LL Cool J Trusted the Man Who Nearly Killed His Mother. It Cost Him Millions

In 1972, in Queens, LL Cool J's father shot his mother and his grandfather. LL was 4 years old. He forgave him. Years later, he made that same man his manager, and says he was left owing $2 million to the IRS. In 2024 he still said: "I love him, he was a good guy." From Def Jam and Mama Said Knock You Out to the Canibus war, Simone's cancer, the 2012 intruder, Finding Your Roots and his talk with Trevor Noah, this is the life behind the Kangol. Would you have given him the job, or does forgiving someone stop at the front door? Tell us in the comments. 0:00 Cold open 2:40 Raised without him 4:56 The name on the label 7:41 The challenger 10:19 The price of trust 12:24 I make my own rules 15:44 A knot on her leg 17:54 Special agent LL 20:38 Blood and name 25:06 Three readings #LLCoolJ #hiphop #DefJam #NCIS #truecelebritystories