LL Cool J says some timely dream-delivered encouragement from the late Phife Dawg proved pivotal in the early development of ...

LL Cool J’s debut album, ‘Radio,’ turned the MC into a hip-hop superstar and put the emerging Def Jam record label on the map. Young, confident, and ambitious, the man born James Todd Smith ...

LL COOL J is staking a claim for bringing Air Jordan sneakers into Hip-Hop. Appearing with Boy Boy, LL recalled wearing the Bred Jordan 1s on the cover of his Radio album. “My first album cover ...

LL Cool J, who is performing during ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ with Ryan Seacrest, has four children, including three daughters and one son, who he shares with wife Simone Smith.

Hip Hop legend LL Cool J joined Capital XTRA breakfast this morning to chat about his impressive career and new album. LL Cool J has opened up about the pressure of making his first album in ten ...

On this date in 1985, James Todd Smith better known as LL Cool J dropped his first full-length LP on Def Jam Records. Primarily produced by Rick Rubin besides “I Need A Beat”, which was ...

The rap legend was joined by Public Enemy for the career-spanning medley performance By Andrew Unterberger Rap icon LL Cool J took the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards for the first time in ...

You may have heard of this catchy phrase, but its inventor LL Cool J was totally unaware of the impact he’d have decades later. The New York rapper has had a crazy career, from music to film and TV, ...

LL COOL J's fans are embracing his new album ... the first time that hip-hop ever went to Maine. So, it'll be like 20 kids in a gymnasium with a few teachers and a couple of parents, and ...

He was 91. Music insiders like LL Cool J and Victoria Monét and fans worldwide shared touching tributes about the legendary producer and composer who produced Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” ...

There's a loser eating lunch in the cafeteria bathroom of Trumpworld and his name is Sen. J.D. Vance, a new political ...

Needless to say, Instagram is exploding with tributes to Jones from people whose lives he touched—from Ice-T, DJ Quik and LL COOL J to Rakim, Mannie Fresh and Raekwon. Find them below.