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"I Need Love" is the second single from LL Cool J's second album, Bigger and Deffer. The single reached number 1 on the Hot Black Singles and number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 while becoming one of the first rap songs to enjoy mainstream popularity in the UK, rising to number 8 in the UK Singles Chart.
LL Cool J has written four books, including I Make My Own Rules, (1997), an autobiography cowritten with Karen Hunter. His second book was the children-oriented book called And The Winner Is... published in 2002. In 2006, LL Cool J and his personal trainer, Dave "Scooter" Honig, wrote a fitness book titled The Platinum Workout.
Under his new stage name, LL Cool J (an acronym for "Ladies Love Cool James"), [6] Smith was signed by Def Jam, which led to the release of his first official record, the 12-inch single "I Need a Beat" (1984). [3] The single was a hard-hitting, streetwise b-boy song with spare beats and ballistic rhymes. [3]
LL Cool J has been a G.O.A.T. for so long that it’s even the name of an album he released nearly 25 years ago. Other rappers came before him, and others have moved more units, but there is no ...
As his contemporaries crashed and burned, LL Cool J nurtured a long, diverse career. There was the occasional speed bump; 1989’s Walking With a Panther was coolly received by critics and “only ...
It's been 11 years since LL COOL J released his last album and, after over a decade of teasing, the rapper is finally giving fans what they've been waiting for -- his 14th studio album. The highly ...
List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications
LL COOL J's fans are embracing his new album, “The Force.” On Sept. 6, the “Headsprung” rapper stopped by the TODAY Plaza to perform new songs from his album, “Frequencies of Real ...