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Bishop Lamont
Person · male · United States · Inglewood · born 1978 · recording since 2007
American rapper
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Also known as 비숍 라몬트
Timeline
12 events▣ Album 10◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1970s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Caltroit
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2010s
Biography
English biography619 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1375158869
Biography
Philip Brandon Martin (born October 31, 1978), better known as Bishop Lamont, is an American rapper from Carson, California. He was signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment record label and released one project under the label, eventually leaving in 2010.
Biography
Born in Inglewood, California on October 31, 1978, Martin started rapping at age 13. Dr. Dre met Martin while filming The Game's music video for "Dreams". After giving him praise on an L.A. radio station, Dr. Dre signed Martin in 2005. Martin was featured in The Source's Unsigned Hype section, but he had already signed to Aftermath by the time the issue hit stands.
Martin appeared in the soundtrack for the video game True Crime: Streets of LA, performing "True Crime" and "Let's Get It Poppin". He can be heard on three EA Sports video games. Tracks "The Best" and "We Got Next" are included in Madden 2007 and NBA Live 06 respectively. "I'm a Soldier" was included in NFL Street 2. His song "City Lights" appeared in racing game Midnight Club: Los Angeles, while his song "Grown Up" was planned to appear in the game but it was cut from the final release. The Instrumental Version of his song "Inconvenient Truth" appeared in the fictional radio station DJ Khalil in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. Martin has the title track "Welcome to Havoc", featured in Havoc, a film starring Anne Hathaway. He has also performed "Check One, Two" for MasterSource's "Rap 5" library music album.
Together with his War Doggz crew, Martin owns a record label called Diocese Records.
Martin is featured on Dr. Dre's album, Detox. According to Martin, Dr. Dre stated that along with Eminem, Martin is the only other rapper that made him uncomfortable, due to his protégé's controversial and political lyrics. Martin's mixtape N*gger Noize
N*gger NoizeSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 17 tracks1Intro1:202Klansmen4:313Don’t Kill Me4:094Translator3:525The Truth3:336Let’s Go3:387Footsteps in the Dark4:198Fukk Kramer Radio (interlude)0:419Super Freak3:3210Bitches on Myspace3:1011Last Crusade3:2412First They Love You4:3513KKK Hotline (interlude)0:2414N*gger3:0315Hood Psalm3:2916So Cold4:2917Hisstory4:44 was released on March 2, 2007, mixed by DJ Skee. On SkeeTV, Martin and DJ Skee described N*gger Noize as being a "street album". Martin stated that after The Reformation and Detox, he will be working on The Impossible Possible, entirely produced by Dr. Dre and Scott Storch. The album was to be released in 2011.
In 2005, Martin was credited to seven songs on Warren G's studio album In the Mid-Nite Hour. Production credits include Battlecat, DJ Premier, The RZA, and Pete Rock. According to Martin, the album is about "rebellion, revolution, the positive and negative things in life and organized chaos". He also released Caltroit 2: Metropolis, containing music not included in the first release of the Caltroit mixtape. In 2008, Martin appeared in Busta Rhymes' music video for "We Made It", and Kardinal Offishall's music video for "Set It Off". In 2009, Martin was featured on Rob Dyrdek's track "Lights Out: Dirty Girl Part 2".
In January 2010, Martin confirmed his amicable split from Aftermath/Interscope after five years on the label. Lamont, who walked away with over 700 songs he recorded there, said he still has a relationship with Dr. Dre. He said: "Dre is still my big bro, but after five years of just sitting there, it is kind of unfair to the fans and my family and myself that the release date has changed."
On August 7, 2026, Martin appeared on A-F-R-O's single "Play on Wordz," alongside Wordsworth and Terror Van Poo for A-F-R-O's album, Trap Door 2.
