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Todd Smith

They say money can buy you friends, and it's bought thirty-eight-year-old LL Cool J age-defying hit collabos before. But, damn, this is just too much: Eight of thirteen tracks on Todd Smith qualify as slow-jam duets (the cavalcade of candy-ass co-stars including Ne-Yo, 112, Ginuwine and Jamie Foxx),...

2006 RS: 1of 5 Stars

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Mama Said Knock You Out

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Ever since he had his first hit single at age 16, L.L. Cool J has been one of rap's brightest artists, propelled by both his willingness to stay street and his desire to be a pop icon. L.L.'s parents divorced when he was four, and he was raised by his grandparents in Queens. He began rapping when he was nine; his grandfather bought him a DJ system when he was 11. He made tapes in his basement, whi...

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