No beef here. LL Cool J refrained from dissing state Sen. Malcolm Smith yesterday, in spite of the politician’s alleged corruption. and current legal woes “Malcolm and I have been friends for nine years,” he said at a basketball festival the two co-host. “I don’t walk away from friends in tough situations. The beauty about our system is that you are innocent until proven guilty.”
The rapper, who’s real name is James Todd Smith — no relation to Sen. Smith — addressed charges that the Queens political veteran tried to bribe his way onto the mayoral ballot.