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James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968) is an American hip hop artist better known by his stage name, LL Cool J ("Ladies Love Cool James"). Born in Bay Shore, New York, and raised between St. Albans, New York and Hollis, New York in the borough of Queens. The only child of Ondrea (née Griffith) and James Smith, Jr. Smith is of both African American and Native American descent. He spent his youth singing in the church choir, participating in the Boy Scouts and delivering newspapers. |
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News in english
about LL Cool J
(July / 2009)
City Paper Blogs Date: 06 Jul 2009
Washington City Paper -
It’s hard out there for a rap star trying to come out with the next big sexual euphemism . Armed only with weather patterns (”make it rain”), child-friendly sweets (”lick it like a lollipop”) and whimsy (”superman that ho”), today’s hip-hop stars struggle to coin a sex term as eternal as LL Cool J ’s ultimate rap sex euphemism: “doin’ it.”
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TJ Hooker to hit the big screen Date: 06 Jul 2009
The Star -
Who would have thought that the Charlie's Angels movie had a prophetic bone in its lithe body? Remember in the opening sequence, a disguised Dylan (Drew Barrymore, though the "disguise" was actually LL Cool J) watching a fake inflight movie - TJ Hooker ?
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Sunday, July 12, all day Date: 08 Jul 2009
Washington City Paper -
Back in ’85, no one could’ve predicted that LL Cool J’s single “Rock the Bells” would, decades later, inspire an entire international music festival designed to represent everything that is good and pure about hip-hop—everything, that is, except for LL Cool J. The Rock the Bells fest is now in its seventh year, and Uncle L still hasn’t put in an appearance.
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Video: LL Cool J's Memories of MJ Date: 08 Jul 2009
CBS News -
Rapper and actor LL Cool J, who recorded with Michael Jackson, reflects on the time they spent together after watching Jackson's memorial service at his home in New York.
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Video: LL Cool J's 'cool promotion' Date: 09 Jul 2009
MSNBC -
July 9: Rapper and actor LL Cool J discusses his new 'jeans' contest and the influence of Michael Jackson. (Other)
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LL Cool J Reveals What's Hot About the New NCIS Date: 09 Jul 2009
seattlepi.com -
Starting Sept. 22, NCIS fans will double their pleasure when CBS' high-rated procedural is followed by the series premiere of NCIS: Los Angeles. The much-heralded spin-off concerns the L.A.-based Office of Special Projects and its own team of Special ...
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LL Cool J Reveals What's Hot About the New NCIS Date: 09 Jul 2009
TV Guide -
NCIS: Los Angeles
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LL Cool J Re-Thinks Album Retirement, "I'm Not Running Around Looking For A Record Deal" [Video] Date: 10 Jul 2009
SOHH.com -
Hip-Hop mogul LL Cool J recently spoke on what music plans he has since releasing his final contractual Def Jam album last year and why he may return to the studio for another solo release in the future. [Visit SOHH.com for more information]
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