LL Cool J is the first rapper ever to be chosen for the Kennedy Center Honors. The two-time Grammy winner, actor and entrepreneur tells Anthony Mason that his place in this year's ceremony is proof that dreams don't have deadlines.

LL Cool J on his against-all-odds story

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LL Cool J on his against-all-odds story

LL Cool J on his against-all-odds story