LL Cool J

LL Cool J is now starring in NCIS Los Angeles, from the fall of 2009 onwards. He stars with Chris O'Donnell, on the NCIS Cast. This show is in competition for viewers with the original NCIS show starring Mark Harmon as Leroy Gibbs shot in Los Angeles, California and which has stayed wildly popular over many seasons. It will be interesting to see which show becomes the most popular over time.

LL Cool J has been a Grammy Award-winning East Coast rapper, hip-hop artist, and occasional actor until now, 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." For more information about rapping see How to Freestyle Rap.

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• 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

You may not know that LL Cool J has not only written and released many award winning albums, but also keeps up a very active Twitter account. It is not very common for celebrities to interact to that extent - exceptions being of course actors like Ashton Kutcher and his wife Demi Moore, and musicians John Mayer, Pete Wentz, and Sean Combs under his name of Diddy. LL Cool J as of April 20, 2010 has more than 676,000 followers and is listed 7,012 times. http://www.twitter.com/llcoolj

LL Cool J is also featured on Boomdizzle Radio Beta where you can currently listen to 59 of his songs.http://www.boomdizzle.com/blog/llcoolj/

LL Cool J also has a channel on YouTube with currently 29 great quality video uploads of his music videos to view. There certainly are a lot of rich dimensions to appreciate the professional work of LL Cool J! http://www.youtube.com/user/LLCoolJVEVO