticakhenaton1701]

@@nflorencem you are correct.

[@VernessaJohnson-p6c]

My oldest son's father would sing this to me word for word lol. Maybe I should've ran lol JK,JK I have my amazing son♥️

[@michelledowdle1761]

May 29, 1987! 2 weeks before my 16th birthday! I remember it like it was yesterday! Those were the days of great music! 🏆

[@z1lla4]

First rapper to admit that he needs love

[@kimstewart7385]

Dang

[@kimstewart7385]

Scott Smith

[@mikekillagreen9432]

Lol. Yes then Slick Rick copied L

[@larryriddle3125]

fable that admitted that he needs love

[@larryriddle3125]

Who don't need love

[@marcussmith3934]

Happy 56th Birthday LL Cool J!(Born January 14, 1968)😃🥳🎂🎉🎊🎈🎁🍾🥂👍🏾👏🏾🙌🏾

[@SalehRealist]

age is number

[@SilverFlame819]

Why you trying to make us all feel old? XD

[@WilliamBrown-rm3fn]

candywillcennnnnnnnnnnnn$t. 0:45

[@WilliamBrown-rm3fn]

SOP😅 0:15 fifteensentttttttttt$.

[@WilliamBrown-rm3fn]

google.A@!sent.nnnnnnnn😅 1:43

[@tingtai]

This song absolutely blew me away in the 80's. This song still blows me away today. Not many people could have known that rap could be performed and recorded in this tender delicate style.

[@dickthorne4095]

Still a legend

[@BeautifulBlessing1203]

Facts 💯

[@fredlebhart1393]

here's a similar track from around the same time from the same guy who wrote and produced this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYvKhKlvqt57qs0

[@markwhittaker6866]

@@dickthorne4095 Totally agree.

[@circleofstarsacademy8498]

Yepper...but the follow up was by the FAT BOYS....FALLING IN LOVE

[@DennisNohre]

The melody immediately takes you back in time! I think I haven't heard it for at least 25 years, but 5 seconds were enough to bring tears to my eyes! Simply unbelievable!

[@reginaweaver779]

Ain't no rappers busting a slow jam rapping like this this day in age. A lyrical genius. My fav!

[@Lemar024]

Regina Weaver ever heard of drake??

[@Kemaru805]

+Abdi Fuck drake

[@user-zx5el6zp3b]

lil boosie keeps it real

[@richiecortezzz7415]

kodak black? he remade the song haha

[@joshuagomez6273]

Regina Weaver Kodak black made a dope ass version of this song too! check it out gg

[@johnnybraxton5539]

One of the sickest beats ever made for sure

[@teddystyles2307]

Bobby "DJ Bobcat" Ervin

[@s.shi-rez7946]

#damnstr8

[@L12-w8x]

Fa sho

[@MySuperman78]

Shout out to Cut Creator!!

[@Bealertsoberminded2]

💙 @@L12-w8x

[@raistrickt]

when i met my girl .... this is the tune i played to her ... she is now my wife ... 25 years on x TUNE ;)

[@Meechylive1]

raistrickt lying because is came out 9 years agoo

[@what8139]

@@Meechylive1 Hahaha

[@what8139]

@@streched_thin He was joking dude.....

[@kaymccall2578]

WONDERFUL!!!!!

[@leenettywilson528]

That's brilliant dude, I wish u alot more years of happeness and love with ur wife, 💯 percent 👌🙏🙏😉👍,

[@Watfordfc71]

16 yrs old then , 53 now and I still love this

[@lisad9532]

I’m also 53 and remember listening to this song over and over lol

[@ipomoeaalba936]

​@@lisad9532 I'm 49. I had to sneak out into the living room in the middle of the night to listen 🎶 Also, I was 12 and didn't understand shi*!🤣 Take care

[@lisad9532]

@ I get it lol same here

[@Andy-l3w]

@@lisad9532 im 50 Loved, loved this tune, listened to it when i was 13/14 still remember all the lyrics lol dont make music like this anymore. 😒

[@lisad9532]

@ they sure don’t… the 80s was the best!

[@matthewvaughn5788]

Now this is poetry. It has stood the test of time. Plus, you can play the song anywhere and it will stand out.

[@markwhittaker6866]

PREACH!

[@Lekji]

Ambivalent poetry at its best. He needs love, but there is something subtle against it in his soul....

