LL spent most of his youth performing in the church choir, participating in the Boy Scouts, and delivering newspapers. At age 16, by using a mixing table purchased by his grandfather at Sears,[4] Smith produced and created demos and sent them to various record companies, including Def Jam Recordings.[5]
Under his new stage name, LL Cool J (Ladies Love Cool James),[6] Def Jam released his first record, the 12" single "I Need a Beat".[7] The single sold over 100,000 copies and helped establish LL as a rapper in the music industry. The success of "I Need a Beat" helped lead to a distribution deal with Def Jam and Columbia Records in 1985. With Records like Radio, Bigger & Deffer, Walking with a Panther, & To me his best Lp Mamma Said Knock u Out to Name a few. This MC can Definitly hang with these new MC's that still can not be on the same level as the GOAT...Peace and Enjoy!
Mamma Said Knock u Out
Goin' Back to Cali
How I'm Cummin'
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