LL COOL J caught up with PEOPLE to discuss his role as host at the MTV VMAs on Sunday, Sept. 7. The rapper spoke about his ...

"I’m [going to] say this humbly, but I really mean this," he began. "I think one day people are going to wake up and realize that LL Cool J is the most important rapper that ever existed.

LL Cool J is one of the most important figures in hip-hop history as one of the first rappers to achieve commercial success in the ’80s. If you ask him, he’s the most important one.

“I’m [going to] say this humbly, but I really mean this,” he said. “I think one day people are going to wake up and realize that LL Cool J is the most important rapper that ever existed.

LL Cool J said he won’t cross the picket line. The rapper said Thursday on Instagram that he won’t perform at Philadelphia’s Fourth of July celebration concert while AFSCME District Council ...

The history of the topic and LL Cool J’s connection to the moniker surfaced during Late Night with Seth Meyers. After discussing the rapper-and-actor’s new series, Hip Hop Was Born Here (now ...

LL Cool J takes a trip through New York City rap history in the new trailer for his upcoming Paramount+ docuseries, 'Hip-Hop Was Born Here.' ...

Further in the interview, LL Cool J shared that he was one of the first rappers to accomplish and set many current trends now made popular by others, allowing him to be place in the GOAT category.