Authentic (LL Cool J album)
On February 8, 2013, it was announced that the album's title would be changed from Authentic Hip-Hop to Authentic with a new release date of May 7, 2013, and a new cover. On February 14, 2013, the album's release date was delayed to April 30, 2013. On March 14, 2013, Eddie Van Halen posted a photo of himself with LL Cool J in front of a mixing desk. The photo was captioned with "Authentic 4.30.13", suggesting that Eddie would be involved in some way with the album's release.