LL Cool J

About the Author

LL Cool J was born James Todd Smith on January 14, 1968. He is a rapper and an actor. His first single, I Need a Beat, sold over 100,000 copies. He has released twelve studio albums and a greatest hits compilation. His hit singles include I Need Love, Around the Way Girl, Hey Lover, I Can't Live show more Without My Radio, I'm Bad, The Boomin' System, and Mama Said Knock You Out. He has appeared in several films including Halloween H20, Deep Blue Sea, Any Given Sunday, Rollerball, Deliver Us from Eva, and S.W.A.T. He has also starred on the television shows In the House and NCIS: Los Angeles. He has written several books including I Make My Own Rules, And The Winner Is..., LL Cool J's Platinum Workout, and LL Cool J's Platinum 360 Diet and Lifestyle. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Works by LL Cool J

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I Make My Own Rules (1997) 53 copies, 2 reviews

LL Cool J's Platinum Workout: Sculpt Your Best Body Ever with Hollywood's Fittest Star (2006) 50 copies, 1 review

And the Winner Is… (2002) 31 copies, 1 review

Hip Kid Hop And the Winner Is (2002) 22 copies

Mama Said Knock You Out [1990 album] (1990) 12 copies, 1 review

LL COOL J Presents The Streets Win: 50 Years of Hip-Hop Greatness (2023) 12 copies

LL Cool J's Platinum 360 Diet and Lifestyle: A Full-Circle Guide to Developing Your Mind, Body, and Soul (2010) 10 copies

Mr. Smith (1996) 7 copies

All World (1996) 7 copies

Phenomenon (1997) 5 copies

10 (2002) 3 copies

14 Shots to the Dome (1994) 3 copies

NCIS: Los Angeles: The Eleventh Season 2 copies

Around the Way Girl 2 copies

Radio (1995) 2 copies

ICON [Edited] (2012) 1 copy

Walking with A Panther (1995) 1 copy

NCIS: Los Angeles: Season 4 1 copy

NCIS: Los Angeles: Season 3 1 copy

The Deal 1 copy

Bigger and deffer 1 copy

Mama said knock you out [single] 1 copy

Bigger And Deffer 1 copy

ICON [Explicit] 1 copy

Father 1 copy

Bad (1987) 1 copy

Exit 13 1 copy

Def Jams Recordings. Rock the Bella 1 copy

Todd Smith (2006) 1 copy

I Need Love 1 copy

Doin' It 1 copy

Going Back to Cali 1 copy

Ain't Nobody (1996) 1 copy

Luv U Better (2002) 1 copy

Authentic (2013) 1 copy

"Overflow" – The Cartoon Works of Jamie Smith, 25-Year Anniversary Exhibition – A Quarter-Century of Stupid: from… 1 copy

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Associated Works

Charlie's Angels [2000 film] (2000) — Actor — 322 copies, 1 review

S.W.A.T. [2003 film] (2003) — Actor — 222 copies, 1 review

Last Holiday [2006 film] (2006) — Actor — 139 copies, 1 review

Deep Blue Sea [1999 film] (1999) — Actor — 128 copies

Any Given Sunday [1999 film] (1999) — Actor — 123 copies

Toys [1992 film] (1992) — Actor — 52 copies, 1 review

NCIS: Los Angeles: The Complete First Season (2010) — Actor — 47 copies

NCIS: Los Angeles: The Complete Second Season (2011) — Actor — 37 copies

NCIS: Los Angeles: The Complete Third Season (2012) — Actor — 35 copies

WWII in HD [2009 TV Mini-seris] (2009) — Actor — 28 copies

NCIS: Los Angeles: The Complete Fourth Season (2013) — Actor — 28 copies

NCIS: Los Angeles: The Complete Fifth Season (2014) — Actor — 23 copies

Deliver Us From Eva [2003 film] (2003) 22 copies

Space Jam: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1996) — Contributor — 19 copies, 1 review

NCIS: Los Angeles: The Complete Sixth Season (2015) — Actor — 17 copies

Slow Burn [2005 film] (2005) — Actor — 11 copies

The Deal [2008 film] (2008) — Actor — 10 copies, 1 review

NCIS: Los Angeles: The Eighth Season (2017) — Actor — 9 copies

4 Film Favorites: Morgan Freeman (Along Came a Spider / Kiss the Girls / Seven / Shawshank Redemption) (2013) — Actor — 7 copies

Less Than Zero (1990) — Recording artist — 7 copies

Triple Feature: Oliver Stone Director's Cut Films 1 copy

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Canonical name: LL Cool J
Legal name: Smith, James Todd
Birthdate: 1968-01-14
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Occupations: rapper
actor

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Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J

Spotify of the day. 1990. Many say this is one of the best hip-hop albums of all time. Who am I to argue? Good beats, good rhymes and a lot of humor. Included in Robert Dimery's 2016 book “1001 Albums You Must Listen To Before You Die”.

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capewood | Jan 11, 2022 |

I Make My Own Rules by L. L. Cool J

I remember reading this back when I was 11 or 12. There was a "clean" version and a "parental advisory" version, the difference being a chapter w sex in it that I don't think was that scandalous. Only other thing I really remember is that he was trying to chose between getting a dirtbike or turntables, and then he wrecked his friend's dirtbike, broke a few bones and became a DJ.

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mitchtroutman | 1 other review | Jun 14, 2020 |

And the Winner Is... (Kid HipHop) by LL Cool J

A young basketball player learns the importance of both winning and losing gracefully.

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NMiller22 | Jul 19, 2019 |

Ll Cool J's Platinum Workout by Ll; Honid J, Dave; O'connell, Jeff Cool

Overall it's a good book. I recommend it for someone new to training, because it's motivational and everything is clear cut - training splits (including instructions on how to do each exercise) and nutritional info.

I benefited from the explanations of certain things (like how to tell if you are over training, etc.) and I enjoyed the tips.

Design wise (layout & text) - I think it's awesome.

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sketchedsoul | Oct 1, 2010 |

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