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 at the 34th Annual PaleyFest Los Angeles - "NCIS: LA" at Dolby Theater on March 21, 2017 in Los Angeles. (Photo credit: Shutterstock.com/Kathy Hutchins ...

The iconic rapper LL COOL J, whose career spans over four decades, has made a striking declaration about his place in hip-hop history during a recent Apple Music’s Le Code appearance. His assertion as ...

LL COOL J's fans are embracing his new album, “The Force.” On Sept. 6, the “Headsprung” rapper stopped by the TODAY Plaza to perform new songs from his album, “Frequencies of Real Creative Energy.” ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from ASAP Rocky, LL Cool J, and Megan Thee Stallion. Although it’s something of a light week for new hip-hop albums, there’s still ...

To celebrate the golden anniversary of hip-hop, we rounded up 35 essential hits. These songs were hugely significant for the genre's growth and made an impact on the music industry. Our picks are ...

ATLANTA (AP) — LL Cool J wants to make old-school hip-hop music relevant for listeners today with a new Sirius channel. The two-time Grammy-winning rapper told The Associated Press that he will launch ...

On May 22, 2017, in the dead of night, LL COOL J posted a tweet that has become the stuff of internet legend: “If I hear one more terrible rap record I’m gonna have to do it to these meatballs.” The ...

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, ...

LL Cool J is without doubt one of the greatest MC’s of all-time and while many may consider him to be the actual GOAT of the rap game, LL himself is going a step beyond that assessment and labeling ...

Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what's out and also what's hot, so XXL decided to make things ...