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"). He is best known for romantic ballads like I Need Loveas well as hardcore rap like I Can't Live Without My Radio. He has also appeared in several films. He is seen as a sex symbol, and a ladies man, because of his "flirtatious" lip-licking, and his muscular body. LL Cool J represents an important figure within the hip hop community, and is currently one of the few hip-hop stars of his era to sustain a successful recording career for more than a decade.
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