[@tanjalanolden3441]

Yes! Facts!!!

[@dougedoug2105]

You’re absolutely right. Heard it for the first time today and now I’m here 😅 10/02/2022

[@owenhunt]

@@Lekji Very real interpretation there. You packin'

[@ysngang6529]

Who still jamming to this in 2019??

[@ismaelcastillo3111]

Lmao I thought I was the Only One...shit MAN! 🔥

[@jesseortiz3381]

YSN GANG meeee

[@nottodaybuddy370]

OG's be, how couldn't we?

[@Elladoll121]

I swearrr

[@travisweathers2842]

Yo mama

[@johnlehrfeld4910]

I'm a huge metalhead, but I've grown up around all music and I NEED LOVE is one of my #1 favorite rap songs of all time

[@billysixx2910]

Same here my dude!

[@michaelmartins177]

Same.

[@JMarieCAlove]

I feel the same! I grew up around jazz, my dads a musician and owned a few real estate companies but he played lots of cool music, he wasn't sure about rap though or heavy metal lol, but having six kids, we all had our favorite music and some of us played musical instruments. One of my brothers was a heavy metal drummer and played at the Troubadour in L.A. a few times. I was totally into heavy metal but loved alternative rock, too. We were lucky we each had all kinds of electronics to play our music (my poor parents, lol).. but this from LL COOL J is still one of the best rap ballad love songs to this day. 😁

[@fernandocano9385]

Bruh thought u said meth head I'm here after nerco I need drugs video 💀😭😂

[@WayneTaylor-v8w]

That's what life's about nobody gave these artist shit they worked for it

[@ciscomars]

Masterpiece Avec un son ultra minimaliste composé seulement d'une TR-808, et d'un piano électrique, sur lequel vient se poser sa voix très douce, LL COOL J a composé un chef d’œuvre du Rap. Chapeau bas l'artiste 3:39 Ce rapper est la définition même de la Classe!

[@batmandestroys1978]

Why cannot Hip Hop go back to this one of the greatest song ever made!

[@anthonymontagno9669]

This is an absolute masterpiece…it is beautiful, timeless, and I will listen to this forever.

[@sylvesterhewitt1381]

"I need something that stronger friendship, trust, honor, respect & admiration this whole experience have been such a revelation"

[@elizabethviera3285]

Thank you so much for sending prayers and hugs and love hugs and kisses

[@7thHeaven1985]

Ladies Love Cool James. James Todd Smith. " I Need Love ". The Real GOAT. ❤

[@theamazingone6945]

good music will never be "old"

[@wadelanders4841]

The Amazing One they know who best

[@nochannelmusician769]

Even old music can be old haha. But good music can’t be outdated.

[@sosaruhinda2615]

Too true

[@ngataebot7496]

​Hy

[@honeebaldwin2144]

I don't care how old I get. I am 45 and still listening to this. Total highschool flashback ❤️ driving the old 17 to Santa Cruz with LL blasting

[@joelescamilla918]

Same hear at 45!

[@lovelife7278]

Im55 still listening to the old school music

[@rick1975100]

I’m 46 and wasn’t in high school when this came out

[@jendariungreer377]

I’m only 19 but this is my type of music 💯

[@PlayfulJoyful]

If you are 45 then you were not in high school when this came out.

[@lashandrablaclshear9194]

If you're still rocking this you're 💯

[@Madera_devil1400]

I know I am 💯

[@katiepop3442]

Here in 2024 and forever❤❤❤

[@TatjanaRached]

Best Song ever❤

[@nitaarmocida2144]

As are you❤!

[@rosaherrera9182]

I do 👍

[@ToniLoveMD]

One of the most epic Hip Hop Love Songs EVAH!! LL was so smooth with it. He told the whole world, he will be waiting and he loved them. I remember my 12 year old self singing these lyirics in the back seat of my Dads 300zx and he about knlocked me out the damn window. I made sure to listen to my walkman only and not sing or rap out loud. LL knew what he was doing when he PENNED THIS CLASSIC and EPIC song!

[@leonardodicapriosbabymama111]

THIS WAS MY MAMAS SONG WE USED TO GO DOWN THE ROAD BOPPIN TO THIS THE THE SPEAKERS BOOMING VOLUME UP TO 100...I really wish she was still here

[@itsok865]

😇😇😇

[@s.gonzales3436]

She is always with you every time you think about her or miss her. Stay up. Idk your posts just touched my heart. Peace.

