LL Cool J “Billie Jean Dream (MJ Tribute)”
LL Cool J has always had this amazing ability to go years without dropping anything really worthwhile, then out of nowhere bust out with a gem that makes you re-realize how much of a respectable hip hop icon he is. His latest release, the MJ-tributing “Billie Jean Dream” is one of those records.
Atop “BJ”’s still dynamite instrumental, LL relates a dream-inspired fantasy in which he’s viewing the world through Mike’s eyes, and through crisp lyricism, he effectively reminds the bling-adorned emcees of today that when it comes to swagger, no one on the corner could beat the King of Pop.
“Iced out glove on a Bentley wheel/ Look at how I’m spinnin’, your boy’s so real/ Number one in the world, imagine how it feel/ To hit up Sony for a billion on a deal”, he opens, one of many highlights of a solid single verse that references everything from MJ’s shrewd businessman chops (“Buy out the Beatles/ Tell Paul to chill…”) to how he might have felt towards the overabundance of Mike wannabes in the current pop/ R&B market (“All of y’all emanate from one source/ Try to imitate it, but you can’t pull it off”).
A brilliant nod from one G.O.A.T. to another, this easily lands as one of the best MJ tributes we’ve heard so far in a year sure to bring plenty more. Hell, it’s so good, we’ve now actually become super excited for LL’s next project. Color us surprised.
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