Bishop Lamont
| Bishop Lamont | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Philip Martin |
| Also known as | Bishop |
| Born | October 31, 1978 |
| Origin | South Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels |
Aftermath/Interscope (2005-2010) Diocese (2005-present) Open Bar (2015-present) |
| Associated acts | Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Warren G, Eminem, DJ Khalil, Xzibit , The Regiment |
| Website | www.bishoplamont.com |
Philip Martin (born October 31, 1978 in Inglewood, California), better known as Bishop Lamont, is an American rapper from Carson, California. He was signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment record label, but left in 2010.
Martin started rapping at age thirteen. Dr. Dre met Martin while on set filming The Game's music video for "Dreams". After giving him praises on an L.A. radio station, 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 stated that along with Eminem, Martin is the only other rapper that made him uncomfortable, due to his protégé's controversial and political lyrics.Damizza said "When Bishop signed with Dre I said that guy makes me "Eminem nervous" he said with a confused face "why" i said you'll see.. when Bishop did the Ni**er noize mixtape .. I showed Dre the artwork and said "see why he makes me nervous.." He ran with it after that.. "
Martin is credited for his numerous soundtrack contributions. He has appeared in the soundtrack for the video game True Crime: Streets of LA which he performed the songs "True Crime" and "Let's Get It Poppin". 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 06, respectively. Also, the track "I'm a Soldier" was included in NFL Street 2. His song "City Lights" was in The Midnight Club: Los Angeles soundtrack. In addition, Martin has the title track "Welcome to Havoc", featured in Havoc, a film starring Anne Hathaway.
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