[@FLTRLT]

Stay strong bud💪

[@garybolger6362]

Great tune kid great memories cherish them. 👌👌

[@irocman9]

Stay up Kid she still with you no doubt.

[@tonynguyen4204]

This beat was hard AF!! 🔥🔥

[@lilrhodyjay9556]

Tony Nguyen nbs! beat is too smooth 💯 different vibe.

[@cthnc53]

Tony Nguyen it’s been sampled countless times

[@yean_jean5317]

is*

[@erikaguilar3709]

Bumbin Yo 🎶🎶🎶

[@nasthechosenone]

Tony Nguyen facts 🙅🏻‍♂️🧢

[@MrRaptormatt]

You couldnt go around bumping this wth the boys ..obviously lol. But what a great song and one that was brave as fuck to release back then. WAY ahead of his time.

[@aminechchakir4656]

I think everyone that grew up to this song knows the entire song by heart ❤️. When music was good. In my opinion the '80s and '90s will always have the best music 💯

[@leonglover5004]

That's win guys respect their women and the women respect their man.

[@FoxholeUG]

So true

[@bajaninnovations]

Damn right

[@djs3484]

No doubt.

[@igloo2158]

So funny. I can see all these guys singing every word at a house party or on the bus after a football game.

[@BB3Lions]

Still loving it in 2020, who is with me

[@kathyo166]

Always.

[@janeokeeffe5297]

Yep I with ya

[@trudz4sho]

It's a classic

[@SahilJakirShaikh]

Always 🔥🔥🔥

[@davidibarra411]

Happy Hammer 2020

[@dancaldwell5536]

I'm 40 years of age and this is still as good now as it was when i was a kid. Big L is the goat.

[@kwelangapugh546]

U right

[@pchavez757]

When I hear this it brings back memories!!

[@Count_Stackula]

Ummm big l is the goat but I think this might not be him just a hunch

[@valjeanlee7060]

​@@Count_Stackulalol...you know what he meant...this coming from a Big L fan...

[@MegaAtOh]

Big L have nothing to do with this song

[@Boobous-u1o]

I NEED LOVE 🥰

[@youngrosco4515]

This hit harder now as an adult paying my bills and living on my own..... I need a girl😟

[@MsDulce619]

You thought shit was easy with mama 😂

Get a dog and a escorts is way cheaper than a girl friend. Trust me!

[@Eatm3]

@@MsDulce619 lmao I damn sure did

[@joshbrock6173]

You ain’t alone brotha

[@rufusfields4521]

😂😂😂😂

[@edwardjacob8803]

2020 I'm 49 my daughter is 17-she absolutely love my song.

[@alex28martha37]

LL?

[@jupiter619]

This song never gets old. Such a classic

[@VtooSmooth]

The bars is so good in this song. I think LL is the most under rated rapper and at the same time the most versatile rapper. Its bull that he gets left out of the top 5 conversations. He will always be in my top 5

[@rondanorris5504]

My late husband 💟 had dedicated & would sing this song to me. This was the 1st song he ever sang to me. My Kevin passed away in 2006. 🎵 I miss him so much, but, this song makes me smile. Thanks LL. 💕

[@rphoto9376]

🕊

[@Burning_Babylon]

Beautiful to see a woman write that so many years later. Your a real one

[@djpano13]

I’m sure he’s still singing it to you!

[@rondanorris5504]

@@djpano13 Thank you 😃

[@adanenero]

MIS MÁS GRANDES RESPETOS PARA USTED Y SU ESPOSO QUE EN PAZ DESCANSE!!!!!💐💐💐💐

[@TheWarpedZappa]

This is when hip hop was actually good.

