(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, ...

LL Cool J brought a new sound to Hip Hop. Deemed the genre's first ladies' man, the MC openly explored love and lust in his rhymes, intertwining gritty, confident anthems with romantic ballads on his ...

LL Cool J arrived in the middle of this transformation, becoming a new prototype for the street image that major players and ...

LAFAYETTE, La. — Jaleel Ross, better known as J-S.A.N.D., grew up in the family housing units on the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's campus, surrounded by the art and artists of Lafayette.

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 ...

It wouldn't be the Cincinnati Music Festival without a few surprise twists and turns. The three-day event wrapped up on July 26 at Paycor Stadium, with some noteworthy performances from several R&B ...

"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 ...