It’s been about 40 years since the 16-year-old Queens rap hyena LL Cool J released “I Need A Beat,” his classic debut single, on the newly founded label Def Jam Recordings. It’s been eight years since LL released his most recent single — “You Already,” a collaboration with the...

In 2019, LL Cool J won a lawsuit against Guerrilla Union, the promoters of the Rock The Bells festivals, over the fest’s name. Rock The Bells was named after LL’s classic 1985 song, and a judge gave LL control over that name. Last year, LL staged his own Rock The Bells festival in New York. This summer, LL is taking Rock The ...

Rick Rubin is the subject of a lengthy feature on the new 60 Minutes tied to his new book The Creative Act: A Way Of Being. In online excerpts of his interview with Anderson Cooper, the super-producer shared some memories of late-life Johnny Cash and early-career LL Cool J, in addition to talk about turning his NYU dorm room into Def Jam&#82...

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The traveling rap festival Rock The Bells was a big deal for many years, but it’s been dormant since Nas and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony headlined the 2012 edition. So it’s cool to report that Rock The Bells is returning this summer. This year, we’re only getting one Rock The Bells date; it’s coming to Forest Hil...