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
What you do in your art - TV, music, film stuff - touches people. And they want to touch you. So that's a blessing. I'm okay with it.
What I say on a record and what I say off a record is two different things. And that's always been the case. There's a difference between confidence on a record and arrogance.
Dreams don't have deadlines...
When adversity strikes, that's when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on.
Stand up and face your fears, or they will defeat you.
Like your booty don't stink.
I'm good at what I do, but I wouldn't be so bold and arrogant as to say something disrespectful about, say, Eminem. He's talented and he's good at what he does
I am what I am, I'm doing very well in my life, and I'm thankful to God for that.
I'm not just a rapper. I'm an entertainer. That's the difference.
We're going to raise a lot of money for cancer awareness, give some to the American Cancer Society and hopefully make a big difference.
I do about 90 percent of my own stunts, and the things I can't do for insurance reasons, like swinging out of a flying helicopter, I wouldn't want to do anyway.
At fourteen, I started sending out demo tapes.
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.