L Cool J had just finished licking his lips before headed into new York’s Tenjune on Tuesday night, and the ladies did, in fact, love him for it.

The rapper, with mother and wife in tow, was there for the release party for his final Def Jam record, Exit 13, which hit stores yesterday. Amid massive cutouts of the massive hip hopper, LL made his way to a corner table where he held court for much of the night. Over the deafening roar of his past hits, the titan opened up to Radar about Janet Jackson wardrobe choices, why he now loves the Rolling Stones, and the cult that is celebrity media.