LL Cool J married Smith in 1995 and they share four children Steve Granitz/WireImage LL Cool J says that having "a couple TVs" helps his marriage with wife Simone I. Smith "I might not want to watch ...

"I might not want to watch reality all day long. I might want to watch a documentary or something," he tells PEOPLE The rapper and the jewelry designer celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary this ...

LL Cool J rapped about needing love, and he found it with his wife, Simone I. Smith. The rapper, actor and host of the 2025 MTV VMAs has been with Smith since he was a teenager. The pair first met in ...

LL Cool J found love with his wife, Simone I. Smith, when they were teenagers. The rapper and host of the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards met his longtime love in 1987 in New York City, and they dated for ...

LL Cool J has been bringing the cool and captivating crowds with his voice for decades. Following his epic six-minute medley at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, where he performed his hits "Going Back ...

The rapper said he has no plans for crazy outfit changes and want to "keep it simple" The MTV VMAs, which he's hosting for the second time, air Sunday, Sept. 7 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS This year's MTV VMAs ...

If LL COOL J wasn’t the world’s first modern rap star, he was certainly the template. Combining heartthrob looks, the braggadocio of a badass, and steady craftsmanship, the MC quickly proved he could ...

LL Cool J is doin’ it — and by it, we mean hosting the MTV Video Music Awards solo for the first time next month in his native New York. MTV announced Thursday that the Long Island-born “Doin’ It” ...

Fifty years after critics dismissed hip-hop as a passing fad, Grammy winner LL COOL J is taking viewers back to the genre's authentic New York roots with his new docuseries "Hip Hop Was Born Here," ...

Legendary rapper LL Cool J is headlining Cincinnati Music Festival on July 26, but did you know he once starred in a movie that filmed in the Queen City? The rapper, whose real name is James Todd ...

Both artists said they would not cross the picket line, taking a clear stand in solidarity with the workers. LL Cool J and Jazmine Sullivan have announced their support for the striking members of ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rapper LL Cool J says he will not perform at a Fourth of July festival in Philadelphia in support of a strike by nearly 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia. The rapper and actor ...