Hip-hop legend LL COOL J will headline a free concert on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia on New Year's Eve.

LL Cool J's Grammy-winning "Mama Said Knock You Out" was used by DHS to soundtrack footage of U.S. forces seizing a Venezuelan oil tanker.

LL Cool J married Smith in 1995 and they share four children Steve Granitz/WireImage LL Cool J says that having "a couple TVs" helps his marriage with wife Simone I. Smith "I might not want to watch ...

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 ...

LL Cool J has been bringing the cool and captivating crowds with his voice for decades. Following his epic six-minute medley at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, where he performed his hits "Going Back ...

LL Cool J is doin’ it — and by it, we mean hosting the MTV Video Music Awards solo for the first time next month in his native New York. MTV announced Thursday that the Long Island-born “Doin’ It” ...

Grammy and VMA Award winner LL Cool J has been tapped to host the 2025 MTV VMAs. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, who also is a nominee, will return to host solo after previously serving as ...

The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards are a month away, which seems like an opportune time for MTV to announce the host for this year’s ceremony. LL COOL J, who last co-hosted in 2022 with Nicki Minaj and ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 noteworthy performances from several R&B ...