While feuds in hip-hop are nothing new, the reason behind LL Cool J and Jay-Z not getting along is surprisingly mundane. Here ...

LL COOL J proves he can still bring down the house four decades after he began his iconic music career. On Friday night, ...

Mama must've told Doja Cat to knock out LL Cool J at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards. As host LL Cool J (real name James Todd Smith) was wrapping up his opening monologue at the Sept. 7 ceremony, a ...

LL Cool J rapped about needing love, and he found it with his wife, Simone I. Smith. The rapper, actor and host of the 2025 MTV VMAs has been with Smith since he was a teenager. The pair first met in ...

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 Awards met his longtime love in 1987 in New York City, and they dated for ...

The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards mark a pivotal moment in entertainment history, with LL Cool J stepping into the spotlight as host for music’s most electrifying night. The ceremony, broadcasting live ...

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 ...

LL Cool J has been bringing the cool and captivating crowds with his voice for decades. Following his epic six-minute medley at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, where he performed his hits "Going Back ...

The rapper said he has no plans for crazy outfit changes and want to "keep it simple" The MTV VMAs, which he's hosting for the second time, air Sunday, Sept. 7 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS This year's MTV VMAs ...

The ceremony will take place live in New York City at the UBS Arena on Sept. 7 It’s recently been announced that living legendary lyricist and hip-hop icon, LL COOL J, will be hosting this year’s MTV ...

LL Cool J is doin’ it — and by it, we mean hosting the MTV Video Music Awards solo for the first time next month in his native New York. MTV announced Thursday that the Long Island-born “Doin’ It” ...