
James Todd Smith, better known as LL Cool J (acronym for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, 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, his 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. 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 with an award for Musical Excellence. While he first appeared as a rapper in the movie Krush Groove (performing "I Can't Live Without My Radio"), his first acting part was a small role in a high school football movie called Wildcats. He continued to work in movies from then until 1995 when he landed his own television sitcom, In the House (1995-2000). He has appeared in numerous films, including Last Holiday, Edison, Mindhunters, S.W.A.T., Deliver Us from Eva, Rollerball, Charlie's Angels, In Too Deep, Any Given Sunday, Deep Blue Sea, Halloween H20, B.A.P.S., Toys, and The Hard Way. In 2005, he returned to television in a guest starring role on the FOX medical drama House. He also guest starred on 30 Rock in 2007, and on Sesame Street 's 39th season where he introduced the word of the day, "Unanimous” and performed "The Addition Expedition" in episode 4172 (Sept. 30, 2008). As of 2011, he stars as Special Agent Sam Hanna on CBS's police procedural NCIS: L.A., a spin-off of NCIS. He was also the host of MTV's Lip Sync Battle.

MTV Europe Music Awards

Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert

People's Choice Awards

Teen Choice Awards

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

NCISverse: The First 1,000

Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular

Quincy Jones | Music Man

Kids' Choice Awards

The Grammys

Dr.HOUSE

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Oz

Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute

It's Black Entertainment

James Brown: Say It Loud

How Bruce Lee Changed the World

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

MTV ビデオ・ミュージック・アワード

HAWAII FIVE-0

NCIS: Hawaiʻi

The Adventures of Pete & Pete

NCIS ~ネイビー犯罪捜査班

NCIS:LA ~極秘潜入捜査班

Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You

In the House

The Frank Skinner Show

Yo! MTV Raps

WWEフライデー・ナイト・スマックダウン

30 ROCK/サーティー・ロック

WWII in HD

Stans

ラスト・ホリデイ

マジックと呼ばれる男

レイト・ナイト・ウィズ・コナン・オブライエン

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

Hot Ones

Conan

One World: Together at Home

The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles

Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones

SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

MADtv

The $100,000 Pyramid

Supreme Team

アメリカン・ダッド

Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World

サタデー・ナイト・ライブ

エニイ・ギブン・サンデー

So You Think You Can Dance

MTV Unplugged

Beef

Kingdom Come

A Hip Hop Minute

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest

マインドハンター

ザ・デイリー・ショー

You're Watching Video Music Box

The Show

ケリー・クラークソン・ショー

In Too Deep

Late Show with David Letterman

Lip Sync Battle

Deliver Us from Eva

Wildcats

ファインディング・ユア・ルーツ

Krush Groove

The Early Show

プロジェクト・ランウェイ

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

ハード・ウェイ

S.W.A.T.

リベンジ・マッチ

ハロウィンH20

ディープ・ブルー

チャーリーズ・エンジェル

106 & Park

Touch

エレンの部屋

Today

The Jennifer Hudson Show

ハリウッド式 恋のから騒ぎ

ライブ・ウィズ・ケリー

ジミー・キンメル・ライブ!

Edison

Slow Burn

トイズ

B.A.P.S

レイト・ナイト・ウィズ・セス・マイヤーズ

レイト×2ショー with ジェームズ・コーデン

アメリカン・アイドル

Rachael Ray

Desus & Mero

Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1

Big Fun in the Big Town

The Right to Remain Silent

Caught Up

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Ricky Powell: The Individualist

The Tyra Banks Show

ザ・ビュー

Woo

The Chris Rock Show

Entertainment Tonight

Simply Mad About the Mouse

Payback

ローラーボール

Out-of-Sync

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

Hip Hop Was Born Here

Last Call with Carson Daly

Shut Up and Dribble

Rapmania: The Roots of Rap

Future Of The Funk

LL Cool J Presents The Rock the Bells Festival Celebrating 50 Years of Hip Hop

Comin' Up Short

A Home for the Holidays: The 20th Anniversary

Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars

Hip Hop Treasures

Superfan

Fat Joe Talks