His performance on the show garnered him an NAACP Image Award four years in a row (2011-2014) he previously won an NAACP Image Award for “Outstanding Male Artist” in 2003. The multi-platinum artist is currently tied for third place for most Billboard chart debuts by a rapper.Īs an actor, he currently stars in the top-rated CBS prime-time drama series, NCIS: Los Angeles. First introduced to the world in 1984 as a Def Jam Records flagship artist, he is the first rap artist to amass 10 consecutive platinum-plus selling albums. More than 25 years since he first burst onto the scene, LL continues his vibrant, trailblazing career. LL-whose real name is James Todd Smith-began in the nascent, burgeoning rap and hip-hop scene of the 1980s, which developed into the musical and cultural phenomenon that is today’s hip-hop. He is a two-time Grammy Award winner, recording artist, actor, author, NAACP Image Award winner, entrepreneur, and philanthropist.
LL COOL J is an entertainment icon who has found great success crossing into multiple mediums.