A playlist of eight songs from LL Cool J to listen to before he hosts the 2013 Grammys.

"I eliminate punks cut 'em up in chunks, you were souped then you heard me and your ego shrunk." -- LL Cool J

In a new web series called "Classic Recipes," producer Marley Marl explains how he and LL Cool J came up with the beat for "Mama Said Knock You Out."

LL Cool J and Chris O'Donnell star in "NCIS: Los Angeles" (previously made fun of here), a show that The Hollywood Reporter is sadly calling CBS's "best hope for a new hit this fall.

CBS, obviously in need of creating more crime-related procedural dramas, has tapped LL Cool J to star in an "NCIS" spin-off, tentatively titled "Crappy Premise.