L. Lol Bully Biography

L.L. COOL J was born as James Todd Smith, on January 14, 1968, in Long island, New York City, to his parents James and Ondrea smith. As a child he was called Todd, and didn't have a very happy childhood. When he was only four, he saw his mother and grandfather get shot by his own father. After recovering from their injuries, his mother began dating a young physical therapist she met when she was in the hospital. He treated ondrea kindly, but for years he abused Todd, which resulted in Todd becoming a bully himself. When he got older, Todd found a way to get out of the abuse and his bullying attitude, and it was hip hop. He fell in love with it when he was nine, and when he turned 11 he was writing lyrics and making his own songs with some DJ equipment his grandfather gave him.
Cool J, that means "Ladies Love Cool James."He was a outgoing teen, that signed to def jam records in 1984. Rick Rubin really liked him and made a single with him called, “I need a beat” and sent it to manager Russell Simmons. Russell loved the single, and in the same year, Rick and Russell co founded the famous Def Jam Recordings. The young artist left school to record his first album, radio, which was a great success mix of pop and oriented rap. Many music fans responded happily to the album's singles, "I Can't Live Without My Radio" and "Rock the Bells," and bought a lot of copies of the recordings. In 1985, he started his acting career, his first appearance was in Krush Groove. Then the following year, he appeared in a high school football comedy called Wildcats, and he also wrote the movie's theme song. After that, LL Cool j took a break to focus more on his music. The 1987's Bigger and Deffer, LL Cool J showed a softer side with the popular, "I Need Love." This song became a hit on both the rap and pop charts. The two years later he was back at it with another album, Walking with a