His Mama said knock you out [SR] p1990: label (L.L. Cool J)

New Rolling stone enc. of rock & roll (L.L. Cool J; b. James Todd Smith, Aug. 16, 1968, Queens, N.Y.; rap musician)

Washington post, 10-13-1997: p. C1 (James Todd Smith, better known as LL Cool J; stage name stands for Ladies Love Cool James) p. C6 (b. 1968)

Deep blue sea, 1999: credits (actor, LL Cool J)

All music guide WWW site, Mar. 16, 2007 (LL Cool J; b. James Todd Smith, Jan. 14, 1968, Bayshore, Long Island, NY; facsims. of CD covers show shift from L.L. to LL in mid-1990's)

LL Cool J official WWW on Defjam.com, Mar. 16, 2007 (LL Cool J)

Internet Movie Database, Mar. 16, 2007 (LL Cool J)

Wikipedia, Mar. 15, 2007 (LL Cool J; b. James Todd Smith III, Jan. 14, 1968, St. Albans, Queens, New York City; also known as Ladies Luv Cool James; American hip hop artist and actor)

African American National Biography, accessed via The Oxford African American Studies Center online database, July 27, 2014: (LL Cool J; James Todd Smith; hip-hop performer, songwriter, actor; born 14 Jan. 1968 in Queens, New York, United States; in 1985, having dropped out of high school to pursue a full-time music career, LL released his debut album; accepted roles in the films and the television sitcom; became an award-winning MTV staple (1995); published books, including his 1998 autobiography; started a clothing line, James Todd Smith)