LL Cool J

James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), known professionally as LL Cool J (short 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, LL Cool J's 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.
LL Cool J has appeared in numerous films, including Halloween H20, In Too Deep, Any Given Sunday, Deep Blue Sea, S.W.A.T., Mindhunters, Last Holiday, and Edison. He played NCIS Special Agent Sam Hanna in the CBS crime drama television series NCIS: Los Angeles. LL Cool J was also the host of Lip Sync Battle on Paramount Network.
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.
Game 	Song 	Year	Album
Thrasher Presents Skate and Destroy 	Deejay Punk-Roc - My Beatbox (Sampled I'm Bad) 	1999	Chicken Eye
Knockout Kings 2002 	The G.O.A.T. 	2001	G.O.A.T.
Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2 	Rock The Bells 	2002	Radio
Def Jam: Fight for NY 	Mama Said Knock You Out 	2004	Mama Said Knock You Out
True Crime: New York City 	I Can't Live Without My Radio 	2005	Radio
Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA (Beta) 	Mama Said Knock You Out 	2006	Mama Said Knock You Out
Scarface: The World Is Yours 	Rock The Bells 	2006	Radio
Scarface: The World Is Yours 	What You Want 	2006	Todd Smith
Skate It 	Rock The Bells 	2008	Radio
Skate 2 	Rock The Bells 	2009	Radio
DJ Hero 	Rock The Bells 	2009	Radio
Lips: Number One Hits 	Around The Way Girl 	2009	Mama Said Knock You Out
Lips (DLC) 	Goin' Back to Cali 	2009	Walking with a Panther
Lips (DLC) 	I Need Love 	2010	Bigger and Deffer
Dance Central 	Craig Mack ft. Notorious B.I.G., LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes and Rampage - Flava in Ya Ear (Remix)	2010	Project: Funk da World
Def Jam Rapstar 	Mama Said Knock You Out 	2010	Mama Said Knock You Out
Def Jam Rapstar (DLC) 	Around The Way Girl 	2010	Mama Said Knock You Out
Def Jam Rapstar (DLC) 	Luv U Better 	2010	10
DJ Hero 2 	I Can't Live Without My Radio 	2010	Radio
Grand Theft Auto V (re-release) (The Cayo Perico Heist)	Going Back to Cali 	2020	Walking with a Panther
Category:People
Category:American Artists
Category:Hip Hop Artists
Category:Music Artists Turned Actors