With a virtually 4 decades-long profession, you’d suppose that LL Cool J would have a film about his meteoric rise. Sadly, he doesn’t. Nevertheless, which will change quickly. The OG rapper and Kennedy Center Honoree not too long ago took to social media to tease the thought of constructing a biopic about his life. One actor particularly has made it recognized he would love the chance to painting the legendary hitmaker.
“Ought to I do a biopic?” LL Cool J tweeted on Thursday (January 12).
Following the submit’s response on social media, followers instantly began suggesting who may play the rap lothario. However one selection stands out from the remaining. Former The Wire actor and 90210 star Mack Wilds quoted the tweet making an official plea for the potential position, saying, “I mean… what are we talking about?” he wrote with a smiley face emoji.
In a latest interview, the actor gushed about paying the enduring rapper.
“Hell, sure! I’d like to play LL,” Wilds told HipHopDX. “I’ve been making an attempt to determine if he’d do a biopic for years.”
Wilds then recalled when his father took him to his first live performance, and LL Cool J was performing, noting that his love of the rapper-turned-actor started there.
“LL was my very first live performance,” he defined. “He did a free live performance at Wingate Park in Brooklyn. My dad took me ’trigger he noticed I actually related to his music. He was my first understanding of stage presence.”
