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In March 1984, sixteen-year-old Smith was creating demo tapes in his grandparents' home. Smith began rapping at the age of 10, influenced by the hip-hop group The Treacherous Three. When 4-year-old LL found them, blood was everywhere." In 1972, Smith and his mother moved into his grandparents' home in St. 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 Januin 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. 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 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 for his long-tenured deal with Def Jam Recordings. LL Cool J has released 13 studio albums and two greatest hits compilations. With the breakthrough success of his 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-DMC. James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), known professionally as LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American rapper, record producer, and actor.