Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence

Val Anthony Ronald Lawrence a.k.a. Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence was born November 14, 1968 on the island of Dominica. In 1970, his family immigrated to East Elmhurst. The home to Malcolm X, Ella Fitzgerald, Harry Belafonte, Louis Armstrong, Eric Holder and many others.

Ron attended New York's High School of Art and Design, and became a member of the rap groups "The Turnout Brothers" & "Super Lovers". After high school, Ron attended Howard University in Washington, D.C.

In college he met Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie and they formed the rap group "Two Kings in a Cipher" and released the album "From Pyramids to Projects". Later the duo joined "The Hit Men" a production team of Bad Boy Entertainment along with their fellow Howard University alumni, Sean "Diddy" Combs.

Ron became a musical innovator during his time with The Hit Men. He is responsible for numerous Hip Hop and R&B hits that ruled the airwaves. He is best known for his popular singles: Hypnotize performed by The Notorious B.I.G, Been Around The World performed by Sean "Diddy" Combs, Where I'm From performed by Jay-Z, Money, Power, Respect performed by The Lox, his Grammy nominated single Love Like This & All Night Long performed by Faith Evans, Phenomenon performed by LL Cool J, You Should Be Mine performed by Brian McKnight, Can't Let Her Go performed by Boyz II Men, Cold Rock A Party (remix) performed by MC Lyte, and The Theme (It's Party Time) performed by Tracey Lee. He received a "Best Vocal Performance" Grammy award for Wonderful, the song he produced for the Queen of Soul, Ms. Aretha Franklin. Ron has also been named "Producer of the Year" by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS).

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