LL Cool J’s Children: Everything To Know About The 2022 MTV VMAs Host’s 4 Kids

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LL Cool J (born James Todd Smith), 54 years old, is known as a talented actor and rapper. He is about to hold the MTV Video Music Awards 2022 with Jack Harlow and Nicki Minaj on August 28. He has never hosted the show before, though he won Moonman in 1991 for Best Rap Video for the classic “Mama Said Knock You Out, and he also won” won the Video Vanguard Award in 1997. LL is also a doting father to four kids! The NCIS: Los Angeles the star greets her parents, including her son Najee Laurent Todd Eugene Smith32 years old and daughters, Italy Anita Maria Smiththirty first, Samaria Leah Wisdom Smith26 and Nina Simone Smith22 years old with wife Simone Smith, whom he married in 1995, and they are both 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 set an example, encourage them [and] make sure they can do whatever they put their mind to. I always try to teach them to believe in themselves and not be limited,” he said of his fatherhood experience.

Learn more about LL’s kids, oldest to youngest, below!

Najee Laurent Todd Eugene Smith

Najee is the eldest child of LL and Simone. He was born in 1989 and has gone unnoticed for the most part. However, he is active on social media and appears to be a professional photographer with his own website. His page is filled with different life moments and other creative things. Many fans love to comment on Najee’s uncanny resemblance to his dad and from the look of the photo above, which his mother posted in honor of his 31st birthday, we don’t blame them!

Italy Anita Maria Smith

Italia is the second child and eldest daughter of LL and Simone. She was born in 1991 and like her brother Najee, she chose a profession that kept her from going unnoticed. The talented beauty is a licensed real estate agent and attended Northeastern University, where she earned a degree in Business Administration. She has married Lamar Cardinez in 2017 and they have two children.

Samaria Leah Wisdom Smith

Samaria is the third child of LL and Simone. She was born in 1995, graduated from Fashion Institute of Technology. She went on to found her own denim brand in 2019 and sells a variety of popular clothing styles on her brand’s website. She also appears as a social media influencer and speaks at special events about beauty and health.

Nine Simone Smith

Nina is the youngest child of LL and Simone. She was born in 2000 and like her father, she entered the music industry as a singer of Nina-Symone. She released her debut single “Call Me” on her Instagram page in late 2020 and it received a lot of praise. She also has her own YouTube page and vlog regularly.