LL COOL J once called himself the Greatest Rapper Of all Time, but now he argues he’s the most important MC that ever existed. LL COO L J may have popularized the phrase G.O.A.T. in Hip-Hop ...

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.

Everyone was laughing at LL Cool J. It was the fall of 1984, and the 16-year-old rapper also known as James Todd Smith was full of confidence as he jumped on the mic at a block party in his native ...

LL Cool J has been a G.O.A.T. for so long that it’s even the name of an album he released nearly 25 years ago. Other rappers came before him, and others have moved more units, but there is no ...

LL Cool J: “It’s about dreaming. Achieve that goal. Dream again. Achieve that goal. You know, apple trees don’t stop giving apples till they finish.

LL Cool J (short for "Ladies Love Cool James") started writing rhymes and recorded a demo tape, and in 1984, the right person found it. Adam Horovitz, known as Ad Rock from the Beastie Boys, was ...

LL Cool J digs into how New York City shaped the creation and evolution of rap in the new trailer for the upcoming docuseries, Hip-Hop Was Born Here.. The five-part series will offer a kind of ...

LL Cool J hit the MTV VMAs stage Wednesday night with a medley of his classic hits and new tunes to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Def Jam Records.. The rapper — whose performance featured an ...

LL Cool J portrayed Sam Hanna in all 14 seasons of NCIS: Los Angeles, which concluded in May 2023.He reprised the character on the third season of NCIS: Hawai’i through the end of the season ...

LL Cool J Brings Back Iconic Smash Hit to 'Knock Out' Cancer in Super Bowl Ad. The rapper’s 1991 hit “Mama Said Knock You Out” provides the soundtrack for Pfizer’s cancer-busting commercial ...

For a lot of rappers, LL Cool J probably represented a blueprint (which is his point). He claims that he introduced the jewelry and the ballin’ out and the rap love songs and bad boy vibes, etc.

LL Cool J is without doubt one of the greatest MC’s of all-time and while many may consider him to be the actual GOAT of the rap game, LL himself is going a step beyond that assessment and ...