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James Todd Smith(LL Cool J) was born on January 14, 1968, in Bay Shore, on Long Island, New York to Ondrea Griffith and James Louis Smith Jr, also known as James Nunya.

Rap veteran LL Cool J went through a very traumatic experience at a young age. He witnessed his father shoot his mother and grandfather with a firearm following his parents’ separation in 1972. Both victims survived the assault, though no one was prosecuted.

During an interview with Great Company Podcast, host Jamie Laing asked LL about seeing his dad, James Smith Sr. (aka James Nunya), harm his mom, Ondrea Griffith, and his granddad, Eugene Griffith at a young age.

“He shot her and he shot my grandfather,” the Queens, New York native recalled. “I was 4 but I was there.”

He said that moment taught him a lot, including how to follow directions. According to LL, his grandfather, a war veteran, was on the floor bleeding out on the dining room following the attack but still managed to tell the future rap legend to “go back” from the kitchen where the violent incident took place.

“I’m walking and the bullets are hitting the refrigerator. Mother’s lying right there and he says, ‘Go back. Go back,'” he said.

“He was calm and it taught me to be calm,” LL said about his granddad. “It was strange but you know you learn early on.”

According to LL, his father was never charged or prosecuted for the matter due to fleeing to California and changing his name. Over the years, the family gave up seeking justice.

During an interview with Oprah Winfrey, he went on to say, “My mother forgave my father… And he came back into my life, made amends for a lot of things by helping to guide me with my music career early on and kind of helping me in that area.”

James Smith Sr. passed away on Sept. 27, 2012. The following day, LL tweeted, “RIP to my father, James Nunya. You passed away yesterday. But the lessons you taught me live on in my heart. Thank you. I love you.”

LL went on to leave a historic mark on the entertainment business. The 2-time Grammy Award winner was the first artist signed to the now-iconic Def Jam label in 1984 and the first rapper to receive the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors in 2017.

Additionally, LL has acted in a number of movies since 1985 including “Krush Groove (RUN-DMC), “In Too Deep” (Omar Epps), “Deliver Us from Eva” (Gabrielle Union), “Grudge Match” (Robert De Niro), “Kingdom Come” (Vivica A. Fox), “S.W.A.T.”, “Deep Blue Sea” (Samuel Jackson). He earned a cameo in the romantic comedy “Woo.”

His television credits include acting on the “In the House” sitcom and later the “NCIS: Los Angeles” franchise as well as hosting “Lip Sync Battle” with Chrissy Teigen.

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