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LL Cool J Graces the March Cover of ESSENCE

Check out the ESSENCE Festival star's new fabulous cover!
LL Cool J Graces the March Cover of ESSENCE
LL Cool J Cover
By Essence · Updated October 28, 2020
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“I think, at the end of the day, as a man, you should support the woman you’re with. If she’s got a dream, you need to help make that a reality. I’m doing the best I can to do that…” –LL COOL J, ESSENCE


LL COOL J: STAYING COOL…
Ladies still love Cool James! At the top of his game for 30 years, LL Cool J rocks the mic, hosts the Grammys and stars in prime-time’s top-rated drama, NCIS: Los Angeles. But when his wife of almost 18 years battled cancer, the hip-hop icon, born James Todd Smith, pushed fame aside to put family first.