Ll Cool J is scheduled to be the host of video music 2025 MTV.
The 57 -year -old rap star, which is also nominated at this year’s ceremony, would take care of the event that will take place in the UBS Arena in New York.
The Creator of Hip Hop successes has previously cohosted the VMA MTV in 2022 with Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow.
Ll Cool J has a very successful award story, with him pacing his first person of a moon statuette in 1991 for the best rap video for Mom said it doesn’t surprise you And in 1997 he became the first rapper to receive the Video Vanguard award.
In 2023, he was part of the MTV VMA celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop, and in 2024 he helped mark the 40th anniversary of Def Jam Recording in the awards show.
This year, his single, KILLINGRAM DEUX – which also presents Eminem, has been nominated in the Best Hip Hop category.
He would be competing against Doechii’s Anxiety, Drake’s Nokia, Eminem and Jelly Roll’s Someone saves me Glorilla and Sexy Rojas Whatchu Kno on me and Kendrick Lamar’s Not like us.
It is also pertinent to mention that Lady Gaga is the artist with most nominations for the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards, with winks in 12 categories.
Bruno Mars obtained 11 nominations, while Kendrick Lamar won 10.
Rosé and Sabrina Carpenter have eight nominations each, even in the main categories such as the best pop and artist of the year.
