(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's Mr. Smith arrived at a crucial crossroads in his career. Coming off 14 Shots to the Dome, which had been deemed one of the more lackluster efforts up to that point, the rapper faced ...
On this date in the year 1985, a young Queens emcee named James Todd Smith, known to the world as LL Cool J, released his first full length album on Def Jam Records. Produced primarily by Rick Rubin, ...