First rapper to admit that he needs love

The reason why I love LL cool J. He was a lover. Not a gangster. He was about love.

Happy 56th Birthday LL Cool J!(Born January 14, 1968)😃🥳🎂🎉🎊🎈🎁🍾🥂👍🏾👏🏾🙌🏾

Why cannot Hip Hop go back to this one of the greatest song ever made!

1987 LL Cool J flipped the script on hip hop! This song will never get old...

when i met my girl .... this is the tune i played to her ... she is now my wife ... 25 years on x TUNE ;)

I think everyone that grew up to this song knows the entire song by heart ❤️. When music was good. In my opinion the '80s and '90s will always have the best music 💯

One of the sickest beats ever made for sure

This song absolutely blew me away in the 80's. This song still blows me away today. Not many people could have known that rap could be performed and recorded in this tender delicate style.

Who’s here in 2020 wishing this kind of love still existed

If you're still rocking this you're 💯

Who still jamming to this in 2024??

Ain't no rappers busting a slow jam rapping like this this day in age. A lyrical genius. My fav!

I don't care how old I get. I am 45 and still listening to this. Total highschool flashback ❤️ driving the old 17 to Santa Cruz with LL blasting

This song never gets old. Such a classic

A Classic From A True Legend!!! 2023 still bumpin' this❤️❤️❤️

Now this is poetry. It has stood the test of time. Plus, you can play the song anywhere and it will stand out.

Who still jamming to this in 2019??

When rap was clean greatmusic LL COOL J phenomenal ❤

Never stop loving this song. A classic

What happen to the old love man😟. Look at this. No curse words, calling females hoes or bitches. Bring this back man

I'm a huge metalhead, but I've grown up around all music and I NEED LOVE is one of my #1 favorite rap songs of all time

Who jamming in....2024....❤❤❤

I was 13 when this song dropped and I’m showing it to my 19 year old son now! ❤️

This is an absolute masterpiece…it is beautiful, timeless, and I will listen to this forever.

CLASSIC, BEAUTIFUL, PURE POETRY, EXACTLY WHAT RAP USED TO BE

Greatest hip hop love song Ever!!!!!

I can never stop with this song❤️‍🔥

This beat was hard AF!! 🔥🔥

When rap was rap ,with love ,not hate, listen to the message .I love you all .

THANK YOU LL for this. Makes me smile just like it did back in 87 when I was a teenager. Still kills today.

May 12th 2024 im here who wit me ,,, happy mother's day ladies

THIS WAS MY MAMAS SONG WE USED TO GO DOWN THE ROAD BOPPIN TO THIS THE THE SPEAKERS BOOMING VOLUME UP TO 100...I really wish she was still here

My late husband 💟 had dedicated & would sing this song to me. This was the 1st song he ever sang to me. My Kevin passed away in 2006. 🎵 I miss him so much, but, this song makes me smile. Thanks LL. 💕

Grew up listening to this 80s

2020-2023 generation needs more music like this. They need love.

"I need something that stronger friendship, trust, honor, respect & admiration this whole experience have been such a revelation"

This hit harder now as an adult paying my bills and living on my own..... I need a girl😟

*_This song and Heavy D & The Boys' "Don't You Know" were the first two rap ballads. Although LL COOL J's "I Need Love" released first, Heavy D said in an interview, that his ballad was completed BEFORE LL COOL J's track but "I Need Love" hit the radio waves first and so rap fans swill always recall that LL COOL J's song was officially the first rap ballad._* 🧐

No mention of guns or drugs, just love. How do I still remember every word of this…? 😍😍

Still loving it in 2020, who is with me

I'm 40 years of age and this is still as good now as it was when i was a kid. Big L is the goat.

Masterpiece Avec un son ultra minimaliste composé seulement d'une TR-808, et d'un piano électrique, sur lequel vient se poser sa voix très douce, LL COOL J a composé un chef d’œuvre du Rap. Chapeau bas l'artiste 3:39 Ce rapper est la définition même de la Classe!

If you listening to this in 2023 and if you don’t feel loved I pray that love finds you or you find love ❤️ and if not remember God loves you ❤

good music will never be "old"

I'm a white boy from Louisiana and I'm 45 going to be 46 I got so much play off of that song props to you LL! 🤝🤜🤛😎

Love is the gentle whisper of the heart, a timeless symphony that binds souls in an eternal embrace. It is the sunrise that paints the sky in hues of hope and the moonlight that casts a silver glow on shared dreams. Love is the tender touch that speaks volumes without a word, the silent understanding that transcends time and space. It is the laughter that fills the air with joy and the quiet moments of togetherness that create a haven of peace. Love is the melody that plays softly in the background of our lives, guiding us through the peaks and valleys with unwavering grace.

