Biography
LL Cool J
Acting
James Todd Smith (better known as LL Cool J, an acronym for Ladies Love Cool James; born January 14, 1968) 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 criti…
Career works
139
Movies
65
Series
74
Career average
6.5/10
Birth date
01/14/1968
Place of birth
Bay Shore, Long Island, New York, USA
Filmography highlights
Movies
Quincy Jones, Music Man
2025 · 9.0
Stans
2025 · 7.2
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · 7.8
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
2025 · 6.9
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
2024 · 6.0
A Hip Hop Minute
2024 · 6.5
NCISverse: The First 1,000
2024 · 9.0
Comin' Up Short
2024
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023 · 9.0
2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2023 · 8.1
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022 · 8.2
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021 · 6.4
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
2021 · 7.1
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
2020 · 4.8
One World: Together at Home
2020 · 7.1
Series
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NCIS: New York
2026
Hip Hop Was Born Here
2025 · 3.6
Fat Joe Talks
2024
James Brown: Say It Loud
2024 · 8.0
Hip Hop Treasures
2023
Superfan
2023
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
2023 · 7.0
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · 5.6
Supreme Team
2022 · 7.0
Payback
2022 · 4.0
They Call Me Magic
2022 · 7.3
NCIS: Hawaiʻi
2021 · 7.7
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · 6.3
Desus & Mero
2019 · 5.1
Shut Up and Dribble
2018 · 1.0