Yet, many have only recently started to query how the 56-year-old artist originally ... co- founder of Def Jam Records told him it was too long a name to put on a record label, so he shortened ...
But Rick Rubin co- founder of Def Jam Records told him it was too long a name to put on a record label, so he shortened it to L.L. Cool J." Another user added: "His full name is James Todd Smith.
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