LL Cool J transcended hip-hop to become one of the most versatile performers in entertainment.
(LL Cool J)
The entertainment juggernaut born James Todd Smith (in 1968, New York) rose to prominence with his 1985 debut album, "Radio," the first album released by Def Jam Records and one of the first rap albums to achieve popular acclaim.
He followed "Radio" with “Bigger and Deffer,” one of the best-selling albums of his career, which notably produced the first popular rap ballad, “I Need Love.”
His prominence in rap continued through the middle 1990s, with a string of hit albums that followed, including “Walking Like a Panther,” “Mama Said Knock You Out,” “14 Shots to the Dome,” and “Mr. Smith.”
LL Cool J branched out to acting, establishing himself in films like “Deep Blue Sea” and “Any Given Sunday,” and notably in television on “NCIS: Los Angeles.”
He became the first rapper honored at The Kennedy Center in 2017, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.
This is a ranking of LL Cool J’s most memorable singles:
Yogscast Jingle Jam 2022 posts astronomical charity fundraising number
Yogscast Jingle Jam 2022 posts astronomical charity fundraising number
The Yogscast Jingle Jam is among the most successful charity streams on Twitch every year—and this year is no different.
The content creation group confirmed today that their two-week charity marathon efforts resulted in a total of $4,211,629.38 raised. The total is up from last year and is the most that the Jingle Jam has raised since 2017 when the event recorded $5.2 million.
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Lewis must’ve danced 4 times within the first 30 minutes of the Jingle Cats stream, so much money was rolling in ;) <3 Here’s his 250k dance, which has been my favorite so far this Jingle Jam :D
$4million in less than two weeks guys this is incredible!! Holy shit, I can not believe how much we’ve raised in such a short amount of time, it truly is amazing :D
Well done everyone, and keep donating if you can! I bet we can hit at least $5million by the end of the month! :D