His father shot his mother and grandfather, nearly killing them both. According to the Chicago Tribune, " a kid growing up middle class and Catholic in Queens, life for LL was heart-breaking. James Todd Smith was born on January 14, 1968, in Bay Shore, New York to Ondrea Griffith (born January 19, 1946) and James Louis Smith Jr, also known as James Nunya.
2.3 1993–2005: Continued success and career prominence.In 2021, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with an award for Musical Excellence. In 2017, LL Cool J became the first rapper to receive the Kennedy Center Honors. In 2010, VH1 placed him on their "100 Greatest Artists Of All Time" list. Ī two-time Grammy Award winner, LL Cool J is known for hip hop songs 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". LL Cool J also is the host of Lip Sync Battle on Paramount Network.
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He currently plays NCIS Special Agent Sam Hanna in the CBS crime drama television series NCIS: Los Angeles. LL Cool J has appeared in numerous films, including Halloween H20, In Too Deep, Any Given Sunday, Deep Blue Sea, S.W.A.T., Mindhunters, and Edison. His twelfth album, Exit 13 (2008), was his last in his long-tenured deal with Def Jam.
He achieved further commercial and critical success with the albums Bigger and Deffer (1987), Walking with a Panther (1989), Mama Said Knock You Out (1990), Mr. Signed to Def Jam Recordings in 1984, LL Cool J's breakthrough came with his single "I Need a Beat" and his landmark debut album, Radio (1985). He is one of the earliest rappers to achieve commercial success, alongside fellow new school hip hop acts Beastie Boys and Run-DMC. James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), known professionally as LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor.
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