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LL COOL J
(rap)

Personal Data:

Born:

16.08.1968

(New York City, USA, as James Todd Smith)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Radio	1/1986	Def Jam		71	46
2.	Bigger And Deffer	6/1987	Def Jam		54	3
3.	Walking With A Panter	6/1989	Def Jam/Columbia		43	6
4.	Mama Said Knock You Out	8/1990	Def Jam/Columbia		49	16
5.	14 Shots To The Dome	4/1993	CBS		74	5
6.	Mr Smith	21.11.1995	Def Jam			20
7.	All World - Greatest Hits (2CD)	04.11.1996	Def Jam		35	29
8.	Phenomenon	23.09.1997	Def Jam		37	7
9.	The Greatest Of All Time (G.O.A.T.)	12.09.2000	Def Jam		29	1
10.	10	15.10.2002	Def Jam		26	2
11.	L.L. Cool J Taro	05.08.2003	P-Vine Japan
12.	THE DEFinition	31.08.2004	Def Jam		66	4
13.	Todd Smith	10.04.2006	Def Jam			6
14.	Legends Vol 5	08.10.2007	Nocturne
15.	Exit 13	09.09.2008	Def Jam			9
16.	The Return Of The GOAT & DJ Kayslay	10.11.2008
17.	All World 2	08.12.2009	Def Jam
18.	Icon	01.05.2012	Def Jam
19.	Authentic	26.04.2013	429			23
20.	5 Classic Albums	14.10.2014	Def Jam
21.	Live in Maine, Colby College, 1985	24.06.2016	Nightclub Series
22.	The Force	9/2024	Def Jam			50

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	I Need A Beat	11/1985
2.	I Can't Live Without My Radio	1/1986		95
3.	Rock The Bells	3/1986		98
4.	I'm Bad	5/1987		71	84
5.	I Need Love	7/1987	Def Jam/Columbia	6	14
6.	Go Cut Creator Go	11/1987		66
7.	Going Back To Cali / Jack The Ripper	2/1988	Def Jam/Columbia	37	31
8.	I'm That Type Of Guy	5/1989	Def Jam/Columbia	43	15
9.	I'm Gonna Knock You Out	1990	Def Jam
10.	Jingling Baby	08.01.1990
11.	To Da Break Of Dawn	01.06.1990
12.	The Booming System	02.08.1990	Def Jam/Columbia	83	48
13.	One Shot Of Love	?
14.	Around The Way Girl / Mama Said Knock You Out	19.11.1990	Def Jam/Columbia	11	9
15.	Mama Said Knock You Out	07.03.1991	Def Jam/Columbia		17
16.	6 Minutes Of Pleasure	9/1991			95
17.	Strictly Business	12.11.1991
18.	Buckin' Em Down	1993
19.	How I'm Comin'	29.03.1993	Columbia	37	57
20.	Back Seat (Of My Jeep)	6/1993	Def Jam		42
21.	Pink Cookies In A Plastic Bag / Back Seat Of My Jeep	08.06.1993			96
22.	Stand By Your Man	05.10.1993
23.	Hey Lover feat. Boyz II Men	31.10.1995	Def Jam	17	3
24.	Doing It (v GB 27.5.96)	20.02.1996	Def Jam	15	9
25.	Loungin'	26.08.1996	Def Jam	7	3
26.	This Is For The Lover In You & Babyface & Howard Hewett & Jody Watley & Jef	21.10.1996	Epic	12	6
27.	Ain't Nobody	09.12.1996	Geffen	1	46
28.	Hot Hot Hot	06.10.1997	Def Jam
29.	Phenomenon	20.10.1997	Def Jam	9	55
30.	4,3,2,1 & Redman & DMX & Canibus & Master P (featuring Method Man)	09.12.1997			75
31.	Father	1/1998	Def Jam	10	18
32.	Dear Mallika & The Rapsody	3/1998
33.	Zoom & Dr Dre	29.06.1998	Interscope	15
34.	Candy	03.07.1998
35.	Incredible & Keith Murray	19.10.1998	Jive/Rough Trade	52
36.	Say What	03.08.1999
37.	Stand By Your Man	31.12.1999
38.	Rippers Strike Back	31.12.1999
39.	Hot Hot Hot	31.12.1999
40.	Ill Bomb & Funkmaster Flex & Big Kap	3/2000	Def Jam
41.	Shut 'Em Down & Hole	03.04.2000	Atlantic/east west
42.	Imagine That	27.06.2000	Def Jam		98
43.	Take It Off	19.09.2000
44.	You & Me	17.10.2000	Def Jam
45.	Fatty Girl & Ludacris & Keith Murray	25.09.2001	FB		87
46.	Blink Blink & Spax	11/2001
47.	Luv U Better feat. Marc Dorsey	8/2002	Def Jam	7	4
	Luv You Better / Fa Ha (radio edit, LP version, instrumental)	02.09.2002	Def Jam
48.	Paradise / After School (radio mix, LP version, instrumental) feat Amerie	02.12.2002	Def Jam	18	36
49.	Focus (remix) & Joe Budden	30.12.2002	Def Jam
50.	All I Have & Jennifer Lopez	3/2003	Epic	2	1
51.	Born To Love You / Amazin' (radio mix with rap), instrumental, acappella) (introducing Kandice Love)	14.04.2004	Def Jam
52.	Headsprung / Feel The Beat produced by: Timbaland	22.06.2004	Def Jam	25	16
53.	Hush / Rub My Back feat. 7 Aurelius	13.09.2004	Def Jam		26
54.	Hush / The Truth / Luv U Better / Hey Lover feat. 7 Aurelius	14.02.2005	Def Jam	3
55.	It's LL & Santana / What You Want	09.01.2006	Def Jam
56.	Control Myself feat. Jennifer Lopez	13.02.2006	Def Jam	2	4
57.	DMC Club Cuts 281 EP (Say Say Say (DMC remix) / Lose Control vs Looking For The Perfect Beat (Guy Garrett remix) / America (I Love America) (Zest remix) / Jerk It Out vs Wild Thing (Cheekyboy remix)) & Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force & Full Intention & Caesars & Tone Loc & Hi Tack	29.05.2006	DMC
58.	No Letting Go Remix & Dutchess & Wayne Wonder	11.09.2006	VP
59.	Walking In My Shoes / I Refuse / Flip It / Favourit Flavor / High & Dry & Bilal & Emily King & Big & Urban Mystic & Rick Ross & Rampage & Sean Paul (feat Mary J Blige)	02.10.2006	Bacon & Eggs
60.	I Can't Live Without My Radio / I Give You More / I Can't Live Without My Radio (instrumental) (reissue)	21.05.2007	Def Jam
61.	I Need A Beat (reissue)	21.05.2007	Def Jam
62.	I Want You / Dangerous	21.05.2007	Def Jam
63.	New York Gangstas	14.01.2008	Violator
64.	I Cry	5/2008	Def Jam
65.	Baby featuring The-Dream	7/2008	Def Jam	56	52
66.	Fresh R & B Volume 1 (Fresh (Cover remix 2007) / Love Somebody / City Of Angels / A Public Affair (Scooter remix) / Cruel / Favorite Flavor) & Jean & Sean Paul & Jessica Simpson & Mary J Blige & Hani & Mandisa & Velvet	09.06.2008	Fresh Rare R&B
67.	Ultimate Remixes Collection (Rampage / Listen Up / Run It (Duke Dumont mix) / Mama Said Knock You Out (12" remix) / Rock The Bells / Pink Cookies In A PLastic Bag (remix)) & EPMD	09.03.2009	Hip Hop Classic
68.	Accidental Racist & Brad Paisley	4/2013			77
69.	Trip To Your Heart / Mama Said Knock You Out & Sly And The Family Stone	22.01.2015	Originals
70.	Saturday Night Special	14.06.2024

