LL Cool J and Simone I. Smith are one good-looking couple! The rapper, 57, and his wife took date night to the 2025 MTV VMAs for his hosting gig at the awards show. Prior to LL Cool J taking the stage ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LL Cool J has been bringing the cool and captivating crowds with his voice for decades. Following his epic six-minute medley at ...

Aug. 14 (UPI) --Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee LL Cool J is set to host MTV's Video Music Awards on Sept. 7. He will take the UBS Arena stage in New York at 8 p.m. EDT, and the event will broadcast ...

Thrilled to celebrate another year in music, the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards will kick off on September 7th, at the UBS Arena in New York. Promoting some of the biggest names in the industry, Lady ...

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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 ...

The "Murdergram" rapper will host the awards show for the second time on Sunday, Sept. 7 FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images LL COOL J revealed his pre-hosting rituals to PEOPLE, which includes ...

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 ...

MTV isn’t exactly in the business of premiering or even presenting the latest music videos from your favorite artists these days. But the network is still out here giving awards for them, as the ...

The Ladies Love Cool James, and now he’ll be the host of the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards. The last time LL Cool J graced the VMAs stage was in 2022, when he served as a co-emcee with Nicki Minaj and ...