LL Cool J's Rock the Bells Festival performance will air on MTV on Dec. 5 at 10 p.m. EST. His set will include "Mama Said ...

Walking in the St. Albans neighborhood of Queens, New York, LL COOL J said, "I love this hood, man. Love this neighborhood. Love everything about it. Love the energy. I made a name for myself ...

To get an idea of how far back LL COOL J's contributions to hip-hop go, take a close listen to his recollection of a conversation with Q-Tip that became the genesis of his new album THE FORCE.

Back in 2017, LL Cool J became the first hip hop artist to receive Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime contributions to American culture. The year before, his star was unveiled on the Hollywood ...

Her work has previously appeared on BuzzFeed, PopSugar and StyleCaster. Stefanie Keenan/Getty LL Cool J is giving himself his props. On Friday, Nov. 29, the "Going Back to Cali" rapper ...

For LL COOL J, hip-hop’s responsibility right now is to encourage its audience to be informed on the issues that impact their lives so that they can make the best decisions during election season.

On May 22, 2017, in the dead of night, LL COOL J posted a tweet that has become the stuff of internet legend: “If I hear one more terrible rap record I’m gonna have to do it to these meatballs.” ...

LL Cool J would've never gotten his start in music had it not been for the drum machine his mother bought for him. LL Cool J is one of the greats in hip-hop. But he would’ve never gotten his ...

The walls of LL Cool J’s office in his New York home groan under the weight of framed gold and platinum discs. But these trophies aren’t mere self-celebratory décor – they serve a serious ...

Read more opinions on theGrio. LL Cool J, the multi-hyphenate entertainer who in 2024 released his 14th studio album, “The FORCE,” nearly 40 years after releasing his debut album ...

LL Cool J is one of the most important figures in hip-hop history as one of the first rappers to achieve commercial success in the ’80s. If you ask him, he’s the most important one.