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 ...

Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein (left), Red Sox president Sam Kennedy (center) and Eddie Vedder at the Hot Stove concert at the Paradise in 2017. Baseball writers Peter ...

LL Cool J‘s “Murdergram Deux,” a bass-heavy track off of his latest album The Force, marked the rapper’s first collaboration with Eminem. The rap legends have now teamed up again for the single’s ...

The rapper also opened up about his new album, 'The Force,' and how artists can still "be creative in your 40th year of hip-hop." By Carly Thomas Associate Editor The Grammy-winning rapper got candid ...

The rapper was joined by Public Enemy's Flavor Flav and Chuck D at Wednesday's show. By Kimberly Nordyke Managing Editor, Digital LL Cool J hit the MTV VMAs stage Wednesday night with a medley of his ...

LL Cool J‘s long-awaited Q-Tip-produced 14th studio album has officially been given a title and a release date. The FORCE (Frequencies of Real Creative Energy) will be LL’s first new album in 11 years ...

LL Cool J has announced his first album in 11 years, with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee assembling an impressive guest list for new LP The FORCE. Eminem, Nas, Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, Fat Joe, ...

Nelly, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and Mariah Carey will receive special honors during the March 17 awards show Marina Watts is a Digital Writer, Music at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024 ...

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 ...

Review & setlist: Cheap Trick heats up Hot Stove Cool Music 25th anniversary concert Cheap Trick certainly did its part to energize the audience. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers burned through a ...