Hot Right Now is off of a DJ Fresh album.
James Todd Smith -LRB- born January 14 , 1968 -RRB- , known professionally as LL Cool J -LRB- short for Ladies Love Cool James -RRB- , is an American rapper , actor , author , and entrepreneur from Queens , New York .. New York. New York ( state ). He is known for such hip hop hits as `` I Ca n't Live Without My Radio '' , `` I 'm Bad '' , `` The Boomin ' System '' , `` Rock The Bells '' and `` Mama Said Knock You Out '' , as well as romantic ballads such as `` Doin ' It '' , `` I Need Love '' , `` Around the Way Girl '' and `` Hey Lover '' .. hip hop. Hip hop music. Rock The Bells. Rock the Bells ( song ). Mama Said Knock You Out. Mama Said Knock You Out ( song ). I Need Love. I Need Love. Around the Way Girl. Around the Way Girl. Hey Lover. Hey Lover. LL Cool J is also known as one of the forefathers of pop rap .. pop rap. pop rap. He has released 13 studio albums and two greatest hits compilations .. greatest hits compilations. Greatest hits album. His twelfth album Exit 13 -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , was his last for his long-tenured deal with Def Jam Recordings .. Def Jam. Def Jam Recordings. Exit 13. Exit 13. Def Jam Recordings. Def Jam Recordings. His latest album , Authentic , was released in April 2013 .. In 2010 , VH1 considered him to be on their `` 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time '' list .. VH1. VH1. LL Cool J has also appeared in numerous films , including In Too Deep , Any Given Sunday , S.W.A.T. , Mindhunters , and Edison .. In Too Deep. In Too Deep ( 1999 film ). Any Given Sunday. Any Given Sunday. Mindhunters. Mindhunters. Edison. Edison ( film ). He currently stars in an action role as NCIS Special Agent Sam Hanna , on the CBS crime drama television series NCIS  : Los Angeles .. NCIS. Naval Criminal Investigative Service. CBS. CBS. LL Cool J is also the host of Lip Sync Battle on Spike .. Lip Sync Battle. Lip Sync Battle. Spike. Spike ( TV network )