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LL Cool J Sings Rap, Hip Hop and Knows How to Act
LL Cool J (“Ladies Love Cool James”) is a rap/hip hop artist and an actor. He was born on January 14, 1968 and his real name is James Todd Smith. He can sing romantic ballads as well as hardcore rap songs. His fans see him as a ladies man and many women think that he is a sex symbol because of his good looks and muscular body. LL Cool J is also an icon of the rap and hip hop industry because he has been able to have a successful career as a rapper for more than a decade, balancing it with his acting career.
This rapper grew up in a musical family. LL Cool J had a troubled childhood but he used hip hop and rap as a way to escape from his problems. In 1984, LL signed a record deal with Def Jam Recordings. This rap artist was among the first rappers that were able to make pop-oriented rap.
Some songs of LL Cool J are: “I Need A Beat”, “I Can’t Live Without My Radio”, “Rock The Bells”, “I’m Bad”, “I Need Love”, “Going Back to Cali” , “Jack The Ripper”, “I’m That Type of Guy”, “The Boomin’ System”, “Around The Way Girl”, “Zoom”, “All I Have”, “Hush” and “Control Myself.” LL has won Grammy Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, Soul Train Music Awards and Billboard Awards, among others. As an actor, he has appeared in movies such as: Toys, Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, Deep Blue Sea, In Too Deep, Any Given Sunday, Charlie’s Angels, Rollerball, S.W.A.T., Slow Burn, Edison, Last Holiday and Heartland.
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