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LL Cool J will headline the 2025 MTV VMAs as solo host while also competing for Best Hip-Hop thanks to his Eminem-assisted track “Murdergram Deaux.” LL COOL J will take center stage at the 2025 MTV ...

Mama must've told Doja Cat to knock out LL Cool J at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards. As host LL Cool J (real name James Todd Smith) was wrapping up his opening monologue at the Sept. 7 ceremony, a ...

LOS ÁNGELES (AP) — LL Cool J ha conseguido victorias, ha sido coanfitrión y actuado en el escenario de los Premios MTV a los Videos Musicales (MTV VMA por sus siglas en inglés) . Ahora, el ...

The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards are a month away, which seems like an opportune time for MTV to announce the host for this year’s ceremony. LL COOL J, who last co-hosted in 2022 with Nicki Minaj and ...

Arguably the most influential and timeless hip hop artist in the history of the genre is LL Cool J. From 1985’s “Radio” to 2024’s “The Force”, his 14 studio albums have thrived in every era of rap.

LL Cool J is doin’ it — and by it, we mean hosting the MTV Video Music Awards solo for the first time next month in his native New York. MTV announced Thursday that the Long Island-born “Doin’ It” ...

LL Cool J has been bringing the cool and captivating crowds with his voice for decades. Following his epic six-minute medley at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, where he performed his hits "Going Back ...

The rapper said he has no plans for crazy outfit changes and want to "keep it simple" The MTV VMAs, which he's hosting for the second time, air Sunday, Sept. 7 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS This year's MTV VMAs ...

LL Cool J earned a 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame nomination, honoring his trailblazing Hip-Hop legacy alongside Taylor Swift, Pink, and Kenny Loggins. LL Cool J has been nominated for the prestigious ...