Passion on Stage Videos - West End

The Met celebrates the new year with a new production of Bizet's Carmen by acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell, opening on Sunday, December 31, at 6:30PM. In her highly anticipated Met debut, Cracknell reinvigorates the classic story of deadly passion with a staging that moves the action to modern day and explores themes that could not be more relevant today: gendered violence, abusive labor structures, and the desire to break through societal boundaries.

On last night's Jimmy Kimmel Live, LL talks about the music that influenced him growing up, the evolution of rap, listening to his own music, and his new classic hip-hop SiriusXM station Rock the Bells. He also reveals what it was like making history by receiving a Kennedy Center Honor. Watch the clips below!