Magnet Magazine — 40 years ago today, LL Cool J released debut album Radio. Can’t live without it.  The post LL Cool J Released Debut Album “Radio” 40 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — The Ladies may Love Cool James, but LL Cool J loves union workers a little more. The night before July 4’s Wawa Welcome America Concert in Philadelphia, LL Cool J backed out as the headliner of the event in support of striking city workers. Jazmine... more info

Stereogum — Philadelphia’s largest blue-collar workers’ union, District Council 33, are currently on strike for better pay. That union includes sanitation workers, so residential trash collection has been on pause for the past few days. Still, the city is... more info

Antimusic Rock — For the first time ever, LL COOL J unveils a brand-new music video for his 1985 anthem 'Rock The Bells,' more info

Stereogum — We’ve Got A File On You features interviews in which artists share the stories behind the extracurricular activities that dot their careers: acting gigs, guest appearances, random internet ephemera, etc. more info

Stereogum — LL Cool J would like to remind the world that he’s a rap legend, not just a network-procedural star and occasional awards-show host. Next week, LL will release The FORCE , his first new album in 11 years. Fellow Queens rap legend Q-Tip serves a... more info

Stereogum — On Friday, LL Cool J announced his new album The FORCE, produced by A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip and featuring Nas, Eminem, Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Busta Rhymes, Saweetie, Snoop Dogg, and more. To celebrate, the rap icon went on Charlamagne Tha God�... more info

Stereogum — 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 —... more info

Stereogum — The easy highlight of the 2023 Grammys was the all-star salute to 50 years of hip-hop — a dazzling cavalcade of hits that drew from all across the genre’s history and geography. Earlier this week, CBS aired a Grammys-produced special that expa... more info

JamBase — Stevie Nicks and LL Cool J are among the newly confirmed presenters and performers at the 2023 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Ceremony. more info