Authentic (LL Cool J album)
By June 2012, LL Cool J had begun work on his thirteenth studio album. He said, "I'm going to be doing a little bit of the album on the [My Connect Studio], make sure that it is official." On January 20, 2013, he announced on his Twitter account that the album had been pushed back from its original released date of 12 February 2013, saying: "The release date for #AuthenticHipHop has been changed. I want to put more work in.. It's coming."