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(Ludacris featuring LL Cool J and Keith Murray) 87 32 6 — — — — — — — The Good Life: 2002 "All I Have" (Jennifer Lopez featuring LL Cool J) 1
TitleYearPeak Chart Positions(us [18])Peak Chart Positions(us Dance [19])"You Already" (featuring Troy Ave) [43]2016——"The Hustler" (featuring Mavado) [42]2014——"Something About You (Love The World)" ...2013——"Live for You" (featuring Brad Paisley) ...2013——- 2
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22 feb 2024 · LL Cool J: four decades strong and still a bonafide Hip Hop icon. Few can match his legendary status. With over a dozen albums and countless hits, LL consistently delivered for both hardcore fans and mainstream audiences. This list dives into our top 15 LL Cool J tracks, focusing heavily on his earlier work.
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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 1984. 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 ...
LL Cool J was born James Todd Smith on January 14, 1968, in Bay Shore, Long Island, New York. Growing up in New York City, Smith adopted the stage name LL Cool J, which stands for "Ladies Love Cool James." The outgoing teen signed to Def Jam records in 1984, which was a fledgling rap label at the time, founded by Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin. LL ...
The young artist left school to record his debut album, Radio, which was a hugely successful mix of conventional song structure and pop-oriented rap. Music fans responded enthusiastically to the album's singles, "I Can't Live Without My Radio" and "Rock the Bells," and bought more than 1 million copies of the recording. He appeared as himself in th...
In 2013, LL Cool J put out a new album, Authentic. He worked with a number of musical talents on the record, including Bootsy Collins, Eddie Van Halen and Chuck D. That same year, LL had a role in the boxing drama Grudge Match,with Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro. The actor/rapper also enjoys a thriving career as a host. He has emceed the Gra...
LL Cool J has been married to wife Simone since 1995. They have four children together. The entertainer made headlines in August 2012, when he broke the nose and jaw of a suspected burglar at his home in Studio City, Los Angeles. According to media reports, LL Cool J was at home, upstairs, when he heard sounds coming from the first level and went d...
That opening line from the title track of LL Cool J’s fourth album, Mama Said Knock You Out, was more than just braggadocio or studio posturing. Those ten words were an instantly iconic and electrifying “I told you so” aimed at sometimey fans and an industry that, five years into a platinum-plus and groundbreaking career, had written LL off as irrelevant.
All the while, LL COOL J has remained a musical and cultural force, a living icon and a significant, relevant artist still churning out the hits. First introduced to the world in 1984 as a Def Jam Records flagship artist, LL is the first rap artist to amass ten consecutive platinum-plus selling albums, in addition to 2004 THE DEFINITION and 2006 TODD SMITH which both went Gold.
