Image Courtesy of Pitchfork By Joey BrascoThe year of 2026 seems to be one where long-awaited rap albums finally materialize.

You might be glad you did. LL Cool J is the headliner in a giant free concert announced for Dec. 31 in Philadelphia. The hip-hop legend is the biggest name of a star-studded event on the Ben Franklin ...

LL Cool J will perform on Philadelphia's Ben Franklin Parkway this year after all. Months after pulling out of the city's Fourth of July concert at the last minute during a worker strike, LL Cool J is ...

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 found his Grammy-winning anthem weaponized by ...

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, ...

Divided into non-performing and performing songwriters, other nominees include Sarah McLachlan, Talking Heads’ David Byrne, the Go-Go’s, Boz Scaggs, and more. Taylor Swift, LL COOL J, Sarah McLachlan ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift, Kenny Loggins, LL Cool J, Pink, Sarah McLachlan and Talking Heads’ David Byrne are among the impressive list of nominees for the 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame class, an ...

David Byrne, Taylor Swift, Kenny Loggins, LL Cool J, P!nk, Sarah McLachlan, Gene Simmons, and Paul Stanley of Kiss are among the nominees for induction into the 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame. The 2026 ...

Taylor Swift, LL Cool J, Kenny Loggins, Pink, Sarah McLachlan and Talking Heads’ David Byrne are among the nominees for the 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame class, a list that also includes Charlotte ...

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Queens' own LL Cool J, aka James Todd Smith, has a place on hip-hop's Mount Rushmore, with some of the greatest rap songs ever in his discography. From music to acting, his life has led him to ...