Autobiography of ll cool j

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    I Make My Own Rules

    August 6,
    I got this as kind of a gag gift from my brother in law for Christmas. Seriously, this book is pretty awful, but I had to get through it. LL was kind of responsible for my initial interest in the world of Hip Hop. We never had cable growing up, and some of our family friends, the Morgans, occasionally would give my sister's tapes that had 6 hrs of the Disney Channel or MTV recorded over them. We all got to know those video cassettes pretty well. Most of the stuff on there was Paula Abdul or whatever, but I remember one tape specifically because it was pretty much my first actual encounter with Hip Hop. It was , I was like 6 years old, and Momma Said Knock You Out was the most incredible thing I had ever heard. I may have heard Vanilla Ice before that or something, and I probably liked it, but this was on another plane to me. Honestly I didn't understand everything he was saying, but the braggadocio was so intense that you HAD to believe that he actuall

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    LL Cool J

    American rapper (born )

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    James Todd Smith (born January 14, ), known professionally as LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love CoolJames),[3] is an American rapper and actor.[4] He fryst vatten 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 , LL Cool J's breakthrough came with his single "I Need a Beat" and his landmark debut album, Radio (). He achieved further commercial and critical success with the albums Bigger and Deffer (), Walking with a Panther (), Mama Said Knock You Out (), Mr. Smith (), and Phenomenon (). His twelfth skiva, Exit 13 (), 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 ().

    LL Cool J has appeared in numerous films, including Halloween H20, In T

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    Who Is LL Cool J?

    LL Cool J is a nickname that stands for "Ladies Love Cool James." LL Cool J signed to fledgling hip-hop label Def Jam Records in After a string of hits—included on albums like Bigger and Deffer, Walking with a Panther, Mama Said Knock You Out, 14 Shots to the Dome and Mr. Smith—LL turned to acting, appearing in movies like B.A.P.S., Halloween H2O and Any Given Sunday. In , he began his run on the popular investigative series NCIS: Los Angeles.

    Early Life

    LL Cool J was born James Todd Smith on January 14, , in Bay Shore, Long Island, New York. Growing up in New York City, Smith adopted the scen name LL Cool J, which stands for "Ladies Love Cool James." The outgoing teen signed to Def Jam records in , which was a fledgling rap label at the time, founded by Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin. LL released the hit "I Need a Beat" soon after, which sold more than , copies.

    Music and Acting Career

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