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James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), known professionally as LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), [3] is an American rapper and actor. [4] He is one of the earliest rappers to achieve commercial success, alongside fellow new school hip hop acts Beastie Boys and Run-DMC.
Fellow Voice critic Miles Marshall Lewis called Jay-Z "the best MC in hip hop" and Vol. 3… "the quintessential 2000-model hip hop album". [16] Soren Baker was less impressed in the Los Angeles Times , writing that the record lacks the "biting humor and spectacular wordplay" of his previous albums.
The song won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 53rd Grammy Awards, marking Jay-Z's 13th Grammy Award overall as well as Swizz Beatz's first Grammy Award win and making Jay-Z the first artist to have all four singles from one album win six Grammy Awards in their respective category.
Cassidy moved into even higher altitude in 2011, when President Barack Obama hired him to DJ his 50 th birthday — and just a couple of months after this night in Las Vegas, he would continue ...
He highlighted the title track's "audacious Annie sample" and the production of Swizz Beatz, who he believed took influence from postminimalist composers such Steve Reich and Philip Glass. "And whatever Jay-Z's moral values", Christgau wrote, "the man knows how to put words together and say them real fast."
Keys began dating Beatz in 2008 after he split from ex-wife ... Keys became a doting stepmom to Beatz’s son Kasseem Jr. Keys and Beatz expanded their family with sons Egypt, 13, and Genesis, 9 ...
"Live in the Sky" was the third and final official single from the album. The single entered the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number 57. [15] The single features Jamie Foxx. The song is mainly about T.I.'s deceased family members and friends who have died in violence, drugs, and even tuberculosis. An alternate version exists with varied ...
Jay Leno is seeking a conservatorship for his wife of 43 years, Mavis, who’s living with dementia.. The filing, obtained by Yahoo Entertainment, was made in Los Angeles Superior Court on Jan. 26 ...