Early 1993 was a transition period of sorts for Big Apple hip-hop, including the fifth album from this New York legend. I was 14 years old when LL Cool J’s fifth LP 14 Shots To The Dome dropped.

An curved arrow pointing right. At 48 years old, LL Cool J still maintains the physique of an NFL linebacker in his prime. I interviewed the world-famous rapper and actor at his office in Los ...