11 Reasons We Love LL COOL J

NCIS: Los Angeles star LL COOL J proves that crimefighting has never looked so good.

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NCIS: Los Angeles star LL COOL J proves that crimefighting has never looked so good.

LL COOL J—short for Ladies Love Cool James— is nothing if not aptly named. NCIS: Los Angeles star's talents are manifold, and so are the reasons we adore him. The rapper, actor, author, fitness guru, entrepreneur, husband, and father, does it all, and he does it with style.

Read on to learn more about what makes our favorite multihyphenate the King of Cool.

Photography by Cliff Lipson.

Watch the Season 10 premiere of NCIS: Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 30 at 9:30/8:30c on CBS and CBS All Access.

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