LL Cool J’s Children: Everything to Know About ‘NCIS’ Star’s 4 Kids

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LL Cool J (born James Todd Smith), 53, may be known as a talented rapper and actor but he’s also a doting dad to four children!

The NCIS: Los Angeles star welcomed his brood, which includes son Najee Laurent Todd Eugene Smith, and daughters, Italia Anita Maria Smith, Samaria Leah Wisdom Smith, and Nina Simone Smith, with his wife Simone Smith, whom he married in 1995, and they’re all pretty great!

As a father, LL thinks it’s important to empower his children and has even talked about it in the past. “I just try to lead by example, encourage them [and] make sure they can do anything they put their minds to.

I’ve always been really trying to teach them to believe in themselves and not be limited,” he reportedly said about his experience as a