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Bishop Lamont Wiki Information
Philip Martin
(born October 31 1978 in Inglewood, California [1]), better known by his stage name Bishop Lamont
, is an American rapper from Carson, California, signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment record label. [2]
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Biography
Martin started rapping at age thirteen. Dr. Dre met Martin while on set filming The Game's music video for " Dreams". [3] After giving him praises on an L.A. radio station, [4] Dr. Dre signed Martin in 2005. Martin was featured in The Source
's Unsigned Hype section, but he was already signed to Aftermath by the time the issue hit stands.
According to Martin, Dr. Dre said that along with Eminem, Martin is the only other rapper that made him uncomfortable. Dr. Dre said that this is due to his protégé's controversial and political lyrics. [5]
Martin is credited for his numerous soundtrack contributions. He has appeared in the soundtrack for the video game True Crime: Streets of LA
. He can also be heard on three EA Sports video games. The tracks "The Best" and "We Got Next" are included in Madden 2007
and NBA Live 2006
, respectively. Also, the track "I'm a Soldier" was included in NFL Street 2
. In addition, Martin has the title track "Welcome to Havoc", featured in Havoc
, a film starring Anne Hathaway.
Together with his War Doggz crew, Martin owns a record label called Diocese Records. [6]
Martin is widely believed to be one of the more prominent rappers to be featured on Dr. Dre's highly anticipated album, Detox
much like the role of Snoop Dogg on The Chronic and lablemate Hittman on Chronic 2001. [ Dr. Dre himself confirmed that Martin is to be heavily featured on the album. [7] The Carson, California-based rapper is also working on his debut album, tentatively titled The Reformation
which is due out in the third or fourth quarter of 2009. [8] Martin's mixtape/album N*gger Noize
was released on March 2 2007. It was mixed by DJ Skee and consists of all original content. [9] [10] On Skee TV, Martin and DJ Skee described N*gger Noize
as being a "street album". [11] Martin stated in an interview with WestCoastRydaz.com that after The Reformation
and Detox
, he will be working on The Impossible Possible
which will be entirely produced by Dr. Dre and Scott Storch. The album will be released in 2008.2008 [12]
]
It has also been reported that Martin is in the studio working for The Reformation
with Chris Martin from Coldplay. Planned sessions with Eminem and 50 Cent are in order. Production credits will include Battlecat, DJ Premier, Scott Storch, The RZA, Damizza, Pete Rock, and others. [13] In a December 2006 interview with Dubcnn, Martin said that The Reformation
is 60% completed. He also stated that his album is to be released before Detox
.[ According to Martin, the album will be about "rebellion, revolution, the positive and negative things in life and organized chaos".][
In addition, he also announced he will be releasing Caltroit 2: Metropolis
which contains all the extra music that wasn't included in the first release of the Caltroit mixtape. He also said will feature Slum Village, Royce Da 5'9, Talib Kweli and others. [14].
]
In 2008, Martin appeared in Busta Rhymes' music video for "We Made It", and Kardinal Offishall's music video for "Set It Off".
In November 2008, Bishop Interviewed with HoodHype.com and discussed his beef with The Game which seems to have started as far back as Game's track "100 Bars (The Funeral)" [15]
Release From Aftermath Rumor
On April 4, 2009 DJ Vlad released a video claiming Bishop Lamont had been released from Aftermath Entertainment. In the video, it was stated that a dispute between Dr. Dre and Bishop Lamont forced Dr. Dre to drop Bishop from Aftermath, which would have been very disappointing for Martin seeing that Aftermath Entertainment is very popular and successful record label, which would boost his career. The video went on to say Bishop is still signed to the parent company, Interscope Records, and was possibly signing with 50 Cent's label G-Unit Records. [16]
However, later that day Bishop Lamont promptly released a video refuting his alleged release from Aftermath Entertainment and condemning DJ Vlad. Bishop also stated the beef between him and The Game is over. But The Game released a song called Red Rockin' featuring Germ Ghee dissing him. [17] An interview displayed on Dr. Dre's Aftermath Music website states that these are rumors and he remains an Aftermath artist. It has officially confirmed.
Discography
;Albums
;Mixtapes
- Who I Gotta Kill to Get a Record Deal, Vol. 1
(2001)
- Welcome 2 L.A.
(2005)
- On My Way to Own tha Biz
(2005)
- N*gger Noize
hosted by DJ Skee (2007)
- N*gger Noize
(UNTAGGED)
- Pope Mobile
hosted by Bishop Lamont & Mixed by DJ Raphiki of Power 106)(2007)
- The Confessional
(2008)
References
- Interview with Bishop Lamont January 2006. AftermathMusic (January 13 2006). Accessed August 10 2007.
- Aftermath Entertainment Artists. AftermathMusic. Accessed August 10 2007.
- Paine (February 7 2007). Bishop Lamont: The Platinum Backpacker. AllHipHop. Accessed August 12 2007.
- Jason (February 21 2007). Dr. Dre Speaks, "Detox Will Definitely Be Out This Year". Rap Basement. Accessed August 12 2007.
- Andres Tardio (February 27 2007). Bishop Lamont More Controversial Than Eminem?. HipHopDX. Accessed August 12 2007.
- Nima (October 2004). Bishop Lamont Interview. Dubcnn. Accessed August 12 2007.
- Shaheem Reid (February 26 2007). Mixtape Monday. MTV. Accessed August 12 2007.
- Bishop Lamont Interview. AftermathMusic (July 17 2007). Accessed August 12 2007.
- Bishop Lamont & DJ Skee - N*gga Noize. Dubcnn. Accessed August 12 2007.
- Nima (December 2006). Bishop Lamont Interview. Dubcnn. Accessed August 12 2007.
- javidtwins2 (March 3 2007).SkeeTV and Bishop Lamont. YouTube. Accessed August 12 2007.
- Release Dates. TBOHipHop (January 15 2007). Accessed August 12 2007.
- Bishop Lamont. Bishop Lamont (August 12 2007). Accessed August 12 2007.
- Bishop Lamont Interview. HoodHype.com (November 28 2007). Accessed November 30 2007.
- Bishop Lamont Interview. HoodHype.com. (November 4 2008). Accessed November 10 2008.
- "Breaking News: Dr. Dre Releases Bishop Lamont From Aftermath". AllHipHop.com. April 4, 2009
- [1].Ustream.tv
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