LL Cool J takes a trip through New York City rap history in the new trailer for his upcoming Paramount+ docuseries, 'Hip-Hop Was Born Here.' ...

Editors’ Note: This interview is the first in a series commemorating the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop on August 11 “I mean, there were people who used to look at us at that time and say ...

One of the first mainstream stars of hip-hop, LL Cool J himself has come a long way from dropping his “I Need a Beat” single back in 1984.

The Stoner Spring Soundtrack 2025 merges psychedelic rock, lo-fi, mellow hip-hop, and darkwave into a hypnotic, mood-lifting playlist for warm, hazy days.

Hip hop is officially 50, and most of those five decades were covered by the artists on The F.O.R.C.E. Tour. LL Cool J, a.k.a James Todd, definitively reclaimed his status as hip hop’s OG superstar.

Dreamhack has partnerted up with Def Jam for a cool new showcase, highlighting several new hip hop performers coming up in Sweden Published Wed, 18 Sep 2024 21:43:09 -0500 by Gavin Sheehan ...

LL COOL J’s THE FORCE era continues. On Friday (Dec. 13), the “Doin’ It” hitmaker announced that he’d be partnering with The ...

Carson Daly's son Jackson, 14, sat down with LL Cool J to talk about hip-hop in an exclusive clip from "NBC Nightly News: Kids Edition" shared with PEOPLE.

Legendary producer and pioneer DJ Marley Marl received his flowers at the 2023 BET Hip-Hop Awards, receiving the I Am Hip-Hop Award for his decades-long service to the culture.

LL Cool J's 'FORCE' Review. But LL does look back in the rearview. His first single launched Def Jam as a hip-hop label in ’84 — he name drops the label’s co-founders Rick Rubin (on ...

LL Cool J's Rock The Bells is presenting The F.O.R.C.E. Live Tour, a 24-city hip-hop tour featuring acts like Rakim, Big Boi, and more.

An “iconic lineup of some of MTV’s most celebrated artists” will help celebrate this year’s 50th anniversary of hip hop at the 2023 Video Music Awards, the channel announced today.