In genres like rock and jazz, older artists are given the chance to thrive, but not hip-hop acts, because they're often ...

LL Cool J's Music Career Got Things Started In The '80s For LL Cool J, it all began in the burgeoning rap game in the 1980s. 1985's Radio, was a breakout record for LL. The album was a commercial ...

LL Cool J on stage during the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards ... who is now YouTube’s global head of music but began his career in the early ’80s at Rush Management and Def Jam, where he worked ...

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 ...

Their souls and minds are still athletes. So, nah, I never considered not doing it. Related: LL Cool J says he feels he 'was part of' 2024 Olympics breakdancing: 'Whenever I see the boombox' You ...

Ahead of the ceremony, he took to Twitter to explain why LL COOL J is his G.O.A.T., high praise from a legend such as himself. “Seriously theres a REASON I treat @llcoolj like Michael Jackson ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rolling With LL Cool J: Legendary Rapper on 'The FORCE,' His Unreleased ... who is now YouTube’s global head of music but began his career in the early ’80s at Rush Management and Def Jam ...