[@peterveer7798]

i love it

[@nikolasw1119]

Old head

[@marcusfox7001]

@@nikolasw1119 yep. better than anything now

[@RanjanDuttaRoy]

Hip Hop has been and will always be fantastic and beautiful, I think you're excluding yourself from the culture by making a statement like that. Dope MCs are still around and nostalgia blurs your vision bro

[@danamontero514]

I'm a white boy from Louisiana and I'm 45 going to be 46 I got so much play off of that song props to you LL! 🤝🤜🤛😎

[@CassandraWilliams-is8ki]

When rap was clean greatmusic LL COOL J phenomenal ❤

[@MsJessicamolina]

Why can't there be more music like this then now 🤔

[@firstnamestephenlastnamecu7413]

Jessica Molina women nowdays don't deserve this kinda empowerment

[@arturogonzalez5694]

Jessica Molina g shit

[@nenezaze3252]

Because you didn't finish your milk.

[@jaxsonjewell9723]

Rolando Las del recuerdo yeah

[@teyonnaaustin27]

Men too

[@zaydenpene9209]

I’m finna be listening to this in 2020 Anyone else???

[@cookycooky1627]

Me

[@geoffreyjonathanwilson5826]

Zayden Pene I am!

[@joseramirez-cc1mz]

You finna learn how to speak proper english correctly for 2020 lol

[@facethefactsl2612]

Mane y’all weird

[@doannapruitt2060]

Me

[@grainofsalt7401]

''You still love you me or not?'' ''Yeah! '' ''Cool.'' LOOOOOOL THE ROMANCE IS REAL ON THAT ONE

[@gloriahill2476]

Who jamming in....2024....❤❤❤

[@youalready1207]

I need love

[@YoungR3]

Yessuh

[@DanielMartinez-zo6yg]

iam bad

[@salinaavila4598]

Me 😂❤

[@AntoninoTonyLopez]

Right here

[@1974Asha]

CLASSIC, BEAUTIFUL, PURE POETRY, EXACTLY WHAT RAP USED TO BE

[@kennethbumphus9737]

dig, dat real shit..... (82)

[@westsideroaches2187]

ur obviously white

[@reginaweaver779]

Say that!

[@rodneybolding8654]

Westside Roaches21 only young heads assume everything! fuck!!!

[@rodneybolding8654]

Yasin BMT the 90's were different than the 80's.. these were the 80's, cats weren't to amp up on calling females bitches

[@alfonsinobombardieri]

What a beautiful period of Rap in the late 80s. For me, the best time of this musical genre. LL Cool J, Run DMC, Neneh Cherry, Derek B, Public Enemy, MC Hammer, Eric B and Rakim, Salt 'N Pepa, Beastie Boys, Snap. What years..

[@eduardoguerrero2791]

Big Daddy kane , Biz markie, kool G rap , Master ace, EPMD the list goes on

[@KELPacino]

Grandmaster Flash, NWA , NAUGHTY BY NATURE

[@sfknns]

It was a great era but 90s for me.

[@vanman757]

Do you mean to say, what's yours not, what years, I take it ?!

[@alfonsinobombardieri]

@@vanman757 No no, I mean that these have been splendid years for this kind of music and not only for rap music, but also for Pop, New Wave, Dark, Dance, Acid-House, House Music. I mean the 80s were great for music and luckily I lived through them. Have you lived them?

[@JayRocNikes]

wow this is crazy seeing how much music changed over the years. I'm sad that I didn't grow up in this era

[@carefulkiddcapo4119]

Kodak black stole his instrumental

[@vanman757]

What about that, "Necro - I Need Drugs" version, have you ever heard that one ?! Lol... 🤣

[@asiastreets4032]

In 80s all kind of music was art, still one of the best rap music

[@AlayjaSims]

Asia Streets :)

[@perrinjackson6707]

sleeping on them 80's

[@rubenbustamante1828]

When RAP music was great . Im 44 years old and i still miss this era .

[@siobhandeguerin9221]

Same here.

[@rubenbustamante1828]

@Maurice Clemons When I was a kid I use to wish to go to the future but now as a 44 year old I wish I can go back to the 80s and relive the 80s and 90s all over again. Life was better back then in my opinion. Be safe out there 🙏👍

[@mikeg.4262]

Amen I'm 53. White. And tru RESPECT for L.L. Incredibly real. NOT "attitude" Wrap. Not continuously hating. I bow down.

[@rubenbustamante1828]

@@mikeg.4262 Right on brother👍😎

[@nicholasleive5179]

40 here, was a boy rocking out to this, now a man who know when to put this on and slide in the shower with my girl. I respect this song for it's amazing what happens next when you play it in your 40s lol.

[@babygirl3615]

Who else on a old school music marathon during this Quarantine 🙌💙🔥

[@joeystearman5558]

Me all the time!

[@coxcochrane]

Yeah boyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@ginapadilla2842]

ME and I FEEL OLD AF class of 87

[@corym9063]

Yesssir... listen to nas and old jay z while your at it!!

[@Smangalisomngoma09]

I do it every year every day i dont listen new school so no

[@gnomeking6568]

LL Gives brothers a SMALL Glimpse of hope... A True classic, from a true LEGEND!

[@marksprunger8936]

Wow! I remember hearing this song for the first time around '87 when I was in 4th grade! This is what you call the Golden Age of Rap! Nothing trashy or derivative about! Pure originality and coolness. What really caught my attention was the innocence and cheeriness of all of those young kids in the crowd; it was like they had just witnessed something from another world and better place. Thank you L.L. Cool J.

[@dl2310]

Young black love in the 80s. Beautiful. His lady is a true sista, sweet and pretty. No glam needed. Good ol days

[@RaielleEfeniuLeishu]

A Classic From A True Legend!!! 2023 still bumpin' this❤️❤️❤️

[@ZoeMelia-dv3uv]

Wat a tune ❤❤❤❤

[@ginaartiglio8978]

This was my favorite song as a teenager still banging in 2022

[@t.m.g3357]

How old are you now?

[@ginaartiglio8978]

@@t.m.g3357 why are you asking

[@michaelssegovia2424]

Yes I do honestly

[@djfatglasses6514]

Gina welch you are very beautiful

[@t.m.g3357]

@@ginaartiglio8978 this song came out in the 80s to be a teenager when this song came out would mean you where born in the 70s I'm guessing your in your 40s?

[@darrelllewissr9413]

LL is one of the best MC's of all time. I grew up in this era

[@Lowari2007]

If you listen to this in 2019 you have awesome musical taste

[@pecador_tor]

Thamks

[@Onethoughtatatime]

Fo shooooo

[@kjaersdalen]

Lowari2007 Thank you

[@jordanmonroe8720]

Thanks

[@ACQTX.Bohlen]

☺

[@DianneCole-tl9iu]

the 90s I went to see ll cool j in Brighton live with public enemy and Eric b and rakim too and was so good llcoolj got in the crowd and was so cool back then it was brilliant

[@MrOldeastdallas]

80s and 90s must have been the best years.

[@80s_Boombox_Collector]

#facts

[@ginapadilla2842]

IT WAS !! Classics

[@amberfredricks3138]

best music ever

[@michaelfrazia4569]

The music,movies, shows, and overall vibe in the 80s was magic..never to be duplicated

[@goodhumourwagon]

I was 11 when this came out and had the album on casette.

[@jterhodes]

Never stop loving this song. A classic

[@ronc166]

2020-2023 generation needs more music like this. They need love.

[@larry2209]

So true. Love this vibe!

[@ronc166]

@@CheaOfficial I completely understand. It takes time to find the right beat & rhyme in old vibes. It's great to listen to all sounds of music. Plus, I'm looking forward to the show in September. One thing i can say, back in the day, it was all about "LOW BASS in sound". Plus, each rapper had their own beat style. Today, all sound the same. Personal opinion of course. Peace...

[@motorradundfahrrad725]

The most of them don't even know what love is

[@VivianMedina-ki7us]

Fr

[@gordocarbo]

they need parents who will do thier job.

[@galaxiepixiedinogoo13]

I wuz 7 years old. My brother played this awesome muziC on his record player🙌😌That’s how I heard this awesomeness and more. It wuz fantastic! Still know all the words.

[@sierraleigh6380]

i was born in the early 2000s, and i'd have to agree with most of these people here. rap and hip-hop today is nowhere near as good as old-school. i'm young, and i wasn't born during the time this song came out, but i'm blessed to have been exposed to it. i'd have to thank my parents for that.

[@jiraiya4lifeacc259]

sierra leigh same im 14 and im still arguing with ppl about how much better this is

[@illMoneyTV]

I Salute You!!!! Thanks for that RESPECT!!!

[@vionjefferson5229]

100% simple I'm 18 and this still tight.

[@cflo1386]

Respect to all who enjoy old school.

[@gmiles5863]

I was in that time i agree the music back then was way better than now

[@Trill.wrld_]

Who still jamming to this in 2024??

