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LL Cool J won his first career GRAMMY for 1991 for Best Rap Performance for "Mama Said Knock You Out." Did you know? The rapper hosted five consecutive GRAMMY telecasts from the 55th GRAMMY Awards in 2012 to the 58th GRAMMY Awards in 2016.
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"It's going to rekindle a lot of people's desire to hear...
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LL Cool J was also the host of Lip Sync Battle on Paramount Network. [5] [6] A two-time Grammy Award winner, LL Cool J is known for hip hop songs such as "Going Back to Cali", "I'm Bad", "The Boomin' System", "Rock the Bells", and "Mama Said Knock You Out", as well as R&B hits such as "Doin' It", "I Need Love", "Around the Way Girl" and "Hey ...
Feb 5, 2023 · See the Grammys 2023 hip hop tribute to honor the 50th anniversary of hip hop music. LL Cool J, a two-time Grammy winner and seven-time nominee, took the stage first to present the...
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LL Cool J began rapping at 9 years old. By the time he was 11, his grandfather helped nurture his musical interest by purchasing $2,000 worth of music equipment (two turntables, a mixer, and an amplifer) for him, reports The New York Times. At 16 years old, LL Cool J started making demo tapes and sending them to record companies. He was later signe...
LL Cool J made his first movie appearance in the 1985 film Krush Groove, in which he sang the song, “I Can’t Live Without My Radio.” In 1986 he appeared in the movie Wildcats. By 1991, he played Billy in the film The Hard Way, starring actors Michael J. Fox and James Woods. In 1995, LL Cool J landed his own TV show, titled In the House. He played t...
As of this writing, LL Cool J has two Grammy Awards. In 1992, he won a Grammy in the Rap Solo Performance category for his song “Mama Said Knock You Out.” Then in 1997, LL Cool J won a Grammy in the Rap Solo Performance category for “Hey Lover,” which featured R&B group Boyz II Men.
During an interview with Dubspot, DJ Marley Marl says “Mama Said Knock You Out” was a collection of samples from other artists. He used samples from “Trip to Your Heart” and “Sing a Simple Song” by Sly and the Family Stone, and “Funky Drummer” by James Brown. Marl said “Mama Said Knock You Out” wasn’t his favorite song on LL Cool J’s album. However...
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"It's going to rekindle a lot of people's desire to hear this music again," two-time GRAMMY winner and nine-time GRAMMY nominee LL Cool J says of the star-studded evening.
2020 Nominee Image Award. Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) - Individual or Ensemble. Lip Sync Battle. 2018 Winner Image Award. Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) - Individual or Ensemble. Lip Sync Battle.
LL Cool J won his first Grammy award in the category ‘Best Rap Solo Performance’ in 1992 for his song ‘Mama Said Knock You Out’. Continue Reading Below In 1997, he won his second Grammy, again in the same category of ‘Best Rap Solo Performance’ for the song ‘Hey Lover’ from the album ‘Mr. Smith’.
