Yahoo

LL Cool J raps for George Floyd: 'For 400 years, you had your knees on our necks'

LL Cool J debuted an emotional rap on Sunday written in honor of George Floyd. (Kwaku Alston / Facebook) Rapper LL Cool J has paid emotional tribute to George Floyd and several other victims of racism ...
The Cheat Sheet

The Moment LL Cool J’s Family Had a Change of Heart About His Rap Career

LL Cool J is known for his rapping skills, but he’s also a talented actor. Here’s the real reason the NCIS: Los Angeles star decided to make the transition from rap to acting. Things weren’t easy for ...
The Grio

LL Cool J relearned ‘how to rap’ on his first album in 11 years, ‘The FORCE’

NEW YORK (AP) — The Grammy award winning rapper-actor-author LL Cool J will release his first new album in 11 years, “The FORCE” in September — 40 years into his hip-hop career. Not that he hasn’t ...
Hip-Hop Wired

LL COOL J On HHW's 'Rap Battles That Shifted Hip-Hop Culture'

LL COOL J is a first-ballot Hip-Hop Hall of Famer and his career is far from over with the impending release of The FORCE album in September of this year. In a recent interview, the GOAT himself ...
Complex

LL Cool J Responds to Being Called 'Pop Rap' Pioneer: 'What the F*ck Are You Talking About??'

LL Cool J has had many monikers throughout his nearly 40-year career. In fact, Mr. Smith even coined the term “GOAT.” Despite taking on different personas, LL didn’t take kindly to being labeled a pop ...
Uproxx

LL Cool J Says He Discouraged Kobe Bryant From Releasing A Gangsta Rap Album

Kobe Bryant was a man of many interests, and at one point early in his professional basketball career, he came close to launching a hip-hop career. After a couple of songs and performances, that dream ...
Hip-Hop Wired

LL Cool J Reacts To Twitter Crowning Him “Pop Rap” Pioneer

LL Cool J is not too old to knock people out if they erroneously keep associating his legacy with being a Pop star. The legendary rapper felt it necessary to defend his life’s work on social media ...
NPR

Rap Veteran LL Cool J Feted on VH1

Ed Gordon talks with hip-hop trailblazer L.L. Cool J about being recognized at Monday night's Hip Hop Honors on VH1. Sponsor Message (Soundbite of rap music) L.L. COOL J (Rapper): (Rapping) When I'm ...
Total Pro Sports

LL Cool J Says He Stopped Kobe From Dropping A Gangsta Rap Album (VIDEO)

We all remember when Kobe Bryant dove into being a musician early on his career, but we didn’t actually know how serious he was about it until LL Cool J dropped some damning information. The legendary ...
AllHipHop

LL COOL J Mocks Peers Who Only Rap About Money: “ You Have Nothing Else To Talk About?”

LL COOL J called out artists with nothing better to rap about than money, insisting, “The wallet can’t un-corny you.” The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer slammed artists who only rap about their riches, ...
Los Angeles Times

LL Cool J raps for George Floyd: ‘For 400 years, you had your knees on our necks’

Rapper LL Cool J has paid emotional tribute to George Floyd and several other victims of racism and police violence. Posted Sunday, his Instagram video sees the “Doin’ It” hitmaker staring intensely ...