[@TownBizz-r1d]

1 Luv from Oakland

[@___Skylar___]

Me. Kiss from France ! ♥

[@susiemathis1471]

Just watched the halftime show and Usher reminds me of LL. That’s what brought me here.

[@morakaevans6905]

Me from South Africa 🇿🇦🔥🔥🔥

[@katiepop3442]

2024 and forever❤❤❤

[@lonewolf2591]

“My body tingles all over from the slightest touch Of your hand and understand I'll be frozen in time Till we meet face to face and you tell me you're mine If I find you, girl, I swear I'll be a good man I'm not gonna leave it in destiny's hands” I felt that

[@tyreehoward5294]

Get emtions

[@tyreehoward5294]

Emtions

[@TheMuzikall]

Pure Flowetery

[@unleashedhounds]

the production on this song is incredible. you can pump it to max volume and its still crisp and clean

[@rosedervis]

I remember when I was about 11 I used to steal this single from my sisters room listening to it over & over. I still know all the words 30 years later & still love this song.

[@AngelaM731]

When videos actually had a storyline.... still one of the best rap/r&b ballads

[@CJ85...]

This rapper is a lot more different then others...

[@kensley94]

Thats because hes one or even the first that mixed rap with romance and thus created rap rnb which later became very popular around 2002

[@leefithian3704]

Very unique

[@DeathHelper420]

@@kensley94 exactly. This is as crazy new when Fantasy by Old dirty Bastard came out w mariah carey AND Maria Carey's team said it was bad for her image. And she ended up making the first R n B mixed w Hip Hop. Her Team didn't believe in it and the song became number 1 on the billboards for I think a month

[@osikanii]

@@DeathHelper420 What? Mariah Carey's "Fantasy" ended up becoming the "first R&B mixed with hip hop'?? That song came out in 1995. Keith Sweat's "Why Me Baby" featuring LL came out all the way back in 1992. I can name about 10 other songs of the R&B-hip hop combo that preceded the release of Fantasy.

[@youknowwhoyouare2269]

@@kensley94 note that with every "hardcore" rapper that whined about rap & r&b (or rap&bullsht)- at no point was LL EVER included in the namecalling

[@TavardoReasias]

Here after the LL Cool J Interview. This still bumping, that's why folks you have to make quality music. It will and believe me when I say, it will stand the test of time 😎😎😎

[@jojojacques810]

I was 13 when this song dropped and I’m showing it to my 19 year old son now! ❤️

[@katiepop3442]

I was 9😂😂😂

[@gordocarbo]

awesome!! was 16 when this came out...just ran away from home. Wore this tape out like there was no tomorrow. Parents listened to elevator music lol

[@vqsstudio]

That drum beat is dope. I miss those kinda ol skool beats.

[@francisvebert5830]

You right ! It's dope!

[@angc1456]

still relevant !

[@NLNBPROMOTION]

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[@vader_zim1461]

Yes...its a beautifully sick beat..i love it

[@titorios1416]

Ll doesn't get enough respect 😑

[@eqrommel]

Summer 87...damn this was the real!

[@flyerboy2594]

Dang...

[@Q_Sosa]

I was born in 95 and I'm 20 years old and I feel like the 80's and 90's was the best time to be alive because of hip hop sports and everything it's like that time frame was so dope.. Just look at how everybody dressed and listen to the music..

[@flyerboy2594]

Q Sosa using the word dope? yousa '00 nega

[@trinoply]

+flyer boy We still say Dope in Cali, all colors.

[@jamsongs5808]

I miss the 80's-90's rap n r&b so much better then garbage today!!!!!

[@SmileyRulez-08]

I’m beginning to understand more everyday 🎶🎵this man is the truth Brooklyn 4eever….. I miss it All

[@togonumber]

Queens,NY

[@sammiework435]

Wow! He was so going when he was rapping and I believe that LL Cool J came a long way with his music since they all need love out there. LL Cool J is best known for making all of the hits for making love towards the ladies who are so fortunate and easy to get when you meet them. They need to do a tribute for LL Cool J one of these days at the Bet Awards.

