Lord Jamar
Lord Jamar | |
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Birth name | Lorenzo Dechalus |
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Lorenzo Dechalus (born September 17, 1968), known professionally as Lord Jamar is an American rapper, DJ, record producer, actor and podcaster. He is a founding member of the hip hop group Brand Nubian, which was formed in 1989. In 1996, he discovered Dead Prez and got them signed to Loud Records.
Early life
Jamar was born in
Career
Brand Nubian's debut studio album, One for All, was released in 1990 and is regarded by The Source as one of the greatest hip hop albums.[2]
Brand Nubian's third studio album,
He released his debut solo album
Jamar currently co-hosts a podcast, Yanadameen Godcast, with fellow rapper Rah Digga. He has criticized Black Lives Matter, saying, "It's not our movement,"[3] and that, in regard to the George Floyd protests, "most people looting are white; some riots are staged by paid agitators."[4]
Controversies
Jamar garnered controversy after releasing a
In a September 2013 interview on
In July 2020, Jamar denounced the Black Lives Matter movement in a video posted to his Twitter account by the music account SCUM, saying, "Black Lives Matter is a movement that was given to us by George Soros and his fucking boys because they saw how things were going and they didn't want it to go back to the 60s."[12]
In December 2020, Jamar
Discography
Studio albums
- The 5% Album (2006)
Guest appearances
Title | Year | Other performer(s) | Album |
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"Show Business" | 1991 | A Tribe Called Quest, Sadat X, Diamond D | The Low End Theory |
"Verbal Intercourse (Non-Cross-Over Resistance Version)" | Professor Griff, Killa Ranks, Sadat X, Wise Intelligent | Verbal Intercourse (VLS) | |
"Where Ya At? (Extended Version)" | 1995 | Mobb Deep, Chuck D, DA Smart, Erule, Merchant, RZA, Killah Priest, Sunz of Man, Brooklyn Zu | One Million Strong |
"Bluesanova" | 1996 | Dead Prez | Hip Bop |
"Live Wires Connect" | Keith Murray
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Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood: The Soundtrack | |
"The Lump Lump (Nubian Mix)" | Grand Puba, Sadat X | The Lump Lump (VLS) | |
"Tell Me (6 Karat Hip Hop Mix)" | 1997 | Groove Theory, Sadat X | Check the Vibe |
"Collaboration of Mics" | Artifacts, Lord Finesse | That's Them | |
"Street Parables" | Shabazz the Disciple | Street Parables (VLS) | |
"That Real Live" | 2000 | QNC | Lean To (VLS) |
"Oz Theme 2000" | 2001 | Kool G Rap, Talib Kweli | Oz: The Soundtrack |
"Fightin' Clocks Remix" | Ilacoin | Fightin' Clocks Remix (VLS) | |
"Keep It Movin" | Grand Puba | Understand This | |
"The Classic Mix Part II" | 2003 | DJ Armsteady, Sadat X | The Enyce Experience |
"Nitty Gritty (Dog Spelled Backwards Mix)" | KMD, Busta Rhymes, Sadat X | Best of KMD | |
"Important Shit" | 2005 | Jus Allah, Agallah | All Fates Have Changed |
"Chosen Few" | 2006 | Sadat X | Black October |
"U-Riders" | 2007 | U-Fam | The War on Hip Hop |
"Angel Dust" | 2008 | Hasan Salaam | Children of God |
"Igod" | Shaka Amazulu the 7th, Darkim Be Allah | The Black Stone of Mecca | |
"Engage the Enemy Remix" | 2009 | Blak Madeen | Sacred Defense |
"Deep Space (Jay da Flex & Yoof Remix)" | RZA | Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture, Vol. 2: Enter the Dubstep | |
"I See Dead People" | Grand Puba, Rell | Retroactive | |
"This Joint Right Here (Remix)" | Grand Puba, Kid Capri, Sadat X | ||
"Brand New Bein'" | Sadat X, Grand Puba | Brand New Bein' | |
"Long Years" | 2010 | Sadat X, Grand Puba | Wild Cowboys II |
"Up Against the Wall" | Group Home, MC Ace | Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal | |
"Apocalyptic Shit" | 2011 | Lord Superb | Perb Made It Possible |
"Every Hood's a Harlem" | |||
"Industry RMX 2" | 2015 | Large Professor, Inspectah Deck, Cormega, Roc Marciano, Sadat X | Re:Living |
"When the Gods Sing" | 2016 | Sadat X, Dizhwar | Never Left (Deluxe Edition) |
