Photographic print of LL Cool J

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black-and-white photograph of LL Cool J. He is depicted facing the viewer in a bust pose. He is wearing a dark colored, collarless, button down shirt with a dark, a silk pocket square tucked into his proper left shirt pocket, and a dark bucket hat with a darker rim with the letters [BIG - L] across the crown in block letters. His proper right hand is resting against his proper left shoulder. He is wearing a large metal ring with inlaid diamonds that reads [COOL.J]. On the back is an inscription written by Bill Adler with the subject, date, and photographer's name.

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