Ice Cube, Chuck D of Public Enemy, and LL Cool J have released a new digital single. It's called "Before Hip Hop" and is ...

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Ariana Grande accepts the Best Pop Award for “Brighter Days Ahead” during the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards. (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for MTV) Ariana Grande accepted the award for Video of the Year, ...

Mama must've told Doja Cat to knock out LL Cool J at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards. As host LL Cool J (real name James Todd Smith) was wrapping up his opening monologue at the Sept. 7 ceremony, a ...

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The 2025 MTV VMAs, hosted by LL Cool J, are airing live from New York's UBS Arena on Sunday, Sept. 7 Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has ...

The couple looked loved up in their matching outfits in support of his hosting gig at the awards show Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty LL Cool J and Simone I. Smith stepped out for a rare red carpet ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

LL Cool J will host the 2025 MTV VMAs solo for the first time, with Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, and Kendrick Lamar leading a star-studded night on September 7. Watch Putin’s reaction as reporter confronts ...