LL Cool J

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actor human rapper record producer songwriter television presenter

LL Cool J is an American rapper and actor who emerged as one of hip-hop’s early stars and later became widely known for his roles in film and television.

Statements (79)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	actor → human → rapper → record producer → songwriter → television presenter →
activeYearsStart	1984 →
associatedAct	Def Jam Recordings → Marley Marl → Rick Rubin → Russell Simmons →
awardReceived	Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group → Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance → Kennedy Center Honors →
birthName	James Todd Smith →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1968-01-14 →
filmWork	Any Given Sunday → Deep Blue Sea → Deliver Us from Eva → Halloween H20: 20 Years Later → Krush Groove → Last Holiday → S.W.A.T. → Toys →
genre	golden age hip hop → hip hop → rap →
hasChild	Italia Smith → Najee Smith → Nina Smith → Samaria Smith →
honor	Hollywood Walk of Fame star →
hosted	Grammy Awards → Lip Sync Battle →
knownFor	aggressive battle rap style → early commercial success in hip hop → romantic rap ballads →
memberOf	Rock and Roll Hall of Fame →
notableRole	Marion Hill in In the House → Sam Hanna in NCIS: Los Angeles →
notableSong	Around the Way Girl → Doin' It → Going Back to Cali → Hey Lover → I Need Love → I Need a Beat → Luv U Better → Mama Said Knock You Out → Phenomenon → Rock the Bells →
notableWork	10 → 14 Shots to the Dome → Bigger and Deffer → Exit 13 → G.O.A.T. → Mama Said Knock You Out → Mr. Smith → Phenomenon → Radio → The DEFinition → Todd Smith → Walking with a Panther →
occupation	actor → author → entrepreneur → rapper → record producer → songwriter →
placeOfBirth	Bay Shore, New York, United States →
recordLabel	Def Jam Recordings →
religion	Christianity →
residence	Los Angeles, California, United States →
spouse	Simone Smith →
stageName	LL Cool J →
standsFor	Ladies Love Cool James →
televisionWork	In the House → Lip Sync Battle → NCIS: Los Angeles →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Beastie Boys → DMX →	associatedAct
Radio (LL Cool J album) →	artist
Hype Williams →	directedMusicVideoFor
Lip Sync Battle →	executiveProducer
Yo! MTV Raps →	featuredArtist
Ain’t Nobody →	hasNotableCoverVersionBy
Grammy Legend Award →	hasRecipient
Radio (LL Cool J album) →	helpedLaunchCareerOf
2012 Grammy Awards →	host
Radio (LL Cool J album) →	labelDebutForArtist
Def Jam Recordings →	notableArtist
Radio (LL Cool J album) →	performer
NCIS: Los Angeles →	portrayedBy
Lip Sync Battle →	presenter
Rick Rubin →	producedFor
Radio (LL Cool J album) →	producer
LL Cool J →	stageName
Mindhunters →	starredActor