Question: Where was the rapper who took over the 45 King born

The Flavor Unit is a crew of emcees and DJs from New York City and Northern New Jersey.  It is now known as the Unit.  The original version of the crew centered on producer the 45 King.  It was Mark's connections to radio personalities DJ Red Alert and DJ Chuck Chillout that initially got the crew noticed, but the original members also all had formidable rhyme skills and wrote streetwise lyrics.  Flavor Unit Management is run by Latifah, one of the original members of the Flavor Unit, and Shakim Compere.  The 45 King eventually fell into serious drug abuse and Queen Latifah took over the name; it became her umbrella organization.  Past management clients were Monica, OutKast, Faith Evans, Total, SWV, Almighty RSO (a group featuring Ray Dog, better known today as Benzino), Groove Theory, Monifah, Gina Thompson, LL Cool J, Zhané, Donell Jones, and Naughty By Nature. <SEP> The Entity is the debut album by American underground rapper King Gordy.  It was released on June 24, 2003 via Web Entertainment.  The record featured guest appearances by the likes of fellow Detroit-based rappers Bizarre, Obie Trice, and the Fat Killahz.  Audio production was handled by Eminem, Luis Resto, The 45 King, The Almighty Dreadnaughtz (0-1, Blitz, Cysion, Hex Murda, Konphlict), and Bass Brothers (among others), who also served as executive producers of the album. <SEP>  Born in Newark, New Jersey, she signed with Tommy Boy Records in 1989 and released her debut album "All Hail the Queen" the same year, featuring the hit single "Ladies First". " Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970), known professionally by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American rapper, songwriter, singer, actress, model, television producer, record producer, and talk show host. Nature of a Sista" (1991) was her second and final album with Tommy Boy Records. <SEP> Lakim Shabazz (born Larry Walsh) is a former hip-hop emcee artist who was one of the founding members of the original version of the Flavor Unit crew.  His stage name refers to the so-called Lost Tribe of Shabazz, which is based on the teachings of Wallace Fard Muhammad.  As an artist signed to Tuff City, Lakim first gained recognition when he provided vocals for the 45 King's '900 Number'.  Further collaboration with the 45 King was to follow in the shape of an EP entitled "The Red, The Black, The Green".  Then later in 1988 the debut album "Pure Righteousness" was released as an introduction style album with a "the 45 King presents" moniker on the cover sleeve.  The debut album was pretty well received and has become an iconic release of the period in Hip Hop where the Islam style of the late 1980s/early 1990s is concerned.  Lakim Shabazz has released two albums, recorded for Aaron Fuchs's Tuff City Records, featuring production by The 45 King, and his militant lyrics were predominantly about his love of the Nation of Islam and his dedication to the Nation of Gods and Earths, the latter of which he was a member.  After his second album ran its course, he worked with Diamond D briefly and disappeared.  He is currently living in New Jersey and makes occasional appearances at Five-Percenter Show and Prove events.