Movies:

1. The Hard Way (1990, starring)
2. Jimi (1994, starring)
3. Toys (starring)
4. In Too Deep (starring)
5. In The House (starring, TV sitcom)
6. Halloween H20 (1998, starring, directed by S. Miner)
7. Deep Blue Sea (1999, starring)
8. Deliver Us From Eva (2001, starring)
9. S.W.A.T. (2003, starring, directed by Clark Johnson)
10. Edison (2004, starring, directed by David J. Burke)
11. Mindhunters (2004, starring, directed by Reny Harlin)
12. Last Holiday (2006, starring, directed by W. Wang)

Awards:

1991 Grammy Awards - Best Rap Solo Performance (SP "Mama Said Knock You Out")
1996 Grammy Awards - Best Rap Solo Performance (track "Hey Lover")
2001 NAACP Image Awards - Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Artist ("G.O.A.T.")
2002 Hip-Hop Hall Of Fame
2021 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

WWW Links:

http://www.llcoolj.com

Various:

LL Cool J = Ladies Love Cool James

3/1991 - MTV Unplugged

appeared on the LP:

KRS-ONE: Civilization Versus Technology (11/1991, Elektra)
Quincy Jones: Q: Soul Bossa Nostra (11/10)

Compilation Appearances:

"I Make My Own Rules" on OST "Private Parts" (2/97, & Flea & Dave Navarro & Chad Smith)
"Crazy Girl" on compilation "Rush Hour 2" (31.7.01, Def Jam)
"We're Gonna Make It" on OST "Madea's Family Reunion" (21.2.06, Motown, feat. Mary Mary)

Press References:

Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1992	10	07.03.1992	2	News
1993	13	27.03.1993	5	News
1993	16	17.04.1993	30	Albums	album review
1993	19	08.05.1993	27	Rebellious Jukebox	interview
1995	29	22.07.1995	35	Albums	album review
1995	50	16.12.1995	32	Albums	album review
1996	2	13.01.1996	28	Singles	single review
1996	47	23.11.1996	45	Albums	album review
1997	5	01.02.1997	45	Singles	single review
1997	41	11.10.1997	49	Singles	single review
1997	43	25.10.1997	49	Singles	single review
1998	13	28.03.1998	24		interview
Populár
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1991	4		19		album review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1994	6	29.03.1994	18		profile
1996	2		90	Recenze	single review
1996	11		90	Recenze - Atd	album review
1998	9		113	Recenze - Singly	single review
2006	6		60	Recenze	album review
Rolling Stone
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
2000	3		74	12 nej ...