LL Cool J took the MTV VMAs stage on Wednesday night with a medley of his classic hits and new songs to celebrate Def Jam Records’ 40th anniversary. The rapper – whose performance also featured Flavor Flav and Chuck D of Public Enemy, two of LL’s original labelmates at Def Jam – took the stage […]
The legendary rapper recently released his 14th album, The powerwhile his groundbreaking label celebrates its 40th anniversary Almost 25 years after he was the first to GOAT (which his dancers referenced with posters of the farm animal), LL Cool J reminded us at the MTV VMAs on Wednesday night that he deserves that title. Between […]
Well prepared for fame A memory of James Earl Jones. In the film “The Great White Hope” he played the black boxer Jack Johnson. As Johnson – a blond man in the front seat – was driving through the South, he was stopped by the police, had to pay a $50 fine and then gave […]
