Damien Matthias shaped rap’s earliest victories through vision trust and presence leaving a cultural imprint that still echoes far beyond the spotlight.

On this date, Hip Hop salutes one of its true cornerstones as James Todd Smith, known to the world as LL Cool J, celebrates ...

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

Rapper and NCIS star LL Cool J revealed on Hot Ones that his career was nearly cut short by a mechanical shark on the set of ...

LL Cool J and wife Simone I. Smith have the secret sauce. The couple, who recently celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary, has learned a thing or two over the years about maintaining a strong ...

The wait is almost over for NCIS fans to see LL COOL J back on the flagship series as Sam Hanna — and Us Weekly has an exclusive first look at his return. “Guess who’s back?” LL COOL J teases in Us’ ...

The bill also includes Delaware’s own Adam Blackstone, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Technician the DJ and the rock band Dorothy.

LL Cool J is still hard as hell. The “Proclivities” rapper might have shelved his joint album with 50 Cent, but LL Cool J’s forthcoming solo album, The Force, will knock out a space for itself on ...

"I've done so much for the culture, it's almost unfathomable," said the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member in a new interview Shyla Watson is a digital news editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

LL Cool J is out with his first album in over a decade. He says on Morning Edition, "I've been here for years, baby. How are you going to call it... LL Cool J goes back to his roots in his new album ...

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Jan. 11-17 include rapper-actor LL Cool J, actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus and ...

It's been 11 years since LL COOL J released his last album and, after over a decade of teasing, the rapper is finally giving fans what they've been waiting for -- his 14th studio album. The ...