All World: The Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits compilation from hip hop artist LL Cool J, released in 1996. It covers his career from the time of his Def Jam debut Radio, to his 1995 album Mr. Smith. All World has been certified platinum by the RIAA. All World: The Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits compilation from hip hop artist LL Cool J, released in 1996. It covers his career from the time of his Def Jam debut Radio, to his 1995 album Mr. Smith. All World has been certified platinum by the RIAA. false 2025-11-08 01:09:17 All World 1996 1996-11-05 1996-11-05 73 East Coast Hip Hop Hip Hop Old School Hip Hop Pop Rap 111858 2186751 84dfc163-4782-4380-9223-694dd08d9776 a4dd0e77-83b8-4e92-89b7-effb0e47fd8c c1f3ec5c-6421-382e-a646-3de92cf5e4b8 /media/data/media5/Music/LL Cool J/All World/folder.jpg LL Cool J LL Cool J 1 1 I Can’t Live Without My Radio 05:28 1 2 Rock the Bells 04:01 1 3 I’m Bad 04:42 1 4 I Need Love 05:23 1 5 Going Back to Cali 04:12 1 6 Jack the Ripper 04:49 1 7 Jingling Baby 04:55 1 8 Big Ole Butt 04:36 1 9 The Boomin’ System 03:39 1 10 Around the Way Girl 04:05 1 11 Mama Said Knock You Out 04:49 1 12 Back Seat 04:32 1 13 I Need a Beat 04:33 1 14 Doin’ It 04:55 1 15 Loungin (Who Do Ya Luv) 03:48 1 16 Hey Lover 04:44 James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), known professionally as LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor. His breakthrough success came with his single "I Need a Beat" and his debut album, Radio, in 1985. His sophomore album, Bigger and Deffer, supported by singles "I'm Bad" and "I Need Love," were released to commercial success and acclaim in the summer of 1987. LL Cool J became an early hip hop act to achieve mainstream success alongside Def Jam Recordings groups Beastie Boys and Run-DMC. LL Cool J has released 13 studio albums and two greatest hits compilations. His twelfth album Exit 13 (2008), was his last for his long-tenured deal with Def Jam Recordings. LL Cool J has appeared in numerous films, including Halloween H20, In Too Deep, Any Given Sunday, Deep Blue Sea, S.W.A.T., Mindhunters, and Edison. He currently plays NCIS Special Agent Sam Hanna in the CBS crime drama television series NCIS: Los Angeles. LL Cool J also is the host of Lip Sync Battle on Paramount Network.A two-time Grammy Award winner, LL Cool J is known for hip hop songs such as "Going Back to Cali", "I'm Bad", "The Boomin' System", "Rock the Bells", and "Mama Said Knock You Out", as well as R&B hits such as "Doin' It", "I Need Love", "All I Have", "Around the Way Girl" and "Hey Lover". In 2010, VH1 placed him on their "100 Greatest Artists Of All Time" list. In 2017, LL Cool J became the first rapper to receive the Kennedy Center Honors. In 2021, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with an award for Musical Excellence.