The newest addition to lineup for the 2018 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival may just knock you out.
Today the annual celebration of music in Louisiana announced LL Cool J would be joining the star-packed lineup. He will perform on May 4 during the second weekend of the festival, which will be held at the New Orleans Fair Grounds Race Course on April 27–29 and May 3–6.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">See you this spring, New Orleans !!! Let’s ride!! <a href="https://twitter.com/jazzfest?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jazzfest</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JazzFest?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JazzFest</a> <a href="https://t.co/zDcogpi7BA">pic.twitter.com/zDcogpi7BA</a></p>— LLCOOLJ. (@llcoolj) <a href="https://twitter.com/llcoolj/status/960951875225862144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2018</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
The GRAMMY-winning rapper joins previously announced performers Aerosmith, Aretha Franklin, Sting, Jack White, Beck, Lionel Richie, Anita Baker, Bonnie Raitt, Khalid, Common, Sheryl Crow, Smokey Robinson, and Aaron Neville, among many others.
The multitalented LL Cool J served as host for the GRAMMY Awards telecast for five consecutive years from 2012 through 2016.
