LL Cool J will headline the 2025 MTV VMAs as solo host whereas additionally competing for Finest Hip-Hop due to his Eminem-assisted monitor “Murdergram Deaux.”
LL Cool J will take heart stage on the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards, marking his first time as the only real host of the long-lasting occasion, set for September 7 at New York’s UBS Area.
The Hip-Hop legend isn’t simply steering the present—he’s additionally within the operating for Finest Hip-Hop due to “Murdergram Deaux,” his collaboration with Eminem from his 2024 album The FORCE.
His double-duty position locations him on the coronary heart of certainly one of music’s largest nights.
This 12 months’s solo gig follows his 2022 co-hosting flip with Jack Harlow and Nicki Minaj. He steps into a job beforehand held by Megan Thee Stallion in 2024 and by Minaj in 2023.
LL’s relationship with the VMAs spans many years. He gained Finest Rap Video in 1991 for “Mama Mentioned Knock You Out” and have become the primary rapper to obtain the Video Vanguard Award in 1997.
He’s additionally delivered performances on the final two VMA ceremonies.
Past the VMAs, LL has racked up an extended checklist of internet hosting credit. He led the Grammys for 5 consecutive years from 2012 to 2016 and has helmed the iHeartRadio Music Awards, Soul Practice Music Awards, and American Music Awards.
This 12 months’s VMA nominations are led by Girl Gaga with 12, adopted by Bruno Mars with 11 and Kendrick Lamar with 10. Sabrina Carpenter and Rosé every earned eight nods, whereas Ariana Grande and The Weeknd picked up seven apiece.
The 2025 recipient of the Video Vanguard Award has not but been revealed.
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