Just listened to ur interview on "Fresh Air", u said, "at the time, admitting u needed love didn't make u feel soft, u were only stating a fact", u asked, & the Universe blessed u with a good woman whom you've been with for a very long time, bless u, ur a good man! 😇🥳🥳💚

Yes I. Remember me and my girl went to see LL I was holding her then LL came back on stage and rap this she was like gone ran right to the front of the stage did not say a word to me she just took off lol but I was happy she was happy oh she is now my wife of 21 years

When I was in high school, LL Cool J moved down the block from me. There were a bunch of celebrities that lived nearby, but LL's career was on fire and my friends & I were huge fans, sooo... we decided to welcome him to the neighborhood (I'm cringing as I'm sharing this), We walked up to his door & rang the bell, someone answered the door (later learned it was one of his bodyguards) & asked if he could help us. My friends didn't say anything so I tried to stay cool & blurted out "Hi! Is LL home?", like a kid knocking on a friend's door to come out to play. The guy stared at us for what felt like eternity before he said no "LL" isn't home (he emphasized the LL which I'm assuming meant no one who knows him actually calls him that😂) But it wasn't a total fail, my friends had started cracking up laughing after I spoke up & apparently decided to hell with dignity lol. Eventually the guy let us inside, we sat at the kitchen island bar and he gave us drinks (non alcoholic). LL was, in fact, not home. After that day we'd run into him many times, never knowing if he found out about the girls who rang his doorbell

I’m beginning to understand more everyday 🎶🎵this man is the truth Brooklyn 4eever….. I miss it All

Never gets old, here forever

2020 I'm 49 my daughter is 17-she absolutely love my song.

This is when hip hop was actually good.

I remember me and my brother rapping this song my brother is in heaven now

First rapper to do R&b and with his own show i still watch it today i fell in love with this one❤❤

I’m finna be listening to this in 2020 Anyone else???

''You still love you me or not?'' ''Yeah! '' ''Cool.'' LOOOOOOL THE ROMANCE IS REAL ON THAT ONE

First rapper i fell in love with as an 8 yr old 1987❤❤❤

Back in the good old days when love was allowed to be between a boy and a girl like God designed it but now that’s forbidden talk and not trendy we are doomed

What a beautiful period of Rap in the late 80s. For me, the best time of this musical genre. LL Cool J, Run DMC, Neneh Cherry, Derek B, Public Enemy, MC Hammer, Eric B and Rakim, Salt 'N Pepa, Beastie Boys, Snap. What years..

“My body tingles all over from the slightest touch Of your hand and understand I'll be frozen in time Till we meet face to face and you tell me you're mine If I find you, girl, I swear I'll be a good man I'm not gonna leave it in destiny's hands” I felt that

80's & 90's Rappers please come back to save the hip hop!!

Great singer to an awesome actor.......

If you listen to this in 2019 you have awesome musical taste

This was my favorite song as a teenager still banging in 2022

Im 21 and still jamming to this, 60s-90s will always be my taste in music, i love oldies tho and i mean like james brown, brenton woods, and billy stewart

LL Gives brothers a SMALL Glimpse of hope... A True classic, from a true LEGEND!

2 thousands dislikes...........they need love!

Summer 87...damn this was the real!

