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 is proving that older rappers are very much relevant in current-day hip-hop. RhymeJunkie cites the 56-year-old ...

Less than two weeks later, Scoop's peers, friends and family gathered not far from the Harlem projects he was raised in, at the famed Apollo Theater ... crowd included LL Cool J, Maino, DJ Self ...

LL Cool J became one of the earliest rappers to reach commercial success alongside Beastie Boys and Run-DMC after signing with Def Jam Recordings in 1984. His breakthrough came with the single I ...

By Gail Mitchell LL COOL J and Usher were among the honorees saluted Thursday night by the Black Music Action Coalition at the organization’s fourth annual BMAC Gala. As BMAC co-founder ...

Rapper-actor LL Cool J spoke at a Black Music Action Coalition gala about being honored by the group — and Sean "Diddy" Combs' arrest earlier in the week. The two collaborated on the 1997 album ...

LL Cool J, Diddy, Flavor Flav (CREDIT: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images, Dave Benett/Getty Images for TAO Group Hospitality, Gregg Deguire/Variety via Getty Images) The fourth annual awards gala was ...

Additional honorees at Thursday's event included LL Cool J, BeyGood executive director Ivy McGregor, Live Nation and the BET Executive Suite. By Brande Victorian Usher paid tribute to the male ...

"It's go time," the rap icon said. By Michael Saponara LL Cool J hasn’t released an album since 2013’s Authentic, but the drought should be ending at some point later this year. The Radio ...

The Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) convened once again at Los Angeles’ Beverly Hilton last night for its fourth annual awards gala, celebrating stars including Usher, LL Cool J, Gunna and ...

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 22: LL Cool J arrives at the 2022 iHeartRadio music awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 22, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma ...