Fifty years after critics dismissed hip-hop as a passing fad, Grammy winner LL COOL J is taking viewers back to the genre's authentic New York roots with his new docuseries "Hip Hop Was Born Here," ...

On May 22, 2017, in the dead of night, LL COOL J posted a tweet that has become the stuff of internet legend: “If I hear one more terrible rap record I’m gonna have to do it to these meatballs.” The ...

It’s tough to define the exact qualities that make someone cool, since pretty much everyone has a different idea of what "cool" is. For some, it’s a leather-coat-wearing motorcyclist on an open road.

Being cool is hard. Staying cool is harder. It’s an elusive quality, in part because it’s an elusive word with layers of nuanced meaning that peel off as we travel back through the centuries. Sprinkle ...

It’s easy to get lost in what’s uncool. From politics to the environment to making a living, so many things would fail to win Fonzie’s approval. But let’s not forget—there’s plenty that is, in fact, ...

Who Hasn’t Wanted To Be Cool? We’ve all wanted to be cool. But research shows that it’s not merely a shallow desire. Cool makes a difference in life. For instance, charismatic leaders bring out people ...