LL Cool J

LL Cool J reveals how cancer has touched him

LL Cool J opens up about how cancer has touched his family LL’s wife, Simone Smith, was diagnosed with chondrosarcoma, a rare bone cancer, in 2004, and had

LL Cool J’s son arrested

Not so cool. Najee Smith, LL Cool J’s son, has been arrested. On Tues., Sept. 29, the 26-year-old was apprehended outside a restaurant in Manhattan

Salt-N-Pepa, 2Pac and more hit the airwaves on classic rap radio

In cities across America, a quiet shift is taking place that could mean a lot for hip-hop fans and artists. The emergence of “classic rap” radio is becoming a very real phenomenon that many fans have been clamoring for since the late 1990s.

Arsenio Hall says hip-hop shaped his career

Arsenio Hall’s most recent talk show may be no more, but the host recently reflected on his earliest experiences in the world of television–and he revealed that hip-hop deserves much of the credit for his success.