LL Cool J soon led to an increase in multi-racial audiences and listeners, adding to the legacy of the album and hip hop as well. In 2017, LL Cool J became the first rapper to receive Kennedy Center Honors. LL Cool J James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), known professionally as LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American hip hop recording artist, record producer, actor, author and entrepreneur from Queens, New York. He is known for such hip hop hits as "Going Back to Cali", "I'm Bad", "The Boomin' System", "Rock the Bells" and "Mama Said Knock
Todd Farmer Todd Farmer Todd Farmer (born November 21, 1968) is an American screenwriter and actor known for his work in the horror genre, having written the scripts for "Jason X" (2002), "The Messengers" (2007), "My Bloody Valentine 3D" (2009), and "Drive Angry" (2011). Farmer was born to Dennis and Bonnie Farmer in Fort Madison, Iowa. At a young age he moved to Benton, Kentucky, where he attended Benton Elementary School and Marshall County High School. He attended Freed–Hardeman University to study marketing/advertising. He dropped out before his senior year, and then pursued a career as an independent Amway distributor. In the