Damien Matthias shaped rap’s earliest victories through vision trust and presence leaving a cultural imprint that still echoes far beyond the spotlight.

Damien ‘ELove’ Matthias was a Hip Hop ambassador and producer for LL Cool J. Mathias also worked with the late rapper Tupac ...

LL Cool J is giving himself his props. On Friday, Nov. 29, the "Going Back to Cali" rapper, 56, appeared on Apple Music's Le Code with host Mehdi Maïzi, where he talked about his many contributions to ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. LL Cool J, the multi-hyphenate entertainer who in 2024 released his 14th ...

LL COOL J once called himself the Greatest Rapper Of all Time, but now he argues he’s the most important MC that ever existed. LL COO L J may have popularized the phrase G.O.A.T. in Hip-Hop culture ...

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 believes that he’s the most important rapper to have ever existed. In a recent conversation on Apple Music’s Le Code , the rap legend was asked about the possibility of a movie about his ...

Fans braved the bitter cold to attend the free New Year’s Eve concert in front of the Philadelphia Art Museum and watch a midnight fireworks display kicking off the city’s celebration of the nation’s ...

ELMONT, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: LL Cool J attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for MTV) LL Cool J, the ...

"I've done so much for the culture, it's almost unfathomable," said the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member in a new interview Shyla Watson is a digital news editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

Speaking on a podcast, the rapper thinks people will agree with that sentiment over time. LL Cool J, the self-proclaimed G.O.A.T. of hip-hop, has stated that he is “the most important rapper that ever ...

OPINION: LL Cool J was rap’s first superstar solo act — whether that makes him the most important is debatable. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author ...