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Rapper LL Cool J at Primm arena
Only milk and mayflies expire faster than most rappers' careers. Hip-hop often treats its elders like unwanted houseguests, as it's an of-the-moment genre constantly turning the page on one MC to discover the next.
But LL Cool J is something of an anomaly. More than decades into his career, he can still play arenas and notch top 10 albums.
His appeal is broad: He's smooth-talking and well-sculpted for the ladies, while he's a braggadocio and ballsy enough to appeal to the fellas.
Don't call it a comeback; he's been here for years.
See LL Cool J at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Star of the Desert Arena, I-15 at Primm. Tickets are $21.95-$49.45; call 386-7867.
-- JASON BRACELIN
