LL Cool J's Best

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LL Cool J - Year of Honor: 2011The fourth honoree to hail from Queens, NY, LL Cool J is an undeniable rap legend who has managed to remain relevant generation after generation. Much like Ice Cube, "Uncle L" has catapulted himself into a career in film just as big as his career in music. Whether you're watching NCIS: Los Angeles or dusting off an old pair of TROOPS, it's evident that it's not just the ladies who love Cool J, it's  hip hop culture as a whole.

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LL Cool J, The G.O.A.T., Takes 106 Tonight! - The one and only LL Cool J is coming through 106 & Park tonight and shutting it down. He is one of the most respected rappers to ever rock a mic and a Hollywood heavyweight holding down the East and West coasts. Watch 106 & Park tonight to catch up with the G.O.A.T., LL Cool J. (Photo: Johnny Louis/WENN.com)

"Luv U Better" - The mid-'90s classic, "Luv U Better" may have come before 106's time, but it's definitely a song that is a go-to throwback to rap lovers everywhere. (Photo: Def Jam Recordings)

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"Luv U Better" - The mid-'90s classic, "Luv U Better" may have come before 106's time, but it's definitely a song that is a go-to throwback to rap lovers everywhere. (Photo: Def Jam Recordings)

"Imagine That" - LL ushered in the new millennium with "Imagine That." It was almost the second coming of "Doin' It." It also showed a soft-faced LL that still had all of his great looks from his "Mama Said Knock You Out" days. (Photo: Def Jam Recordings)

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"Imagine That" - LL ushered in the new millennium with "Imagine That." It was almost the second coming of "Doin' It." It also showed a soft-faced LL that still had all of his great looks from his "Mama Said Knock You Out" days. (Photo: Def Jam Recordings)

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"Paradise" - "Paradise" was the lead track on the Deliver Us From Eva soundtrack. The song was done by LL and the movie starred him and the beautiful Gabrielle Union, so it was only natural for her to play his leading lady in the video. (Photo: Def Jam Recordings)

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"Paradise" - "Paradise" was the lead track on the Deliver Us From Eva soundtrack. The song was done by LL and the movie starred him and the beautiful Gabrielle Union, so it was only natural for her to play his leading lady in the video. (Photo: Def Jam Recordings)

LL Cool J, Mama Said Knock You Out - Fresh off disappointing fans by stocking his third album, 1989's Walking With a Panther, with love ballads and radio-ready raps, LL Cool J returned to the aggressive, boom-box-approved bars of his early days on Mama Said Knock You Out, his best-selling album ever, a year later.  (Photo: Def Jam Records)

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"Mama Said Knock You Out" - You should never have any type of physical altercation, but when it came to the song that made LL Cool J, it was a song about this very thing. "Mama Said Knock You Out" put LL on the map and remains a rap classic from the '80s today. (Photo: Def Jam Recordings)

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"Hey Lover" - LL Cool J collaborated with Boyz II Men for the song "Hey Lover." In the '90s there was no better male group out, so this combination was a musical match made in heaven. (Photo: Def Jam Recordings)

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"Hey Lover" - LL Cool J collaborated with Boyz II Men for the song "Hey Lover." In the '90s there was no better male group out, so this combination was a musical match made in heaven. (Photo: Def Jam Recordings)

"Father" - A lot of folks are fortunate enough to have both a loving mother and father in their lives, but for those who aren't, LL Cool J wrote and performed a song titled "Father" to express his need and want for a father who wasn't estranged. (Photo: Def Jam Recordings)

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"Father" - A lot of folks are fortunate enough to have both a loving mother and father in their lives, but for those who aren't, LL Cool J wrote and performed a song titled "Father" to express his need and want for a father who wasn't estranged. (Photo: Def Jam Recordings)

"Control Myself" - LL and J. Lo joined forces on the trippy and perfectly sampled "Control Myself." Not only was the song hot, the video was chic, sexy, and kept both superstars on top. (Photo: Def Jam Recordings)

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"Control Myself" - LL and J. Lo joined forces on the trippy and perfectly sampled "Control Myself." Not only was the song hot, the video was chic, sexy, and kept both superstars on top. (Photo: Def Jam Recordings)

"Take It" - The-Dream was one half of LL's song "Baby," so you know that it was a hit because anything that The-Dream touches turns to gold. (Photo: RD / Goshorn / Retna Digital)

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"Take It" - The-Dream was one half of LL's song "Baby," so you know that it was a hit because anything that The-Dream touches turns to gold. (Photo: RD / Goshorn / Retna Digital)

"Take It" - LL Cool J's latest single from his upcoming album is "Take It" featuring R&B star Joe. Check out the new video and find out what LL's been working on tonight on 106 at 6P/5C! (Photo: Def Jam Recordings)

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"Take It" - LL Cool J's latest single from his upcoming album is "Take It" featuring R&B star Joe. Check out the new video and find out what LL's been working on tonight on 106 at 6P/5C! (Photo: Def Jam Recordings)

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