The next class of eligible artists for the 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has been released! The ballot is one of the most diverse ever, Rolling Stone reports. Big name nominees include Red Hot Chili Peppers, LL Cool J, Kiss and Genesis.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2010 Ballot Released
September 23rd, 2009 / Author: OK! StaffRed Carpet Confidential: LL Cool J Books It
July 14th, 2009 / Author: Valerie Nome
LL Cool J is noshing on a breakfast of egg whites, turkey bacon and turkey sausage when I sit down with him at NYC’s Empire State Building during MasterCard’s Break in Your Jeans event.
Although the rapper-actor has released eleven albums, won two Grammys, fronts a fashion line at Sears and boasts a thriving acting career on NCIS: Los Angeles, the father of four, 41, who has been married to wife Simone since 1995, admits, “I’m not much of a splurge guy. It’s about being comfortable.” Read more »
LL Cool J Gives Marriage Advice
January 28th, 2009
LL Cool J wakes up early this morning to meet me at Bryant Park Hotel in NYC to announce he will be blogging for Russell Simmons’ new hip-hop venture, Globalgrind.com.
“I’m excited to get my blog on, and to talk crazy and breezy,” he says. “I’ll be nice sometimes, insult a few people here and there, and get insulted. It will be a lot of fun.”
He adds, “There is no correct point of view. I think everyone has the right to say what they want and say what they feel.”
Getting to know the man who was born James Todd Smith will be a treat. The 41-year-old rap entrepreneur is father to four children with wife Simone, whom he wed in 1995.
He reveals “maintaining the romance” is critical in keeping a marriage vital.
“The romantic aspects of the marriage need to take place during the day,” he tells me. “Too many men make the mistake of wanting to get romantic at the last second. It takes all day, and it’s an ongoing thing. It’s about support.”
LL and Russell go way back, and celebrated President Obama’s inauguration last week.
“We went from not hearing our music in the daytime to having a hiphop inaugural ball for a new president,” LL says. “When you’re like ‘Russell, is our music going to play in the daytime?’ to the president thanking us personally for getting him into office – that’s a pretty wonderful thing. We don’t want to take too much credit – we don’t want to be presumptuous – but hip-hop has come a long way.”
How does he feel about the undying adoration from his female fans?
“It’s a blessing,” LL says. “Without people embracing what you’re doing and appreciating what you do, I wouldn’t be able to continue to do what I do. You know I love them 150 million percent.”
Russell serves as the editor-in-chief for the site he dubs as “the Huffington Post of hip-hop.”
Catch LL’s latest updates on globalgrind.com, and check out his romantic comedy The Deal, which is out on DVD now.
Why Does Martha Stewart Adore Rappers?
November 24th, 2008
Some of our favorite bizarre TV moments lately have been Martha Stewart trading household tips with Snoop Dogg, and teaching LL Cool J how to make scary Halloween decorations.
And when the housekeeping guru was relaunching her show in 2005 after her spell in the big house, she picked P Diddy as one of her first guests.
Clearly, Martha has a bit of a thing for rappers.
At a party to celebrate the dedication of the Robert F. Kennedy bridge in New York on same day Snoop showed her the secret to ‘cognac potatoes’ on the show, she told OK! why.
"I like these guys," she told us. "I like their music, I like their expression and they’re fun. They’re actually good guests. And that’s important."
In fact, she says, "they’re great guests."
"Snoop was fabulous!," she said. "I can’t wait for P Diddy to come back."
Now she didn’t say so, but would it be too much to imagine that Martha has a new-found affinity with Diddy and Snoop — both of whom have had their own battles with the law — since she came out of the clink?
We kind of like to imagine Martha and the guys back in the green room before the show trading tales about life under lock and key!
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Fashion Rocks & Gives Back!
September 9th, 2008
Not only does Fashion Rocks bring together the most stylish celebrities, it also gives back those in need, with the help of today’s hottest stars.
In honor of the 5th anniversary of the event, Condé Nast Media Group and Citi Group have put together an online charity auction, with 100 percent of the proceeds going to Stand Up To Cancer.
Fans will be able to bid on items like a Gibson Guitar autographed by Fashion Rocks performers and presenters like Rihanna, Miley Cyrus, Kid Rock, Leighton Meester, Chris Brown, LL Cool J – and many, many more– as well as a leather jacket signed and worn by country star Keith Urban.
To get your chance to own a piece of Fashion Rocks history as well as give back to a good cause, you can log on to the live auction and bid at www.ebay.com/fashionrocks until Sept. 15.
