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, I had ...
On this date in the year 1985, a young Queens emcee named James Todd Smith, known to the world as LL Cool J, released his first full length album on Def Jam Records. Produced primarily by Rick Rubin, ...
Walking in the St. Albans neighborhood of Queens, New York, LL COOL J said, "I love this hood, man. Love this neighborhood. Love everything about it. Love the energy. I made a name for myself rappin' ...
Kelly Clarkson was left in disbelief after Chris O'Donnell informed her of his NCIS: LA co-star LL Cool James' real name ...
Thirty years ago, a teenage Queens rapper named LL Cool J joined forces with an enterprising NYU student named Rick Rubin: The result was “Radio,” the first full-length album released by the nascent ...
President Biden is under fire for calling LL Cool J "boy" during a speech to the Congressional Black Caucus, with everyone from average Americans to a popular radio host scolding the president for the ...
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 ...
*LL Cool J is one of the few rap veterans who can boast relevancy across four decades, with hits like “Radio” and “I’m Bad” in the 80s, “Mama Said Knock You Out” and “Loungin'” in the 90s, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) LL Cool J’s name has long been synonymous with hip hop’s evolution, versatility, and resilience. From the moment he burst onto the scene in the mid-1980s, his commanding voice, ...
Analisa Novak is a content producer for CBS News and the Emmy Award-winning "CBS Mornings." She specializes in covering live events and exclusive interviews for the show. Analisa is a United States ...
The iHeartRadio Music Awards are almost here. PEOPLE can exclusively reveal that LL Cool J is returning to host the awards show. "Excited to be back on the iHeartRadio stage to host this year’s awards ...
Selflessly making something cool or new or fun or better happen in the autumn of one’s artistry has been a challenge for many of De La’s golden-age peers. Rummage through the late-career work of ...