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James Todd Smith Born January 14 1968 In Bay Shore New York Better Known As LL Cool J Ladies Love Cool James Is A Grammy Award Winning American Rapper And Actor Signed To Def Jam. He Has Released Twelve Studio Albums Over His 27 Year Career Has Starred In Numerous Feature Films And Currently Plays Agent Sam Hanna On The Hit Show NCIS Los Angeles. Born In Bay Shore New York And Raised Between St. Albans New York And Hollis New York In The Borough Of Queens. The Only Child Of Ondrea Née Griffith And James Smith Jr. Smith Is Of Both African American And Native American Descent. He Spent His Youth Singing In The Church Choir Participating In The Boy Scouts And Delivering Newspapers.
Def Jam Released His First Record The 12" Single "I Need A Beat" In 1983. The Single Sold Over 100 000 Copies. The Success Of "I Need A Beat" Helped Lead To A Distribution Deal With Def Jam And Columbia Records In 1985. Soon After He Dropped Out Of Andrew Jackson High School To Record His Debut Album. He Is Known For Romantic Ballads Such As I Need Love And Hey Lover As Well As Pioneering Hip-Hop Such As I Can't Live Without My Radio I'm Bad The Boomin' System Mama Said Knock You Out And 4 3 2 1. L Has Also Appeared In Several Films. LL Cool J Is One Of A Few Hip-Hop Stars Of His Era To Sustain A Successful Recording Career For More Than Two Decades. He Has Released 12 Albums And A Greatest Hits Compilation So Far With His Next Album Exit 13 Set To Be Released In September 2008. The Album Will Be The Last For LL's Record Deal With Def Jam Recordings A Deal Which Has Lasted For Over Twenty Two Years Making It The Longest Single Hip Hop Deal To Date. He Now Resides In Manhasset NY With His Wife And Four Children.
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"Doin It" Is The Second Single From LL Cool J's Sixth Album Mr. Smith And Was Released On February 20 1996 For Def Jam Recordings. Based On A Sample Of Grace Jones' "My Jamaican Guy" It Also Featured Leshaun Who Previously Released A Song With The Same Sample And Theme In 1988 Titled "Wild Thang" Production From Rashad "Ringo" Smith And LL Cool J. In Several Interviews Both The Artist And Producer Stated That The Instrumental Was Originally Meant For The Notorious B.I.G. To Be Used For A Song And Single On His Life After Death Album Which Was Posthumously Released. 1 "Doin It" Was A Success For LL Cool J Making It To Number 9 On The Billboard Hot 100 And Number 7 On The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Billboard Chart. On The B-Side Was The Previous Single "Hey Lover".
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James Todd Smith Born January 14 1968 In Bay Shore New York Better Known As LL Cool J Ladies Love Cool James Is A Grammy Award Winning American Rapper And Actor Signed To Def Jam. He Has Released Twelve Studio Albums Over His 27 Year Career Has Starred In Numerous Feature Films And Currently Plays Agent Sam Hanna On The Hit Show NCIS Los Angeles. Born In Bay Shore New York And Raised Between St. Albans New York And Hollis New York In The Borough Of Queens. The Only Child Of Ondrea Née Griffith And James Smith Jr. Smith Is Of Both African American And Native American Descent. He Spent His Youth Singing In The Church Choir Participating In The Boy Scouts And Delivering Newspapers.
Def Jam Released His First Record The 12" Single "I Need A Beat" In 1983. The Single Sold Over 100 000 Copies. The Success Of "I Need A Beat" Helped Lead To A Distribution Deal With Def Jam And Columbia Records In 1985. Soon After He Dropped Out Of Andrew Jackson High School To Record His Debut Album. He Is Known For Romantic Ballads Such As I Need Love And Hey Lover As Well As Pioneering Hip-Hop Such As I Can't Live Without My Radio I'm Bad The Boomin' System Mama Said Knock You Out And 4 3 2 1. L Has Also Appeared In Several Films. LL Cool J Is One Of A Few Hip-Hop Stars Of His Era To Sustain A Successful Recording Career For More Than Two Decades. He Has Released 12 Albums And A Greatest Hits Compilation So Far With His Next Album Exit 13 Set To Be Released In September 2008. The Album Will Be The Last For LL's Record Deal With Def Jam Recordings A Deal Which Has Lasted For Over Twenty Two Years Making It The Longest Single Hip Hop Deal To Date. He Now Resides In Manhasset NY With His Wife And Four Children. read less
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Def Jam Released His First Record The 12" Single "I Need A Beat" In 1983. The Single Sold Over 100 000 Copies. The Success Of "I Need A Beat" Helped Lead To A Distribution Deal With Def Jam And Columbia Records In 1985. Soon After He Dropped Out Of Andrew Jackson High School To Record His Debut Album. He Is Known For Romantic Ballads Such As I Need Love And Hey Lover As Well As Pioneering Hip-Hop Such As I Can't Live Without My Radio I'm Bad The Boomin' System Mama Said Knock You Out And 4 3 2 1. L Has Also Appeared In Several Films. LL Cool J Is One Of A Few Hip-Hop Stars Of His Era To Sustain A Successful Recording Career For More Than Two Decades. He Has Released 12 Albums And A Greatest Hits Compilation So Far With His Next Album Exit 13 Set To Be Released In September 2008. The Album Will Be The Last For LL's Record Deal With Def Jam Recordings A Deal Which Has Lasted For Over Twenty Two Years Making It The Longest Single Hip Hop Deal To Date. He Now Resides In Manhasset NY With His Wife And Four Children. read less
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"Doin It" is the second single from LL Cool J's sixth album, Mr. Smith, and was released on February 20, 1996 for Def Jam Recordings. Based on a sample of Grace Jones' "My Jamaican Guy", it also featured Leshaun (who previously released a song with the same sample and theme in 1988 titled "Wild Thang"), production from Rashad "Ringo" Smith and LL Cool J. In several interviews, both the artist and producer stated that the instrumental was originally meant for The Notorious B.I.G., to be used for a song and single on his Life After Death album, which was posthumously released.[1]
"Doin It" was a success for LL Cool J, making it to number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 7 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Billboard chart. On the B-side was the previous single, "Hey Lover". Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.