On this date, Hip Hop salutes one of its true cornerstones as James Todd Smith, known to the world as LL Cool J, celebrates ...

Damien Matthias shaped rap’s earliest victories through vision trust and presence leaving a cultural imprint that still echoes far beyond the spotlight.

The wait is almost over for NCIS fans to see LL COOL J back on the flagship series as Sam Hanna — and Us Weekly has an exclusive first look at his return. “Guess who’s back?” LL COOL J teases in Us’ ...

The king of crowd rockers is finally back (but don’t call it a comeback). LL COOL J has always been a force in pop culture, and now he’s set to elevate hip-hop culture with his 14th studio album, The ...

Damien "E-Love" Matthias, who entered the hip-hop industry alongside childhood friend LL Cool J, has died at 58 ...

Rapper and NCIS star LL Cool J revealed on Hot Ones that his career was nearly cut short by a mechanical shark on the set of Deep Blue Sea.

LL Cool J, a two-time Grammy Award winner, has never lost his rap bona fides. At age 56, the legend is rapping again on The FORCE — short for Frequencies of Real Creative Energy — his first album in ...

"I've done so much for the culture, it's almost unfathomable," said the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member in a new interview Stefanie Keenan/Getty LL Cool J is giving himself his props. On Friday, Nov ...

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. During a recent ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. LL Cool J, the multi-hyphenate entertainer who in 2024 released his 14th ...

LL Cool J and Simone I. Smith are one good-looking couple! The rapper, 57, and his wife took date night to the 2025 MTV VMAs for his hosting gig at the awards show. Prior to LL Cool J taking the stage ...

Fifty years after critics dismissed hip-hop as a passing fad, Grammy winner LL COOL J is taking viewers back to the genre's authentic New York roots with his new docuseries "Hip Hop Was Born Here," ...