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 is returning to the MTV VMAs stage this September. On Thursday, Aug. 14, MTV announced that the "Mama Said Knock You Out" rapper will be hosting the 2025 MTV VMAs at the UBS Arena on Sunday, ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Damien ‘ELove’ Matthias was a Hip Hop ambassador and producer for LL Cool J. Mathias also worked with the late rapper Tupac ...

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 ...