Najee Laurent Todd Eugene Smith is the son of rapper James Todd Smith, who goes by the stage name LL Cool J.
He was born in 1989. His birthday falls on 28th September.
His mother is Simone I. Smith, who is a co-founder of Simone I. Smith Jewelry. Najee has three siblings.
He is a professional photographer and shares his father's brand on his Instagram. He is also involved in his father's clothing business, Rock The Bells.
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Married life
LL Cool has been happily married to Simone I. Smith since 1995. They met each other for the first time in 1987. He was 19 years old when he met his wife.
He shared that he was driving down the block in his mother's car, and he stopped his car to say hello to his friend.
His friend asked him if he wanted to meet his cousin.
He said that he had somewhere to go at first, but when he saw her, he changed his mind and agreed to meet her.
That's how they met, and they started dating each other. They have four kids and two grandchildren.
They have been married for more than three decades.
Age
Najee Laurent Todd Eugene Smith is 34 years old.
Net worth
His father's net worth is estimated to be $120 million. He earned this fortune from his career as a rapper.
His father was surrounded by violence in his childhood days
James had a tough childhood. He witnessed his father shooting his mom and grandfather when he was just four years old.
His mom and grandad survived the shooting. He and his mother forgave his dad, and his father came back into their life.
He had good terms with his father till his death. His father passed away in 2012.
His mother had a boyfriend who was a drug addict. He lived with them for ten years, and his mother's boyfriend took drugs in front of him.
In an interview, James revealed that his mother's boyfriend used to take off his clothes and beat him with vacuum cleaner pipes and an extension cord.
He said his childhood memory was terrifying.
James fired his father from his job
James's father was his manager and also handled his finances.
He said that things were good at first, but later, he realized that his father was not managing his money properly.
He shared that his father didn’t pay his taxes.
He said his father was not looking over his money wisely and was using his corporate credit cards for personal stuff, and other people were stealing his money.
He said that he bought 12 cars, 2000 caps, and a lot of jewelry. He had to pay 2 million dollars to the IRS because of his father's mismanagement.
Also his father was not supporting his acting career. His father didn't pass him the movie offers he was getting. In the end, he fired his father.
James's mother was adopted
James found that his mother was adopted and his grandparents, with whom he grew up with, were not related by blood.
He shared his mother's birth certificate on show. The experts on the show were able to find his mother's birth index.
They found that his mother's birth name was Jolly. It was a shocking discovery for him.
However, nothing has changed his love and affection towards his grandparents who raised him.
He said he could understand why his grandparents hid it from her. He said he has more love and respect towards them than ever.