On this date, Hip Hop salutes one of its true cornerstones as James Todd Smith, known to the world as LL Cool J, celebrates his 58th birthday. Born January 14, 1968, in Long Island, New York, LL Cool ...

Don’t call it a comeback! Hip-hop legend LL COOL J is going back to Philly, Philly, Philly, for some unfinished business on New Year’s Eve. “Philadelphia is thrilled to welcome everyone to our vibrant ...

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, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Colorado voters provided a vital boost to the state’s universal school meals program Tuesday night, as two ballot measures directing more funds to the effort ...

LL COOL J explained how he and his wife, Simone I. Smith, built a 30-year marriage and raised four kids while staying grounded. LL COOL J credited separate televisions and mutual respect as the keys ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Voters will decide the future of Colorado’s universal free school meals program this November through a pair of ballot measures sent to them by the ...

This November, Colorado voters will decide on two related funding measures tied to the Healthy School Meals for All program, which makes free breakfast and lunch available to all public K-12 students ...

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 Awards met his longtime love in 1987 in New York City, and they dated for ...

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 ...

Fifty years after critics dismissed hip-hop as a passing fad, Grammy winner LL COOL J is taking viewers back to the genre's authentic New York roots with his new docuseries "Hip Hop Was Born Here," ...

LL Cool J is walking away from Friday's Wawa Welcome America concert in light of the AFSCME District Council 33 strike in Philadelphia. In an Instagram post posted late on Thursday night, LL Cool J ...

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 ...