[@charlesstull4582]

LL will always be one of the best in the business. I'm 42 now & still like this

[@80s_Boombox_Collector]

Because you know what real music is

[@chriswalls5831]

Grew up listening to this 80s

[@johnbentley1495]

Never gets old, here forever

[@GoHARD99]

Yes I. Remember me and my girl went to see LL I was holding her then LL came back on stage and rap this she was like gone ran right to the front of the stage did not say a word to me she just took off lol but I was happy she was happy oh she is now my wife of 21 years

[@kathyo166]

That's beautiful. Keep going.....

[@carolynhowell9768]

That's so sweet

[@tmm4633]

My man! That's how it's done! Marriage is work. Some people don't get that. Wishing you another 21 and more

[@CodyCole80]

Larry Small That’s SO SWEET! ❤️

[@ericluriergo8251]

Sweet.

[@baburavganpatravapte]

rhyming... A1 delivery.... A1 beats........ A1 story telling.... A1

[@emiliorebenga443]

GOAT

[@margaretspeaks2386]

abhishek uniyal A+

[@dbrown4279]

listen to that beat...that masterpeice!!!

[@carolynhowell9768]

Word

[@JustinBarger-qd5hs]

And it's not even his...

[@highlywired2675]

@@JustinBarger-qd5hs ha

[@EatinOffMyOwnPlate]

Facts

[@abedawg94]

So who’s is it??

[@Slattemout]

2024 I’m shedding tears coming back from AC

[@ChristianKrean]

"You still love me or what?" "Yeah" "Cool"

[@soniacrammond1616]

I will love you always... Forever!!!

[@oguzsimsek2]

Boyz n tha hood style🤣

[@cosmicentity7093]

Smooth as hell

[@damianderkson9274]

He is a true hip hop Pioneer!

[@ricardocuevas7815]

THANK YOU LL for this. Makes me smile just like it did back in 87 when I was a teenager. Still kills today.

[@jose-raphaellevy-cochaud1821]

Magnifique et romantique, j'écoutais cette chabson jeune à Paris et j'ai mis deux jours à la retrouver ! Merci ! Nous avons tous besoins d'amour ❤.

[@Jean-Matteo]

Use to love this video.... The girl in the video was STRAIGHT UP NATURAL BEAUTY!!!!

[@petergomez976]

In real life she(he) was - with all honesty- in fact, born a male. Justin O'Neil, not Jessica O'Neil, but what does it matter with such genuine NATURAL BEAUTY- thats the magic of LOVE ?

[@lamonthilliard5038]

@@petergomez976 you lying

[@stacyd.yeager2311]

Love this video!! It's my favorite, natural beautiful girl in the video with so much class. LL you really set the standard. No other slow rap can compare.

[@serenawayop1827]

When I'm alone in my room Sometimes I stare at the wall And in the back of my mind I hear my conscience call Telling me I need a girl who's as sweet as a dove For the first time in my life, I see I need love There I was, giggling about the games That I had played with many hearts and I'm not saying no names Then the thought occurred, Tear drops made my eyes burn As I said to myself, "Look what you've done to her" I can feel it inside, I can't explain how it feels All I know is that I'll never dish another raw deal Playing make believe, pretending that I'm true Holding in my laugh as I say that I love you Saying amore, kissing you on the ear Whispering "I love you" and "I'll always be near" Although I often reminisce, I can't believe that I've found A desire for true love, floating around Inside my soul, because my soul is cold One half of me deserves to be this way till I'm old But the other half, needs affection and joy And the warmth that is created by a girl and a boy I need love I need love Romance, sheer delight, how sweet I've got to find me a girl to make my life complete You can scratch my back, we'll get cozy and huddle I'll lay down my jacket so you can walk over a puddle Give you a rose, pull out your chair before we eat Kiss you on the cheek and say "Ooh girl, you're so sweet" It's De Ja Vu, whenever I'm with you I can go on forever telling you what I'll do But where you at? You're neither here nor there I swear, I can't find you anywhere Damn sure you ain't in my closet, or under my rug This love search, is really making me bugged And if you know who you are, why don't you make yourself seen? Take a chance with my love and you'll find out what I mean Fantasies can run, but they can't hide And when I find you I'ma pour all my love inside I need love I need love I wanna kiss you, hold you, never scold you, just love you Suck on your neck, caress you and rub you Grind, mold, and never be alone If you're not standing next to me you're on the phone Can't you hear it in my voice? I need love bad I've got money but love's something I never had I need your ruby red lips, sweet face and all I love you more than a man, who's ten feet tall I watch the sun rise, in your eyes We're so in love, when we hug, we become paralyzed Our bodies explode in extacy unreal You're as soft as a pillow and I'm as hard as steel It's like a dream land, I can't lie, I've never been there Maybe this is an experience that me and you can share Clean and unsoiled, yet sweaty and wet I swear to you, this is something I'll never forget I need love I need love See what I mean? I've changed, I'm no longer A playboy on the run, I need something that's stronger Friendship, trust, honor respect, admiration This whole experience has been such a revelation It's taught me love, and how to be a real man To always be considerate and do all I can Protect you, you're my lady and you mean so much My body tingles all over with the slightest touch Of your hand, and understand, I'll be frozen in time Till we meet face to face and you tell me you're mine If I find you girl, I swear I'll be a good man I'm not gonna leave it, in destiny's hand I can't sit and wait, for my princess to arrive I gotta struggle and fight, to keep my dream alive I'd search the whole world for that special girl And when I finally find you, watch our love unfurl I need love I need love Girl, listen to me. When I be sitting in my room, all alone, staring at the wall, Fantasies, they go through my mind. And, I've come to realize that, I need true love. And if you want to give it to me girl, make yourself seen. I'll be waiting, I love you.

