James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), better known by his stage
name LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American
rapper, record producer, actor, author, and entrepreneur from Queens,
New York. With the breakthrough success of his hit single "I Need a
Beat" and the Radio LP, LL Cool J became an early hip-hop act to
achieve mainstream success along with Kurtis Blow and Run-D.M.C.LL
Cool J has released 13 studio albums and two greatest hits
compilations. His twelfth album Exit 13 (2008), was his last for his
long-tenured deal with Def Jam Recordings. LL Cool J appeared in
numerous films, including In Too Deep, Any Given Sunday, S.W.A.T.,
Deep Blue Sea, Mindhunters, and Edison. He currently plays NCIS
Special Agent Sam Hanna in the CBS crime drama television series NCIS:
Los Angeles. LL Cool J also is the host of Lip Sync Battle on
Paramount Network.A two-time Grammy Award winner, LL Cool J is known
for hip hop hits such as "Going Back to Cali", "I'm Bad", "The Boomin'
System", "Rock the Bells", and "Mama Said Knock You Out", as well as
R&B hits such as "Doin' It", "I Need Love", "All I Have", "Around the
Way Girl" and "Hey Lover". In 2010, VH1 placed him on their "100
Greatest Artists Of All Time" list. In 2017, LL Cool J became the
first rapper to receive the Kennedy Center Honors.
name LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American
rapper, record producer, actor, author, and entrepreneur from Queens,
New York. With the breakthrough success of his hit single "I Need a
Beat" and the Radio LP, LL Cool J became an early hip-hop act to
achieve mainstream success along with Kurtis Blow and Run-D.M.C.LL
Cool J has released 13 studio albums and two greatest hits
compilations. His twelfth album Exit 13 (2008), was his last for his
long-tenured deal with Def Jam Recordings. LL Cool J appeared in
numerous films, including In Too Deep, Any Given Sunday, S.W.A.T.,
Deep Blue Sea, Mindhunters, and Edison. He currently plays NCIS
Special Agent Sam Hanna in the CBS crime drama television series NCIS:
Los Angeles. LL Cool J also is the host of Lip Sync Battle on
Paramount Network.A two-time Grammy Award winner, LL Cool J is known
for hip hop hits such as "Going Back to Cali", "I'm Bad", "The Boomin'
System", "Rock the Bells", and "Mama Said Knock You Out", as well as
R&B hits such as "Doin' It", "I Need Love", "All I Have", "Around the
Way Girl" and "Hey Lover". In 2010, VH1 placed him on their "100
Greatest Artists Of All Time" list. In 2017, LL Cool J became the
first rapper to receive the Kennedy Center Honors.
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