In October 2014, he announced his upcoming 14th studio album will be called G.O.A.T. By 1989, the album had earned platinum status from the RIAA, after earning a gold certification in the United States on April 14, 1986, with sales exceeding one million copies. “LL Cool J and his family are safe and thank everyone for their thoughts and concern. He also guest starred on 30 Rock in the 2007 episode "The Source Awards" as the hip-hop producer Ridikulous, who Tracy Jordan fears is going to kill him. LL Cool J apparently took the lyrics to ‘Mama Said Knock You Out’ quite literally upon confronting a burglar in his LA home. His grandfather, a jazz saxophonist, bought him $2,000 worth of equipment, including two turntables, an audio mixer and an amplifier. It is a single and is available on iTunes. The song also earned him a Grammy Award. Manhasset is located on the North Shore of Long Island and has a population of approximately 8,300. Birthplace "Strictly Business" - Best Rap Solo Performance (Nominated), 1994 He was charged for trespassing after an altercation with the worker who tried to escort him out of the eatery. In July 2016, LL appeared on ABC's Greatest Hits. ". Stating, "I'm going to be doing a little bit of the album on the My Connect Studio, make sure that it is official. In 1995, he landed his own television sitcom, In the House. With the Rock The Bells label, he had artists such as Amyth, Smokeman, Natice, Chantel Jones and Simone Starks. Another milestone of LL's popularity was his appearance on American Bandstand as the first hip hop act on the show, as well as an appearance on Diana Ross' 1987 television special, Red Hot Rhythm & Blues. In 2006, LL Cool J and his personal trainer, Dave "Scooter" Honig, wrote a fitness book titled The Platinum Workout. On October 6, 2012, LL Cool J released a new single from Authentic Hip-Hop called "Ratchet". "LL Cool J, and his family, are safe and thank everyone for their thoughts and concern," a spokesman said in a statement to the Daily News. LL Cool J – whose real name is James Todd Smith – took down an intruder who broke into his Los Angeles home early Wednesday morning, KABC reports. January 14, 1968 It was featured in the film Krush Groove (1985), which was based on the rise of Def Jam and new school acts such as Run-D.M.C. Radio peaked at number 6 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and at number 46 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. 4.2M likes. Simone later underwent an invasive surgery and finally overcame the menace in the following years. He said, "You don't abandon someone in that foxhole. Bigger and Deffer - Best Rap Album (Won) A track entitled "Hi Haterz" was leaked onto the internet on June 1, 2008. "Hey Lover" - Best Rap Solo Performance (Won), 1997 The official second single from Phenomenon was "4, 3, 2, 1", which featured Method Man, Redman & Master P and introduced DMX and Canibus. It eventually reached 1,500,000 units in US sales. Her husband, LL Cool J, also spoke about the trying moment in their family and explained the mindset behind his undying support for the mother of his children. You gotta be there in that foxhole with them. He is known for such hip hop hits as "I Can't Live Without My Radio", "I'm Bad", "The Boomin' System", "Rock The Bells" and "Mama Said Knock You Out", as well as romantic ballads such as "Doin' It", "I Need Love", "Around the Way Girl" and "Hey Lover". Back in 2015, young Najee had a run-in with the law after he got arrested at a New York restaurant where he was asked to leave but refused. LL Cool and his wife, Simone, opened up about their marriage in an interview held some years back. In June of 1999, following the filming of In Too Deep, LL Cool J purchased a brick Colonial style home in Manhasset, New York for $1,575,000. The Marley Marl produced album received critical acclaim and eventually went double Platinum selling over two million copies according to the RIAA. While LL Cool J first appeared as a rapper in the movie Krush Groove (performing "I Can't Live Without My Radio"), his first acting part was a small role in a high school football movie called Wildcats. LL's biological great-uncle was hall of fame boxer, John Henry Lewis. The two took part in an interview with Carson Daly where they discussed their partnership. LL Cool J. "It represents the collective energy in the room. His debut single sold over 100,000 copies and helped establish both Def Jam as a label and Smith as a rapper. LL Cool J is currently a series regular on the CBS police procedural NCIS: Los Angeles, a spin-off of NCIS (which itself is a spin-off of the naval legal drama JAG). Rubin's production credit on the back cover reads "REDUCED BY RICK RUBIN", referring to his minimalist production style, which gave the album its stripped-down and gritty sound. The first single was the Jermaine Dupri-produced "Control Myself" featuring Jennifer Lopez. LL Cool J hosted the 55th Grammy Awards on February 10, 2013, as well as the 57th Grammys on February 9, 2015. Born LL Cool J was born James Todd Smith on January 14, 1968, in Bay Shore, New York, the son of Ondrea Griffeth (born January 19, 1946) and James Louis Smith, Jr. Tracks that the two worked on were leaked to the internet and some of the tracks produced with 50 made it to Exit 13.