LL Cool J To Be Honored at BET’s Hip Hop Awards

Celebrating its sixth year, the “BET Hip Hop Awards,” hosted by comedian Mike Epps, will tape at The Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center on Saturday, October 1, 2011 and will premiere on the network on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 8 p.m.   This year’s show will honor LL COOL J with the “I AM HIP-HOP ICON” Award. A talented actor, LL currently stars on the #1 hit CBS show “NCIS: Los Angeles”, which returns for its third season this fall and has appeared in dozens of films and TV shows (“Any Given Sunday,” “Charlie’s Angels,” “30 Rock”).

An NAACP Image Award winner, LL is also the world wide ambassador for Gendarme and runs the popular social media music website Boomdizzle.com. He has also released four books, including his Autobiography “I Make My Own Rules,” children’s book “And The Winner Is…” and the New York Times bestselling workout book “LL COOL J’s Platinum Workout” and the inspirational lifestyle/fitness book “LL COOL J’s Platinum 360 Diet and Lifestyle,” which was just released in paperback.  Previous “I AM HIP-HOP ICON” recipients include Grandmaster Flash (2006); KRS-One (2007); Russell Simmons (2008); Ice Cube (2009) and Salt N Pepa (2010). SOURCE BET Networks