LL Cool J speaks onstage during “The Night That Changed America: A GRAMMY Salute To The Beatles” at the Los Angeles Convention Center on January 27, 2014, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin ...

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If there’s anyone fit enough to host a docuseries entitled Hip Hop Was Born Here, it’s LL Cool J. The two-time Grammy-winning performer and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee was one of the earliest ...

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, ...

On this day in 1989, LL Cool J released his third studio album, Walking with a Panther, on Def Jam Recordings. The album was another commercial success for the Queens native, peaking at No. 1 on the ...

EXCLUSIVE: Peyton Manning and LL Cool J have teamed on Hip Hop Was Born Here, a docuseries that explores the history of hip hop in New York City. Hosted by LL Cool J, the five-episode first season is ...

Los Angeles' character Special Agent Sam Hanna in a new spinoff, 'NCIS: New York.' Scott Caan will star alongside him in the ...

LL Cool J is on a mission to ensure the world never forgets the impact of hip-hop. The word “legendary” doesn’t feel like it could describe, let alone quantify, his legacy. In 1984, the man born James ...

During their careers, the two artists engaged in a subtle rivalry and often traded jabs. Their feud heightened during Jay’s ...

LL Cool J cleared up a ghostwriting rumor started by 50 Cent himself, confirming that 50 only wrote a hook—not the verses—and reminding fans that Hip-Hop has always been a team sport. LL COOL J and 50 ...

LL Cool J digs into how New York City shaped the creation and evolution of rap in the new trailer for the upcoming docuseries, Hip-Hop Was Born Here. The five-part series will offer a kind of ...