Hip-Hop icon LL Cool J is readying his 13th solo album on Def
Jam and will have it executive produced by G-Unit boss 50 Cent.

The new album, which is tentatively titled Todd Smith Pt.2: Back To Cool and
slated for a March 6th release, is said to be the rapper’s last on the historic
Def Jam label, the only recording home the Queens-bred rapper has ever known.
LL and fellow Q-boro emcee 50 Cent have reportedly finished up a good portion
of the songs for the album, which promises to be a new look for the veteran
rapper.

In true hustler fashion, the rapper is pushing books these days as well. LL
and his personal trainer Dave “Scooter” Honig are currently working
on a book project entitled “LL Cool J’s Platinum Body.” The book will
outline LL’s secrets to dieting, work outs and overall ideology and is set to
be released in January of 2007.