‘He Shot Her and He Shot My Grandfather’: LL Cool J Says He Watched His Dad Shot His Mom And Family Member In a Jealous Rage

Rap veteran LL Cool J, 56, went through a very traumatic experience at a young age that no child should ever have to witness. The artist born James Smith Jr. witnessed his father shoot his mother and grandfather with a firearm following his parents’ separation in 1972. Both victims survived the assault, though no one was prosecuted. LL Cool J reveals chilling details of the traumatic moment his father shot his mom and his grandfather. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images) LL’s been on a media run to talk about his contributions to the music industry months after dropping his 15th album, “The FORCE” on Sept. 6. The music icon recently sat down with UK outlet Great Company to talk about his music career and his personal life. At one point in the interview, host Jamie Laing asked LL about seeing his dad, James Smith Sr. (aka James Nunya), harm his mom, Ondrea Griffith, and his granddad, Eugene Griffith at a young age. “He shot her and he shot my grandfather,” the Queens, New York native recalled. “I was 4 but I was there.” He said that moment taught him a lot, including how to follow directions. According to LL, his...