# Lord Jamar

Lorenzo Dechalus (born September 17, 1968), known professionally as Lord Jamar, is an American rapper, DJ, record producer, actor, flat-earther, 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 The Bronx, New York City, but was raised in New Rochelle, New York. Jamar has Afro-Guyanese heritage on his father's side, and he is the eldest of three brothers. He was introduced to hip hop music in the 1970s through a friend who lived in his neighborhood, and he would listen to tapes of The Cold Crush Brothers, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five and The Sugarhill Gang. DJ Daryll C of Crash Crew used to take Jamar to hip hop shows in New York City. Jamar both sold and used crack cocaine during his teen years, but stopped after people he knew received sealed indictments. He dropped out of high school after failing ninth grade, and worked a few short-term jobs prior to signing a record deal.

## Career

Brand Nubian's debut studio album, One for All, was released in 1990 and is regarded by The Source as one of the all-time greatest hip hop albums.
Brand Nubian's third studio album, Everything Is Everything was released in 1994. In 1996, he discovered Dead Prez and got them signed to Loud Records. As an actor, Jamar is best known for his role of Supreme Allah on the TV series Oz. He has appeared on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Third Watch, and The Sopranos. He has also worked as a producer for artists such as Dead Prez, Buckshot, Shaka Amazulu the 7th and Tom Browne. His group went on to release their fourth album Foundation in 1998, with Grand Puba and DJ Alamo making their return to appear on the album.
He released his debut solo album The 5% Album (an album dedicated to the Nation of Gods and Earths) on June 27, 2006. Like his onscreen character on Oz, Jamar is a member of the Nation of Gods and Earths.
Jamar currently co-hosts a podcast, Yanadameen Godcast, with fellow rapper Rah Digga.

## Personal Life

In October 2000, Lord Jamar was arrested for slapping his wife, Dana Whitfield. The police found an unlicensed gun and two bullet proof vests in their home. He was later charged with assault and weapons possession.

## Views

Jamar released a diss track directed at Kanye West on February 4, 2013, titled "Lift Up Your Skirt", and stated that "gay has no place in hip-hop"; the song's homophobic lyrics attracted attention.
In a September 2013 interview on VladTV, Jamar declared that white rappers were "guests in hip hop"; he criticized Macklemore's "Same Love" for its pro-LGBT message. Eminem responded to Jamar with the track "Fall" from his 2018 album Kamikaze. Jamar responded to Eminem on his podcast.
Jamar has criticized the Black Lives Matter movement, saying, "It's not our movement," and that, in regard to the George Floyd protests, "most people looting are white; some riots are staged by paid agitators." In July 2020, Jamar denounced the Black Lives Matter movement, claiming it 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."
In a 2020 appearance with Nation of Islam influencer Rizza Islam, Jamar promoted Holocaust denial; he denied the death of six million Jews in the Holocaust, stating that at most 500,000 died, and claiming that six million Jews were not even present in Europe at the time. Islam also used an October 2020 appearance on Jamar's YouTube show to promote antisemitic conspiracy theories.
In October 2024 Jamar expressed his belief in a Flat Earth on a video podcast. He states if the Earth were round, pilots would have to constantly tilt their noses downward to keep from flying into space: "But they don’t! That’s because they’re flying over a flat earth."

## Discography
### Studio albums

* The 5% Album (2006)

### Guest appearances

List of guest appearances :
| Title | Year | Other performer(s) | Album |
| "Show Business" | 1991 | A Tribe Called Quest, Sadat X, Diamond D | The Low End Theory |
| "Verbal Intercourse (Non-Cross-Over Resistance Version)" | 1991 | 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" | 1996 | UGK, Keith Murray | Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood: The Soundtrack |
| "The Lump Lump (Nubian Mix)" | 1996 | 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" | 2001 | Ilacoin | Fightin' Clocks Remix (VLS) |
| "Keep It Movin" | 2001 | Grand Puba | Understand This |
| "The Classic Mix Part II" | 2003 | DJ Armsteady, Sadat X | The Enyce Experience |
| "Nitty Gritty (Dog Spelled Backwards Mix)" | 2003 | 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" | 2008 | 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)" | 2009 | RZA | Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture, Vol. 2: Enter the Dubstep |
| "I See Dead People" | 2009 | Grand Puba, Rell | Retroactive |
| "This Joint Right Here (Remix)" | 2009 | Grand Puba, Kid Capri, Sadat X | Retroactive |
| "Brand New Bein'" | 2009 | Sadat X, Grand Puba | Brand New Bein' |
| "Long Years" | 2010 | Sadat X, Grand Puba | Wild Cowboys II |
| "Up Against the Wall" | 2010 | Group Home, MC Ace | Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal |
| "Apocalyptic Shit" | 2011 | Lord Superb | Perb Made It Possible |
| "Every Hood's a Harlem" | 2011 | Lord Superb | Perb Made It Possible |
| "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) |
| "I’m a gay black man" | 2016 | School of the Gifted | WuMinati III: Divine Evil |
| "Cut and Dry" | 2016 | Sadat X | Agua |
| "Street Disciples" | 2017 | Heaven Razah, Block McCloud, Rasul Allah | Zayin: You Only Live Twice |

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Da Hip Hop Witch | Himself | |
| 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 |
| 2009 | Buffalo Bushido | Torchy | |
| 2010 | Drugs 101 | Chucky | Short |
| 2016 | Kill for Me | Skull | |
| 2020 | Drug Affected | Chucky | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Oz | Kevin 'Supreme Allah' Ketchum | Recurring Cast: Season 4 |
| 2001 | 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 | Guest Cast: Season 4-5 |
| 2004-05 | Third Watch | Raymond Morris | Recurring Cast: Season 6 |
| 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 | D'brickshaw | Recurring Cast: Season 7 |
| 2012 | Elementary | Raul Ramirez | Episode: "You Do It to Yourself" |
| 2013 | Person of Interest | Grishin | Episode: "Relevance" |
| 2016 | The Night Of | Tino | Recurring Cast |
| 2016 | Money Power Respect | Himself | Episode: "Opening Arguments" & "Till Death Do Us Manage" |
| 2018 | Unsung | Himself | Episode: "Brand Nubian" & "Digable Planets" |
| 2018 | Hip-Hop Evolution | Himself | Episode: "Do the Knowledge" |
| 2020 | For Life | Elijah | Episode: "Character and Fitness" |
| 2020-21 | The Last O.G. | Divine | Guest Cast: Season 3-4 |

### Documentary

| Year | Title |
| 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 |
| 2021 | Buck Breaking |