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LL
COOL J est un M.C. américain de lover rap, de pop-rap et d'East Coast
rap né JAMES TODD SMITH le 14/01/1968 à New York dans le Queens. Il
mesure 1m80.
LL
COOL J signifie "Ladies Love Cool James". A 12 ans, il enregistre sa
première démo. Celui qu'on surnomme "Le Prince du rap" tourne aussi
pour le cinéma, comme dans "The hard way", "Toys", "Halloween H2O" ou
"The Deal". Sur le plan musical, son plus grand hit restera "LOUNGIN'
" (n°3 aux USA, n°7 en Grande Bretagne, n°11 aux Pays Bas et
en Nouvelle Zélande, n°12 en Suède, n°19 en Irlande, n°32 en Allemagne
et n°46 en France au Top 50).
En
1993, LL monte le label P.O.G. (Power Of God), avant de mettre en
service un autre label, Platinum Harvest. Il possède 6 voitures et 6
maisons. Il a 4 enfants. On peut l'entendre en featuring sur le "ZOOM"
de DR. DRE, le "DEAR MALLIKA" de RAPSODY, le "THIS IS FOR THE LOVER IN
YOU" de BABYFACE, le "ALL I HAVE" de JENNIFER LOPEZ, le "INCREDIBLE" de
KEITH MURRAY...
| 1. |
I NEED A BEAT |
1985 |
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I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT MY RADIO |
1985 |
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ROCK THE BELLS |
1985 |
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I CAN GIVE YOU MORE |
1986 |
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YOU'LL ROCK |
1986 |
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| 6. |
I'M BAD |
1987 |
84 |
71 |
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I NEED LOVE |
1987 |
14 |
08 |
06 |
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GO CUT CREATOR GO |
1987 |
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66 |
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| 9. |
GOING BACK TO CALI |
1988 |
31 |
37 |
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| 10. |
JACK THE RIPPER |
1988 |
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37 |
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| 11. |
I'M THAT TYPE OF GUY |
1989 |
15 |
43 |
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| 12. |
BIG OLE BUTT |
1989 |
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| 13. |
ONE SHOT AT LOVE |
1989 |
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| 14. |
JINGLING BABY |
1990 |
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| 15. |
TO DA BREAK OF DAWN |
1990 |
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| 16. |
THE BOOMIN' SYSTEM |
1990 |
48 |
83 |
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AROUND THE WAY GIRL |
1990 |
09 |
36 |
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| 18. |
MAMA SAID KNOCK YOU OUT {B.O.F. "La manière
forte"} |
1991 |
17 |
41 |
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| 19. |
6 MINUTES OF PLEASURE |
1991 |
95 |
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| 20. |
WHO'S AFRAID OF THE BIG BAD WOLF ? |
1991 |
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| 21. |
STRICTLY BUSINESS |
1991 |
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| 22. |
HOW I'M COMIN' |
1993 |
57 |
37 |
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| 23. |
BACK SEAT (OF MY JEEP) |
1993 |
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| 24. |
PINK COOKIES IN A PLASTIC BAG GETTING
CRUSHED BY BUILDINGS |
1993 |
42 |
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| 25. |
STAND BY YOUR MAN |
1993 |
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| 26. |
HEY LOVER (feat. BOYZ II MEN) <<< interp.
du "LADY IN MY LIFE" de MICHAEL JACKSON
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1995 |
03 |
17 |
34 |
| 27. |
I SHOT YA |
1995 |
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| 28. |
DOIN' IT (feat. LESHAUN) |
1996 |
09 |
15 |
36 |
| 29. |
LOUNGIN' (WHO DO YA
LUV) (feat.
TOTAL) |
1996 |
03 |
07 |
32 |
| 30. |
ALL WORLD |
1996 |
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| 31. |
HIT 'EM HIGH (feat. BUSTA RHYMES,
COOLIO, METHOD MAN & B-REAL) {B.O.F. "Space jam"} |
1996 |
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08 |
14 |
| 32. |
AIN'T NOBODY <<< repr. de
RUFUS & CHAKA KHAN |
1996 |
46 |
01 |
33 |
| 33. |
PHENOMENON |
1997 |
55 |
09 |
43 |
| 34. |
4-3-2-1 (feat. METHOD MAN,
REDMAN, CANIBUS & DMX) |
1997 |
75 |
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| 35. |
FATHER <<< interp.
du "FATHER FIGURE" de GEORGE MICHAEL |
1998 |
18 |
10 |
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DEEPEST BLUEST (SHARKS FIN) {B.O.F. "Deepest blue
sea"} |
1999 |
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77 |
| 37. |
SHUT 'EM DOWN {B.O.F. "Any given
sunday"} |
2000 |
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| 38. |
IMAGINE THAT (feat. SHAWN WILLIAMS) |
2000 |
98 |
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| 39. |
TAKE IT OFF |
2000 |
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| 40. |
YOU AND ME (feat. KELLY PRICE) |
2000 |
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53 |
| 41. |
BLINK, BLINK (feat. SPAX) |
2001 |
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75 |
| 42. |
LUV U BETTER (feat. MARC DORSEY) |
2002 |
04 |
07 |
74 |
| 43. |
PARADISE (feat. AMERIE) |
2002 |
36 |
18 |
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| 44. |
AMAZIN' |
2003 |
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| 45. |
HEADSPRUNG |
2004 |
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25 |
80 |
| 46. |
HUSH (feat. 7 AURELIUS) |
2004 |
26 |
03 |
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CONTROL MYSELF (feat. JENNIFER LOPEZ
& ERMAINE DUPRI) |
2006 |
04 |
02 |
25 |
| 48. |
FREEZE (feat. LYLE JENNINGS) |
2006 |
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| 49. |
YOU CAN BUMP THIS (feat. 50 CENT, LLOYD
BANKS & HOT ROD) |
2006 |
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| 50. |
BABY (feat. THE-DREAM) |
2008 |
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56 |
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| 51. |
FEEL MY HEART BEAT (feat. 50 CENT) |
2008 |
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| 52. |
NO MORE (feat. NE-YO) |
2011 |
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| 53. |
RATCHET |
2012 |
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| 54. |
TAKE IT (feat. JOE) |
2012 |
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| 55. |
WHADDUP (feat. CHUCK D., TRAVIS BARKER, TOM MORELLO & Z-TRIP) |
2013 |
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| 56. |
WE CAME TO PARTY (feat. SNOOP DOGG & FATMAN SCOOP) |
2013 |
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| 57. |
LIVE FOR YOU (feat. BRAD PAISLEY) |
2013 |
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