The artist Lord Jamar was born in New Rochelle .
Brand Nubian is a hip hop group from New Rochelle , New York , consisting of three MCs ; Grand Puba ( born Maxwell Dixon , March 4 , 1966 ) , Sadat X ( formerly Derek X , born Derek Murphy ) and Lord Jamar ( born Lorenzo Dechalus , on September 17 , 1968 in New Rochelle , New York , USA ) ; and two DJs , DJ Alamo and DJ Sincere .
Brand Nubian