(ThyBlackMan.com) LL Cool J’s name has long been synonymous with hip hop’s evolution, versatility, and resilience. From the moment he burst onto the scene in the mid-1980s, his commanding voice, ...
Jon Pareles, the chief pop music critic at The New York Times, recommends some rowdy rock, some unstoppable rhythms and a call for perseverance. Jack White, “That’s How I’m Feeling” Miranda Lambert, ...
LL Cool J made 30 to 40 “amazing,” songs with Dr. Dre but didn’t feel his writing was good enough to make the cut. LL Cool J abruptly switched course on his new project after a nighttime vision from ...
NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Ann Powers take you on a tour of the most exciting albums out Friday, Sept. 6, including a album-length collaboration (don't call it a comeback) between rapper LL ...