LL Cool J arrived in the middle of this transformation, becoming a new prototype for the street image that major players and ...

For Behind The Beat, Thomas Hobbs spoke with Cool and Dre about producing The Game and 50 Cent's "Hate It Or Love It," the best rags-to-riches song since The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Juicy." The former Hot ...

Grammy Award-winning rapper-actor-author LL Cool J describes the process of making his 14th studio album as “going back to the drawing board and learning how to rap again.” NEW YORK (AP) — The Grammy ...

Ed Gordon talks with hip-hop trailblazer L.L. Cool J about being recognized at Monday night's Hip Hop Honors on VH1. Sponsor Message (Soundbite of rap music) L.L. COOL J (Rapper): (Rapping) When I'm ...

Loud Sound Studios is home to two of Rwanda's up-and-coming hip-hop acts: Pro-Zed and Kenny K-Shot. Hip-hop is all about the beats and the flow. For two Rwandan artists, that flow sometimes comes in ...

Read below as we discuss Sonny Digital opening up a second studio in Atlanta, when he first recorded himself rapping, the making of “GUESS WHAT,” relationship with SSGKOBE, new album Mr. Digital, his ...

Hip-hop is all about the beats and the flow. For two Rwandan artists, that flow sometimes comes in four languages... (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "NSHAKA") PRO ZED: (Rapping in non-English language). SUMMERS: ...

Hip-hop is all about the beats and the flow. For two Rwandan artists, that flow sometimes comes in four languages... SUMMERS: ...French and English, Kinyarwanda and ...