James Todd Smith, a.k.a. LL Cool J, globally known as “Ladies Love Cool James”, was born on January 14, 1968, in Long Island, New York. LL Cool J burst onto the Hip Hop scene in 1984 when he signed ...

Muhammad Ali. Earl Manigault. Caitlin Clark. These three athletes all have been called "The GOAT," but what does that even mean? The term "GOAT" is an acronym for "Greatest of All Time" and is ...

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 ...

LL Cool J is known by many for coining the term "G.O.A.T.," although one late night talk show host this week questioned the acronym's origin story. On Wednesday (July 23), the Queens legend sat down ...

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LL Cool J is giving himself his props. On Friday, Nov. 29, the "Going Back to Cali" rapper, 56, appeared on Apple Music's Le Code with host Mehdi Maïzi, where he talked about his many contributions to ...

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 ...

His new album, out Sept. 6, is produced by Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest and features several of his contemporaries, including Nas, Eminem and Snoop Dogg. Across 14 tracks, the album tackles themes of ...

LL Cool J is one of the most important figures in hip-hop history as one of the first rappers to achieve commercial success in the ’80s. If you ask him, he’s the most important one. During a recent ...