The speech started with LL Cool J looking back on how Kool Herc kicked off the origins of hip-hop by DJ’ing a party for his sister, Cindy Campbell. She was doing it to earn money for back-to ...

Bronx DJ known as "Mr. Cool," Mark Gocul. Gocul and his attacker, identified as Robert Hector, 34, both lived in the two-family home, which was cut down into smaller residential units.

Mark Gocul, 50, of Furman Avenue, was allegedly attacked by a housemate on Sunday, June 23, after Gocul took something out of the killer’s fridge, cops said.

UPDATED: July 10, 2024 at 10:37 AM EDT A popular local DJ known in his neighborhood as “Mr. Cool” has died two weeks after another man pummeled him at his Bronx home, police said Sunday.

LL Cool J ripped into DJ Akademiks for referring to hip-hop pioneers as “dusty” and saying that many of today’s artists are much better off financially than the old heads.

In 2021, LL Cool J was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Two years later, he joined the induction ceremony for the father of hip-hop, DJ Kool Herc.

LL Cool J went on Instagram to share his thoughts about the comments made by DJ Akademiks. The legendary New York City-bred emcee addressed Ak’s remarks without mentioning him by name.

LL Cool J Appears to Scold DJ Akademiks for Calling Older Rappers ‘Dusty’ C. Vernon Coleman II Published: September 22, 2022 Dimitrios Kambouris/Earl Gibson III/Getty Images (2) ...

At the 2023 BET Hip-Hop Awards, which aired Oct. 10, legendary artists LL Cool J and Rakim took center stage for an electrifying performance paying tribute to the iconic hip-hop producer and ...

LL Cool J took to his Instagram on Thursday to teach a lesson on respecting hip hop history makers. The rapper was responding to comments made by media personality DJ Akademiks, who referred to ...