LL Cool J Is The First Rapper To Receive A Kennedy Center Honor

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LL Cool J is one of hip hop’s most decorated and honored artists, and on Sunday night he received a Kennedy Center Honor. The man born James Todd Smith, became the first rapper to achieve the distinction. Other 2017 honorees included Gloria Estefan, Lionel Richie and Norman Lear. 

LL Cool J Celebrates Kennedy Center Honor

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