"No One Ever Dies" | School of the Gifted | WuMinati III: Divine Evil | |
"Cut and Dry" | Sadat X | Agua | |
"Street Disciples" | 2017 | Heaven Razah, Block McCloud, Rasul Allah | Zayin: You Only Live Twice |
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Morning Breath | Devon | Short |
2004 | L-o-v-e | Melvin | Short |
2005 | Funny Valentine | Tim | |
2006 | They're Just My Friends | Light | |
2007 | Wifey | Jevin 'Huss' Jones | TV movie |
2009 | Father's Day | Rammel | Short |
Buffalo Bushido | Torchy | ||
2010 | Drugs 101 | Chucky | Short |
2016 | Kill for Me | Skull | |
2020 | Drug Affected | Chucky |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Oz
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Kevin 'Supreme Allah' Ketchum | Supporting cast: season 4 |
100 Centre Street | - | Episode: "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished" | |
2002 | Law & Order | Leon Griggs | Episode: "Attorney Client" |
2003 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Bad Ass / Javier / Leon | Episode: "Desperate" & "Mother" |
2004-05 | Third Watch | Raymond Morris | Episode: "Broken" & "Forever Blue" |
2006 | The Sopranos | Da Lux | Episode: "The Fleshy Part of the Thigh" |
2007 | Ego Trip's The (White) Rapper Show | Himself | Episode: Episode #1.3 |
2011 | Rescue Me
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D'brickshaw | Episode: "Jeter" & "Vows" |
2012 | Elementary | Raul Ramirez | Episode: "You Do It to Yourself" |
2013 | Person of Interest | Grishin | Episode: "Relevance" |
2016 | The Night Of | Tino | Supporting Cast |
Money Power Respect | Himself | Episode: "Opening Arguments" & "Till Death Do Us Manage" | |
2018 | Unsung | Himself | Episode: "Brand Nubian" & "Digable Planets" |
Hip-Hop Evolution | Himself | Episode: "Do the Knowledge" | |
2020 | For Life | Elijah | Episode: "Character and Fitness" |
The Last O.G. | Divine | Recurring cast: season 3 |
Documentary
Year | Title |
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2004 | And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop |
2010 | The Furious Force of Rhymes |
2012 | Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap |
2018 | Black, White & Blue |
2021 | The Sixth Borough of Hip-Hop |
Buck Breaking |
References
- ^ a b c d e f "F.D.S #141 - LORD JAMAR - TALKS EMINEM, BRAND NUBIAN HISTORY, MALCOLM X & MUCH MORE - FULL EPISODE". QuietRoom. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 27 May 2020 – via YouTube.
- ^ "The Source 100 Best Rap Albums". RockList.net. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
- ^ Lord Jamar: I Don't Support Black Lives Matter, It's Not Our Movement
- ^ Lord Jamar: Most People Looting Are White, Some Riots Are Staged by Paid Agitators
- Complex. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ Krishnamurthy, Sowmya (February 4, 2013). "Lord Jamar Is Mad At Kanye West's Kilt On Diss Track". MTV. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ "Tweet by @lordjamar". 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2013-02-08 – via Twitter.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ "Lord Jamar Calls White Rappers "Guests," Slanders Hopsin On Twitter [PHOTOS]". Hip-Hop Wired. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "Lord Jamar Says White Rappers Are Guests In Hip Hop". HipHopDX. 23 September 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ Mylrea, Hannah (4 September 2018). "Ouch. All the people Eminem disses on surprise album 'Kamikaze'". NME. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ Zidel, Alex (10 September 2018). "Lord Jamar Responds To Eminem's Diss On "Kamikaze" Track "Fall"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ Wynne, Kelly (July 2, 2020). "Rapper Lord Jamar Doesn't Support Black Lives Matter, Because 'It's Not Our Movement'". Newsweek. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ Liphshiz, Cnaan (December 3, 2020). "Rapper Lord Jamar says 500,000 Jews at most died in the Holocaust". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
External links
- Lord Jamar at AllMusic
- Lord Jamar at IMDb