[@northwestkidmarc]

Timeless classic here ll killed this and been a legend for years 😊🔥🔥🔥💯👏 this amazing

[@zanalizarraga2948]

This song never gets old.❤️

[@tmghuncho]

Facts 💯

[@markwhittaker6866]

You got that right.

[@thomasdenis6240]

Never

[@MrBambrickRaps]

I love 💕 this man

[@michaeljones102]

True

[@alexisgreen-hernandez7086]

I love this song old school rap was the best.

[@OsvaldoBarbosa-zh3lz]

Oi.ok

[@kanaxrecords1233]

This song is a legend💞

[@angelar1083]

Need Love

[@tmghuncho]

Facts 💯

[@tmghuncho]

@@angelar1083 Ong

[@reginaldthomas552]

Can you believe this was hip-hop kids?

[@raycharles178]

Mann y'all will never understand. I'm 32 now. Fuuuuuck. The memories! Is there a time machine??😞😟

[@escueme]

Ray Charles you got older siblings? 🤔

[@paulevans4199]

Where's the time machine...PLEASE...

[@shawncarpenter1972]

This was way before your time...you were listening to backstreet boys

[@TheRealMerBer]

When I was in high school, LL Cool J moved down the block from me. There were a bunch of celebrities that lived nearby, but LL's career was on fire and my friends & I were huge fans, sooo... we decided to welcome him to the neighborhood (I'm cringing as I'm sharing this), We walked up to his door & rang the bell, someone answered the door (later learned it was one of his bodyguards) & asked if he could help us. My friends didn't say anything so I tried to stay cool & blurted out "Hi! Is LL home?", like a kid knocking on a friend's door to come out to play. The guy stared at us for what felt like eternity before he said no "LL" isn't home (he emphasized the LL which I'm assuming meant no one who knows him actually calls him that😂) But it wasn't a total fail, my friends had started cracking up laughing after I spoke up & apparently decided to hell with dignity lol. Eventually the guy let us inside, we sat at the kitchen island bar and he gave us drinks (non alcoholic). LL was, in fact, not home. After that day we'd run into him many times, never knowing if he found out about the girls who rang his doorbell

[@kaohsiung99]

Nice post!

[@maryannestewart2384]

Funny story Meredith and you and your friends must of thought you were cool running into LL Cool J though? Did he use to talk to you or was he to cool back then to talk to girls? 😆😂😉💚🦹‍♀️

[@bangtan_armythang4389]

Yo what a story 😂😂😭

[@latoshastanfield5523]

Wow what a story!

[@ajohnson7881]

I love your story it's very nice 👍

[@Epgameboy05]

Have absolutely loved this song since I first heard it at age 7. Great work L.L. Pure masterpiece.

[@alinafermendes791]

LL COOL J energy on this track is insane! With a little guidance from the video on my channel about how artists are blowing up, he is now getting the attention he deserves

[@trentwillams7805]

LL Cool J is the coolest rapper singer 😊

[@AvaCarmichael]

1987!! This song will never get old ❤️