Bishop Lamont
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Bishop Lamont | |
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Birth name | Philip Brandon Martin[1] |
Also known as | Bishop |
Born | Inglewood, California, U.S. | October 31, 1978
Genres | Hip hop |
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Years active | 2000–present |
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Website | bishoplamont |
Philip Brandon Martin (born October 31, 1978), better known as Bishop Lamont, is an American
Biography
Born in
Martin appeared in the soundtrack for the video game True Crime: Streets of LA, performing "True Crime" and "Let's Get It Poppin". He can be heard on three EA Sports video games. Tracks "The Best" and "We Got Next" are included in Madden 2007 and NBA Live 06 respectively. "I'm a Soldier" was included in NFL Street 2. 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 featured on Dr. Dre's album,
In 2005, Bishop Lamont was credited to seven songs on
In January 2010, Bishop confirmed his amicable split from Aftermath/Interscope after five years on the label. Lamont, who walked away with over 700 songs he recorded there, said he still has a relationship with Dr. Dre. He said: "Dre is still my big bro, but after five years of just sitting there, it is kind of unfair to the fans and my family and myself that the release date has changed."[15]
Discography
Studio albums
- Caltroit (with Black Milk) (2007)
- The Shawshank Redemption/Angola 3 (2010)
- The Reformation G.D.N.I.A.F.T (2016)
- Just Don't Die (2023)
- Mad/Bishop (TBD)[citation needed]
Mixtapes / Street Albums
- Who I Gotta Kill to Get a Record Deal, Vol. 1 (2004)
- Welcome 2 L.A. (2006)
- Nigger Noize (with DJ Skee) (2007)
- Pope Mobile (2007)
- The Confessional (2008)
- Team America Fuck Yeah: Special Forces (With Indef) (2009)
- The Layover (2012)
- The (P)reformation (2013)
References
- ^ "ACE Repertory".
- ^ Aftermath Entertainment Artists Archived May 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. AftermathMusic. Accessed August 10, 2007.
- ^ a b c Interview with Bishop Lamont January 2006 Archived May 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. AftermathMusic (January 13, 2006). Accessed August 10, 2007.
- ^ Paine (February 7, 2007). Bishop Lamont: The Platinum Backpacker Archived October 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. 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.
- ^ Nima (October 2004). Bishop Lamont Interview. Dubcnn. Accessed August 12, 2007.
- ^ Shaheem Reid (February 26, 2007). Mixtape Monday Archived April 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. MTV. Accessed August 12, 2007.
- ^ Andres Tardio (February 27, 2007). Bishop Lamont More Controversial Than Eminem?. HipHopDX. 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 Archived May 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. TBOHipHop (January 15, 2007). Accessed August 12, 2007.
- ^ Bishop Lamont Archived June 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Bishop Lamont (August 12, 2007). Accessed August 12, 2007.
- ^ Bishop Lamont Interview. HoodHype.com (November 28, 2007). Accessed November 30, 2007.
- ^ Cornish, Melanie (January 10, 2010). "Bishop Lamont A Free Agent, Leaves Aftermath Records". HipHopDX.com.