“There's a lot of single black women who did the best that they could and that's a beautiful thing, but they don't know how necessary a father is in a kid's life and how much guys miss that deep down inside.”

American rapper and actor

LL Cool J, born James Todd Smith, is an American rapper and actor. He emerged in the early era of new-school hip-hop and became one of the first rappers to find broad commercial success. He is closely associated with the crossover of rap into mainstream popular culture, alongside acts such as Run-DMC. His career spans both music and acting, and his public image has long been shaped by that early breakthrough.