The Grio

LL Cool J relearned ‘how to rap’ on his first album in 11 years, ‘The FORCE’

NEW YORK (AP) — The Grammy award winning rapper-actor-author LL Cool J will release his first new album in 11 years, “The FORCE” in September — 40 years into his hip-hop career. Not that he hasn’t ...
NPR

LL Cool J goes back to his roots in his new album

His new album, out Sept. 6, is produced by Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest and features several of his contemporaries, including Nas, Eminem and Snoop Dogg. Across 14 tracks, the album tackles themes of ...
Complex

LL Cool J Responds to Being Called 'Pop Rap' Pioneer: 'What the F*ck Are You Talking About??'

LL Cool J has had many monikers throughout his nearly 40-year career. In fact, Mr. Smith even coined the term “GOAT.” Despite taking on different personas, LL didn’t take kindly to being labeled a pop ...
Hip-Hop Wired

LL COOL J On HHW's 'Rap Battles That Shifted Hip-Hop Culture'

"I won all them muhf**kas" -- LL COOL J all of his favorite battles being the ones he emerged victorious in.
Stereogum

LL Cool J Shares Rap About Police Brutality

Last night, LL Cool J shared an impassioned video to his social media accounts of him rapping about George Floyd’s murder and the protests that have unfolded over the last few days. “For 400 years you ...
Yahoo

LL Cool J relearned 'how to rap' on his first album in 11 years, 'The FORCE.' Here's how

NEW YORK (AP) — The Grammy award winning rapper-actor- author LL COOL J will release his first new album in 11 years, “The FORCE” in September — 40 years into his hip-hop career. Not that he hasn't ...