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
James Mitchell (actor) stolen artwork and when he tried to kill his last wife, Vanessa, after falsely believing that she had cheated on him. His final appearance as a contract player was September 19, 2008, although his retirement was not made official until September 30, 2009. Mitchell's partner of thirty-nine years was the Oscar-award-winning costume designer Albert Wolsky. James Mitchell died on January 22, 2010, in Los Angeles. His death came after suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease complicated by pneumonia. James Mitchell (actor) James Mitchell (February 29, 1920 – January 22, 2010) was an American actor and dancer. Although he is best