• LL Cool J is a Grammy Award-winning East Coast rapper, hip-hop artist, and occasional actor who has released 13 albums on Def Jam Recordings (including his 1996 greatest hits compilation). He has recorded songs ranging from romantic ballads such as "I Need Love" and "Hey Lover" to pioneering hip-hop songs like "I Can't Live Without My Radio," "I'm Bad" and "Mama Said Knock You Out."

  LL Cool J will star in NCIS Los Angeles, set to premiere in the fall of 2009.

• Fast Facts

  1. Given name: James Todd Smith III
  2. Born: January 14, 1968
  3. Birthplace: St. Albans, Queens, New York City
  4. Hometown: Long Island, New York
  5. AKA: "Ladies Love Cool James," "Mr.Smith," "G.O.A.T." (Greatest Of All Time), "Uncle L"
  6. Grammy Awards: 2Allmusic.com: LL Cool J Grammies
  7. Films: 19
  8. Record label: Def Jam Recordings
  9. 2008's Exit 13 marks the final album due under his Def Jam contractReuters: LL Cool J makes a grand "Exit" (September 9, 2008)
  10. Recorded for Def Jam over 22 yearsReuters: LL Cool J makes a grand "Exit" (September 9, 2008)
  11. Unhappy with Jay-Z's handling of the Def Jam label in years leading up to contract's endReuters: LL Cool J makes a grand "Exit" (September 9, 2008)

• Discography

  • 1985: Radio
  • 1987: Bigger and Deffer
  • 1989: Walking with a Panther
  • 1990: Mama Said Knock You Out
  • 1993: 14 Shots to the Dome
  • 1995: Mr. Smith
  • 1996: All World: Greatest Hits
  • 1997: Phenomenon
  • 2000: G.O.A.T.
  • 2002: 10
  • 2004: The DEFinition
  • 2006: Todd Smith
  • 2008: Exit 13

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