Historica Wiki
Advertisement
Lord Jamar

Lorenzo Dechalus (born 17 September 1968), best known by his stage name Lord Jamar, was an American rapper who was a member of the rap group Brand Nubian.

Biography[]

Lorenzo Dechalus was born in The Bronx, New York City, New York on 17 September 1968. He became a member of the Nation of Islam and also became a rapper under the stage name of "Lord Jamar", joining Brand Nubian in 1989. Lord Jamar became an actor during the 2000s, and he gained controversy during the 2010s for claiming that homosexuality had no place in hip-hop, and that whites were merely guests in the genre.

Advertisement