LL Cool J is officially an empty nester, and he’s “doing it well.” Recently, the rapper-turned-actor opened up about what life is like with his kids now out of the house.
“I take life as it comes, and I’m just enjoying myself. And like I said, you’re put on this planet to maximize your potential. And so my life isn’t defined by the fact that my kids graduated college, which I’m very happy for them,” he told People magazine. “They have to go after their dreams, and I have to continue to go after mine and make sure that I’m fulfilling my purpose on this planet.”
Now that his four children — Nina, 23; Samaria, 27; Italia, 32, and Najee, 33 — have all moved out, LL Cool J is returning to his work in the “NCIS” universe. In 2009, the rapper joined the beloved TV franchise’s Los Angeles spinoff. After taking a hiatus from the series, LL Cool J will reprise his role on “NCIS Hawai’i.”
“I must go after what’s in my spirit or what I’m inspired to go after. And so that’s how I approach life. You know what I mean? So that never changed. That doesn’t change, whether the kids were in school or out of school,” he added.
Like any parent, the star is proud to see his children grow up — even if that includes awkward encounters with his daughters’ boyfriends. Raising three girls, LL Cool J has met his share of nervous young men wanting to date his daughters.
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“Yeah, I’ve had some moments where some boyfriends have given me awkward handshakes and stuff like that,” he said, per People. “They can’t figure out how they want to [approach me], you know what I mean? And I’ve seen the bottom lip with the tremor … All that tremor lip and all that. When we see tremor lips, how are you going to handle the world if you tremor lip with me? You want to be a little more solid than that.”
Beyond dating, the rapper was adamant about…
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