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LL Cool J
Birth at
14 January 1968
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American hip-hop artist and actor James Todd Smith (better known as LL Cool J) was born on January 14, 1968 in the village of Beyonor, New York, USA. Due to disagreements between his parents, James was forced at the age of 4 to move with his mother to a dysfunctional working-class neighborhood of Queens, New York. As a child he was interested in football. On the thirteenth birthday, the grandfather gave the future star a DJ setup, which determined his fate. He made his first recordings and sent
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American hip-hop artist and actor James Todd Smith (better known as LL Cool J) was born on January 14, 1968 in the village of Beyonor, New York, USA. Due to disagreements between his parents, James was forced at the age of 4 to move with his mother to a dysfunctional working-class neighborhood of Queens, New York. As a child he was interested in football. On the thirteenth birthday, the grandfather gave the future star a DJ setup, which determined his fate. He made his first recordings and sent them to Def Jam Recordings. Very soon, the label signed a contract with the young talent and released his first single “I Need a Beat”, which became a hit. James comes up with the nickname Ladies Love Cool James, drops out of school and focuses on recording his debut album Radio. The album was praised by critics and quickly achieved platinum status. Since then, the rapid growth of the popularity of young talent began.
In 1990, LL won a Grammy for "Mama Said Knock You Out" from the album of the same name. The single becomes the soundtrack to the film
Naprolom , which starred in the rapper.
LL Cool Jay is the owner of many awards, among which there are two Grammys for best solo rap performance, the MTV Movie Awards for achievements in his musical career, the Billboard Music Awards and many others.
Cool Jay now has 12 popular studio albums.
It is also worth noting the work of LL in the cinema. He played major roles in films.
The deep blue sea and
At the bottom of the abyss . He also appeared in popular films such as
Charlie's Angels .
Rollerball and
Dr. House. .
At the moment, together with his wife brings up four children and is engaged in business: a clothing line for wealthy people “Todd Smith” was released.