"The people who go get an LL album want to hear LL. They don't want to hear LL trying to sound like DMX or whoever else is out there. That's not what they want to hear from me, because if they want to hear that they can go get the real thing"

In this quote, LL Cool J is expressing his belief that his fans want to hear his unique noise and design, rather than him trying to mimic other popular artists like DMX. He thinks that his fans are specifically seeking out his music since they enjoy his specific style and do not wish to hear him trying to seem like somebody else. LL Cool J acknowledges that there are other artists out there with their own unique noises, and he believes that his fans would rather listen to those artists if they wanted to hear that specific style. He is confident in his own sound and wants to stay true to himself for the sake of his fans.