Like if your here in 2024 ❤

LL THE COOL J !!! ♥

When I'm alone in my room Sometimes I stare at the wall And in the back of my mind I hear my conscience call Telling me I need a girl who's as sweet as a dove For the first time in my life, I see I need love There I was, giggling about the games That I had played with many hearts and I'm not saying no names Then the thought occurred, Tear drops made my eyes burn As I said to myself, "Look what you've done to her" I can feel it inside, I can't explain how it feels All I know is that I'll never dish another raw deal Playing make believe, pretending that I'm true Holding in my laugh as I say that I love you Saying amore, kissing you on the ear Whispering "I love you" and "I'll always be near" Although I often reminisce, I can't believe that I've found A desire for true love, floating around Inside my soul, because my soul is cold One half of me deserves to be this way till I'm old But the other half, needs affection and joy And the warmth that is created by a girl and a boy I need love I need love Romance, sheer delight, how sweet I've got to find me a girl to make my life complete You can scratch my back, we'll get cozy and huddle I'll lay down my jacket so you can walk over a puddle Give you a rose, pull out your chair before we eat Kiss you on the cheek and say "Ooh girl, you're so sweet" It's De Ja Vu, whenever I'm with you I can go on forever telling you what I'll do But where you at? You're neither here nor there I swear, I can't find you anywhere Damn sure you ain't in my closet, or under my rug This love search, is really making me bugged And if you know who you are, why don't you make yourself seen? Take a chance with my love and you'll find out what I mean Fantasies can run, but they can't hide And when I find you I'ma pour all my love inside I need love I need love I wanna kiss you, hold you, never scold you, just love you Suck on your neck, caress you and rub you Grind, mold, and never be alone If you're not standing next to me you're on the phone Can't you hear it in my voice? I need love bad I've got money but love's something I never had I need your ruby red lips, sweet face and all I love you more than a man, who's ten feet tall I watch the sun rise, in your eyes We're so in love, when we hug, we become paralyzed Our bodies explode in extacy unreal You're as soft as a pillow and I'm as hard as steel It's like a dream land, I can't lie, I've never been there Maybe this is an experience that me and you can share Clean and unsoiled, yet sweaty and wet I swear to you, this is something I'll never forget I need love I need love See what I mean? I've changed, I'm no longer A playboy on the run, I need something that's stronger Friendship, trust, honor respect, admiration This whole experience has been such a revelation It's taught me love, and how to be a real man To always be considerate and do all I can Protect you, you're my lady and you mean so much My body tingles all over with the slightest touch Of your hand, and understand, I'll be frozen in time Till we meet face to face and you tell me you're mine If I find you girl, I swear I'll be a good man I'm not gonna leave it, in destiny's hand I can't sit and wait, for my princess to arrive I gotta struggle and fight, to keep my dream alive I'd search the whole world for that special girl And when I finally find you, watch our love unfurl I need love I need love Girl, listen to me. When I be sitting in my room, all alone, staring at the wall, Fantasies, they go through my mind. And, I've come to realize that, I need true love. And if you want to give it to me girl, make yourself seen. I'll be waiting, I love you.

i was born in the early 2000s, and i'd have to agree with most of these people here. rap and hip-hop today is nowhere near as good as old-school. i'm young, and i wasn't born during the time this song came out, but i'm blessed to have been exposed to it. i'd have to thank my parents for that.

I remember watching this on BET Video Soul in 1987, I always thought this was LL Cool J's best song. I know the public will always say Mamma said knock you out was his best, but there were so many messages in the I need love song that resonated with me. Because most guys spend their whole lives looking for that special woman to share their life with.

Total game changer

Why can't there be more music like this then now 🤔

1987!! This song will never get old ❤️

Word... Timeless 🎉🎉🎉🎉

I absolutely loved this record when I was 16. 37 years later - I still know it off by heart and still love it. The look on my late partners face when I started singing it in the car one day after we'd been together over 20 years! It is a brilliant track and shows we all need love and its not soft of a man to admit it. Oh and I want that tracksuit! ❤

Use to love this video.... The girl in the video was STRAIGHT UP NATURAL BEAUTY!!!!

LL will always be an icon!

That freestyle on sway 🤦🏽🔥🔥🔥🔥

Young black love in the 80s. Beautiful. His lady is a true sista, sweet and pretty. No glam needed. Good ol days

Who else on a old school music marathon during this Quarantine 🙌💙🔥

Idk why I came to this song today June 8, 2024... && My favorite song of his is "I can't live without my radio"

The love letter of all love letters. I knew every word to this song back in the 80's. LL put his heart into this classic. ❤❤❤

True classic and still on my playlist in 2020. Had a boy i knew that liked me he followed me while i was walking home on his bike singing this song to me trying to impress me back in the day lol.looking back that was so cute and brave of him. I was just so shy back then and all i could do was smile and giggle 😊Wow good memories💓🎶🔥💯

wow this is crazy seeing how much music changed over the years. I'm sad that I didn't grow up in this era

Magnifique et romantique, j'écoutais cette chabson jeune à Paris et j'ai mis deux jours à la retrouver ! Merci ! Nous avons tous besoins d'amour ❤.

This song does something to my SOUL. ❤🔥

LL is one of the best MC's of all time. I grew up in this era

You can definitely feel ll cool j OG lyrics of the early 1980s and 1990s His still a super star from hip hop to NCIS LA to lip sync battle LL cool J definitely Goat 🕊️ Of peace ✌️

This was a good time to be alive❤❤❤❤

Mr.LL Cool J, I love you. This song bring back memories. This was one of the best songs as it meant the world to me. It is filled with pasdion, compassion and most Importantly, LOVE. YOU ARE a blessing to women everywhere. And I Thank you for sharing your gift with the world 💜😷💎

When videos actually had a storyline.... still one of the best rap/r&b ballads

Back when music had class and mostly a positive message...Talent hasnt existed since the 80's

A LEGEND..... SMOOCHIES 💋

Look how ll is putting a dark skin beuatiful woman at the fore front of his video! I love it! And this exactly why ll was my idol!

This song is a legend💞