The annual festival, which is set to take over downtown Cincinnati from July 24-26, is featuring Earth, Wind & Fire, LL Cool ...

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.

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 issued a statement on why he dropped out of the July 4 concert, siding with the striking workers who are demanding better wages. Written by D.L. Chandler Published on July 7, 2025 ...

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 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 ...

LL Cool J continued, “They’re gonna say when it comes to the love songs, they’re gonna say, ‘This is the guy that introduced the love songs and all the love s---.’” ...

LL COOL J performs on The Today Show Summer Concert Series on Aug. 6, 2004 in New York. I guess he was hot. It was hot outside, he's pouring water. I love it! I love everything about it.

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 ...

OPINION: LL Cool J was rap’s first superstar solo act — whether that makes him the most important is debatable. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are ...

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 ... In The Mix: 12 Biracial Rappers Who May Surprise You ...