Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LL Cool J found love with his wife, Simone I. Smith, when they were teenagers. The rapper and host of the 2025 MTV Video Music ...

LL Cool J pumped the brakes on a planned July 4 performance in Philadelphia due to a workers’ strike going on in the city. The rapper apologized to his fans and explained his support for workers ...

LL Cool J made Kennedy Center Honors history when he became the first rapper to be a Kennedy Center honoree. The annual celebration was held Sunday night in Washington, D.C. Of course, for eight years ...

PHILADELPHIA – Rapper LL Cool J and R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan say they will not perform at a Fourth of July festival in Philadelphia in support of a strike by nearly 10,000 city workers in ...

Damien Matthias shaped rap’s earliest victories through vision trust and presence leaving a cultural imprint that still echoes far beyond the spotlight.

CINCINNATI (CINCINNATI ENQUIRER) -It wouldn’t be the Cincinnati Music Festival without a few surprise twists and turns. The three-day event wrapped up on July 26 at Paycor Stadium, with some ...

The "Murdergram" rapper will host the awards show for the second time on Sunday, Sept. 7 FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images LL COOL J revealed his pre-hosting rituals to PEOPLE, which includes ...

For hip-hop artists, choosing a memorable rap name is crucial. Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. doesn't have the same ring to it as the stage name Snoop Dogg settled on, and Jeffery Lamar Williams just ...