LL Cool J Finally Explains His Viral WWE Emote From the Early 2000s: ‘I Do What I Wanna Do. I’ll Own It.’

LL Cool J has finally explained himself.

The rap legend and actor stopped by 7PM in Brooklyn With Carmelo Anthony , and toward the end of the interview, he was asked by co-host Kazeem Famuyide about the infamous hand gesture he made toward Booker T during an appearance on WWE’s Smackdown back in the early 2000s.

“They didn’t have to tell me.

I already knew,” he said after Melo asked him if the WWE staff told him to create his own signature move.

“I’m the ‘Ax Man.’ It’s like an executioner that licks his ax before he chops your head off and all that.

I was bananas.

I was there five minutes, look at that.

I just went with the vibe.

I’m vibin’.” He then added that specific move is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of things he has in his repertoire.

“I’m just nuts, man.

Ya man is nuts.

I do what I wanna do.

I’ll own it,” LL continued.

“I’m crazy, I do all of it on purpose, but I got better sh– than that in the cut.