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LL Cool J’s Music Used During Sugar Shane Mosley Fight
LL Cool J’s Music Used During Sugar Shane Mosley Fight
LL Cool J’s Music Used During Sugar Shane Mosley Fight
Though Rick Ross was a no-show after reports surfaced that he would be marching out Manny Pacquiao during his WBO Welterweight Championship Title Fight on Saturday (May 7), challenger "Sugar" Shane Mosley received a welcome boost from childhood pal LL Cool J, who escorted him out to the tune of his 1990 hit 'Mama Said Knock You Out...
LL Cool J’s Wife Launches ‘SIS’ Jewelry Line
LL Cool J’s Wife Launches ‘SIS’ Jewelry Line
LL Cool J’s Wife Launches ‘SIS’ Jewelry Line
LL Cool J's wife of 16 years, Simone I Smith, is launching her own signature jewelry collection, SIS. The high-end brand currently offers bracelets and earrings, influenced by Simone's hip-hop adolescence in Queens, N.Y., where she met her husband LL...
Lil Twist Breaks Down His Three Favorite Coming of Age Rappers
Lil Twist Breaks Down His Three Favorite Coming of Age Rappers
Lil Twist Breaks Down His Three Favorite Coming of Age Rappers
Since signing to Young Money at the tender age of 13, Lil Twist has been the youngest member of Lil Wayne's omnipresent rhyme family. This month, the Dallas native turned 18 years old, and with that comes a brave new world. "I'm not just a kiddie rapper anymore," Twist tells The BoomBox of his overall growth...
LL Cool J Covers Men’s Fitness Magazine
LL Cool J Covers Men’s Fitness Magazine
LL Cool J Covers Men’s Fitness Magazine
For years, LL Cool J has been applauded for his toned physique and the rapper is once again showing off his most talked about asset on the cover of Men's Fitness magazine's March issue. The rapper, born James Todd Smith, appears on the publication's front shirtless, flexing muscles in both his chest and tattooed-covered arm...
LL Cool J Among Likely Queens Hip-Hop Hall of Fame Inductees
LL Cool J Among Likely Queens Hip-Hop Hall of Fame Inductees
LL Cool J Among Likely Queens Hip-Hop Hall of Fame Inductees
The New York City borough of Queens has had a rich history throughout the ages and City officials are now in the process of creating its first ever Hall of Fame to honor influential residents. While hip-hop was born in the Bronx, Queens was the genre's second home; its history with music runs deep...
New Book Examines History of the Boombox
New Book Examines History of the Boombox
New Book Examines History of the Boombox
Before the Internet and MP3 players, there was the boombox. It was the first democratic and public way to listen to your favorite music in high fidelity and one of the coolest fashion accessories of its day. In a new book by photographer and collector Lyle Owerko entitled 'The Boombox Project,' the box is explored in all its shapes and forms along with a photographic history of the urban environme
LL Cool J Shares His Michael Jackson Memories
LL Cool J Shares His Michael Jackson Memories
LL Cool J Shares His Michael Jackson Memories
LL Cool J has worked with some of the biggest names in music throughout his career, but perhaps none bigger than the King of Pop himself. During an interview on 'Lopez Tonight,' LL waxed notalgic about his experience recording with Michael Jackson on a few songs that never ended up seeing the light of day...
LL Cool J, Ludacris and A Tribe Called Quest Join ‘Rapstar’ Roster
LL Cool J, Ludacris and A Tribe Called Quest Join ‘Rapstar’ Roster
LL Cool J, Ludacris and A Tribe Called Quest Join ‘Rapstar’ Roster
'Def Jam Rapstar,' a new Guitar Hero-esque game that involves karaoke performances of hip-hop classics and freestyles is nearing its release on October 5 and the list of artists contributing to the game continues to grow larger. Now, LL Cool J, A Tribe Called Quest, Big Pun and Ludacris have been added to the game's roster with some of their classic cuts...

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