(ThyBlackMan.com) LL Cool J’s name has long been synonymous with hip hop’s evolution, versatility, and resilience. From the moment he burst onto the scene in the mid-1980s, his commanding voice, ...

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 ...

LL Cool J would've never gotten his start in music had it not been for the drum machine his mother bought for him. LL Cool J is one of the greats in hip-hop. But he would’ve never gotten his start in ...

LL Cool J would like to remind the world that he’s a rap legend, not just a network-procedural star and occasional awards-show host. Next week, LL will release The FORCE, his first new album in 11 ...