James Smith

James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), known professionally as LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American rapper and actor. He is one of the earliest rappers to achieve commercial success, alongside fellow new school hip hop acts Beastie Boys and Run-DMC. 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 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. Smith (1995), and Phenomenon (1997). His twelfth album, Exit 13 (2008), was his last in his long-tenured deal with Def Jam. He later re-signed with the label and released his fourteenth album, The FORCE (2024). 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, Last Holiday, and Edison. He played NCIS Special Agent Sam Hanna in the CBS crime drama television series NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS: Hawaiʻi. LL Cool J was also the host of Lip Sync Battle on Paramount Network. A 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", "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. In 2021, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Musical Excellence category.

Common People (Deluxe) - 2024-11-29T00:00:00.000000Z

Common People - 2024-08-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Dancing With You (Baby) - 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Over and Over Again - 2024-10-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Sunshine Pt. 1 - 2024-06-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Molly - 2024-05-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Somebody to You - 2024-02-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Like A Record - 2023-12-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Why Don't You Want Me - 2023-09-29T00:00:00.000000Z

Introverted (Acoustic) - 2023-08-25T00:00:00.000000Z

Common People (Acoustic) - 2023-08-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Introverted - 2023-05-05T00:00:00.000000Z

Crescent Moon - 2021-11-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Got The Love (acoustic) - 2021-08-27T00:00:00.000000Z

Got the Love - 2021-07-23T00:00:00.000000Z

District Line - EP - 2021-04-09T00:00:00.000000Z

My Oh My (Acoustic) - 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000000Z

My Oh My - 2021-01-29T00:00:00.000000Z

I Don't Wanna Know (acoustic) - 2020-12-04T00:00:00.000000Z

I Don't Wanna Know - 2020-11-13T00:00:00.000000Z

Yesterday - 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000000Z

Call Me When It's Over (Zac Samuel Remix) - 2020-07-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Call Me When It's Over (Acoustic) - 2020-05-29T00:00:00.000000Z

Call Me When It's Over - 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Say You'll Stay (Acoustic) - 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000000Z