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 ...

LL Cool J has been in show business since the 1980s. His professional career includes major achievements as a rapper, ...

Icons The Isley Brothers, Stephanie Mills, and El DeBarge join Jhené Aiko, Ludacris' 25th Anniversary Set, and Nelly & Ashanti to electrify the 2026 Jazz in the Gardens Music Festival, March 7--8 ...

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Music mogul L.A. Reid has settled a sexual assault lawsuit with industry executive Drew Dixon on the day their trial was scheduled to begin.

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J. Cole revels in the simplicity of domestic life in the official announcement trailer for this seventh studio album, The Fall-Off, out Feb. 6.

As he enters his tenth season in F1, the Alpine driver says he is finally learning how to balance the expectations of others ...

You a clone, you a Meseek / I’m a Roadrunner, meep-meep / Think I work at Best Buy with the squad how I be geeked.” Like many ...

As we celebrate LL Cool J’s 58th birthday, let’s take a look back at six of his most iconic video looks and style moments.