LL Cool J je prvi reper koji je dobio nagradu Kennedy Centra

Nagradu u Centru za umjetnost John F. Kennedy dobili su također Lionel Richie, Gloria Estefan, televizijski producent Norman Lear i glumica Carmen de Lavallade.

LL Cool J se očitovao o nagradi na Instagramu, kazavši da svi u sebi imaju alate potrebne kako bi se ispunila svrha.

"Ovo je za one koji su došli zbog mene i one koji su me pratili. Poslati smo na ovu planetu da volimo i inspirišemo jedni druge. Manifestujmo naše snove i učinimo ih stvarnošću. Nadam se da sam vas inspirisao jer sam apsolutno inspirisan vama", napisao je LL Cool J.

I believe that we are built to do anything we put our minds and proper actions to. You have all the tools inside you that are required for you to fulfill your GOD given purpose. This one is for those who came before me and those who followed me. We were sent to this planet to love and inspire one another. Manifest our dreams and make them a reality. I hope you’re inspired by me because I’m absolutely Inspired by you. Mic check 1212 Let’s ride!! 🎤 #KCHonors #StateDepartmentDinner #hiphop

A post shared by LLCOOLJ (@llcoolj) on Dec 2, 2017 at 11:35pm PST