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 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Peter Yang* LL Cool J digs into how New York City shaped the creation and evolution of rap in the new trailer for the ...

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 ...

LL Cool J once made it clear that embracing a certain “seasoned” look wasn’t exactly part of the plan. Fast forward to now, and the […] ...

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LL Cool J, short for “Ladies Love Cool James”, announced Thursday that he will host this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, set for Sept. 7. The rap icon is also in the running for an award himself, ...

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 ...

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