LL Cool J
LL Cool J
James Todd Smith, better known by his stage name LL Cool J, is an American rapper and actor from Queens, New York. He is known for such hip hop hits as "I Can't Live Without My Radio", "I'm Bad", "The Boomin' System", "Rock The Bells" and "Mama Said Knock You Out", as well as romantic ballads such as "Doin' It", "I Need Love", "Around the Way Girl" and "Hey Lover"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRapper
Date of Birth14 January 1968
CityBay Shore, NY
CountryUnited States of America
LL Cool J quotes about
I've got to see my movie to see how I'm acting, see what little things I can learn about my craft.
I'm not trying to be new school and I'm not old school - I'm classic. There's a lot of new cars and there's a lot of old cars, but I'm just classic in doing what I do.
Sometimes you've just got to grab an apple - or grapes, or strawberries. Something that's healthy but maybe a little bit more adventurous, if you can see fruit as adventurous.
Standing at the bus stop sucking on a lollipop Once she gets pumping its hard to make the hottie stop
I'm cold gettin' paid cause Rick said so.
The secret to it all is just to enjoy what you're doing. This is not working at the coal face, this is not sweeping behind a restaurant. It's work, but it's not work. It gives me a different type of energy. I'm grateful for that.
It's not about being bitter, it's about getting better
I'm kind of horny, conventional methods of making love kind of bore me.
He's only mediocre, jealousy can't get with me.
To me, my peers are Bruce Springsteen and Mick Jagger. I'm not talking age-wise, but in terms of careers. Madonna. Those are my peers. And I'm okay with that.
I'm a real person that cares about his art and cares about what he's doing. I have a heart and a soul and I want to touch people and give.
Art is about imagination. When you look at a picture from Salvador Dali, that's about imagination. When you look at Picasso, that's about imagination. Doing stuff from your heart.
I think the stuff that plays on the radio, the majority of it is for teenagers, which is okay. That's what pop radio is about. And some of it is great, and some of it is not.
I love my fans, I love my music - I have no reason to retire.