Studio albums
Caltroit (with Black Milk) (2008)
The Shawshank Redemption/Angola 3 (2010)
The Reformation G.D.N.I.A.F.T (2016)
Just Don't Die (2025)
Mad/Bishop (TBD)
Mixtapes / street albums
Who I Gotta Kill to Get a Record Deal, Vol. 1 (2004)
Welcome 2 L.A. (2006)
Nigger Noize (with DJ Skee) (2007)
Pope Mobile (2007)
The Confessional (2008)
Team America Fuck Yeah: Special Forces (with Indef) (2009)
The Layover (2012)
The (P)reformation (2013)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 13 | 84th |
| Studio albums | 10 | 91.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 12 | 88.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 11 | 28.3th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (13 release groups · 10 studio albums)
Albums · 10
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:05:59
1Murder Hextro2:152Caltroit3:303On Top Now4:054Inconvenient Truth4:265Bad Girl3:586Goatit5:337Go Hard4:328Mouth Music5:279I Need It4:0710Bang That Shit Out3:5911If You Ready4:5512Ape Shit3:0813Everything4:4114Not the Way3:4915Get Em3:2216Spectacular4:122007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 56:53
1Intro1:202Klansmen4:313Don’t Kill Me4:094Translator3:525The Truth3:336Let’s Go3:387Footsteps in the Dark4:198Fukk Kramer Radio (interlude)0:419Super Freak3:3210Bitches on Myspace3:1011Last Crusade3:2412First They Love You4:3513KKK Hotline (interlude)0:2414N*gger3:0315Hood Psalm3:2916So Cold4:2917Hisstory4:442007 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 58:06
1Pope Mobile Intro/Heaven4:012Personal Chauffeur3:263Shittin' on Fools3:584It's Funny3:305Yeah Pimp4:306I Just Want the Money4:057Street Theology4:348So Sad3:419All I Dream About3:2410Sumthin'3:1711Rappers Wanna Sing4:0312I Always Knew3:4913Music Shit3:3314Sometimez4:4015Anyway3:352008 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 25 tracks · 1:18:23
1WH8 Intro0:522Donkey Kong Savage3:113Hood Politics3:434Haters4:365City Lights3:406Yessir3:447The Grim3:088Money Ova Here4:349Be Cool5:1310Rap Or Die4:0311Back On The Grind (September 7th Remix)3:2612All I Know3:2713Ain't The Same 4 Gangstaz1:4814Interlude0:2315All On My Dick4:4116Say Dr. Dre (September 7th Remix)3:3517Hood Shit2:4218Do That There2:0319Absolute Cup3:0720I Am King (Remix)2:2921Put In Work2:2522A Million2:4323Gangsta2:4724Gorilla Pimp 20084:3425WH8 Outro1:292010 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 27 tracks
1Mecha-God Spilla Intro2Sadatay3Blow You Mind (More)4That Feelin'5Nothing Could Be Better6I'm Faded7Flashy8Freak Freak Ya'll9Unbreakable10I'm A Rider11Where Do We Go12What Goes Around13Alright14Let That Thang Go15Money Over Everything16Born Alone17Iron Man18I Can Do It Too19What's Up Wit U20I Wonder21Pass That Shit22Dirty Girl Pt. 223I'm Watching24U Better Back, Back25U Scared26Gone27American DreamThe Shawshank Redemption: Angola 3
2010 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:24:35
1Martin Luther King (intro)1:322Wanted Man5:003Get My Gun3:494Affirmative Action3:395I Like Yo Face3:436Off the Liquor4:397Rain4:578I.W.P.3:599The Homies Girl3:5110Shout!4:0711Home4:2912Hollow Eyes5:5813Anything4:2914Get Inspired4:0515You Ain’t Fresh3:5916We in Here3:4317Sadatay3:3018Robert King (interlude)3:1919Land of the Free4:0520Hood PSA (Word from Young Deon)1:2221Change Is Gonna Come3:5622The Preformation2:24Team America : FucK Yeah - Special Forces
2011 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:14:03
1Team America Psa1:272Team America Fuck Yeah Anthem4:073The Sandler Files3:314Ni**As2:415I Think We Gonna Have Sex5:346Death Threat Interlude1:197Money On My Head4:348I'm Faded6:479I Like Bombs4:3410Fuck North Korea4:1311The Biggest Boss4:4712B.O.B. (Barack Over Bad Guys)5:0813Game of Death (Korean Version)6:3914Kim Jung Il Interlude3:0015Mission Failure (America Mourns)2:2616The Big Payback7:0217Showdown At N.Y. Pinkberry6:142016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:20:42
1Intro - Then You Die4:292Found My Way Out4:123The Heretic3:104The Realest Shit3:565Shoot Em Up4:206Crazy4:337Life or Death4:328Lord In Heaven5:539Razor Blade3:3410Here We Go Again3:4511Are You Ready5:1812Lost3:5313Dream Big3:3814The F Word5:2415Speak To Me4:2416Devil In My Way4:0217Phoenix4:2018Un-American5:3419Outro1:452018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 28 tracks · 1:45:50
1Welcome4:422DMX3:543P.G.D.R.3:454Got Dat Bang3:175Paranormal Activity5:296The Code4:597Branson N****s / Kay Slay Freestyle3:418Ya Loosin’3:389The Truth3:4610Da Feel Good (Hiphop ’n’ Soul)2:3811Shake That Bitch Skit / Dilated Pimpin2:4712Pleasant Surprise5:1313Sun Toucher5:4914Live It Up4:2215Don’t Stop4:2516Hollywood4:4717Lunchtime3:1718Oxygen3:4319Trail‐Mix4:4020Bathroom Break1:3321Matthew 20:164:0722BOOM2:4123Murder Via Opus4:3024I Swear4:1225Security Trippin’0:4026T.W.S.S.3:2327Ghenghis Khan2:2328The Bishop (Holy Crusade)3:292018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 51:58
1The [P]reformation Intro3:592Sartor Resartus3:183All the Way Live3:324Murdering PSA4:115The Real [This Iz That]3:366So Glad U Came5:077Amazin’2:428This Ain’t Workin’3:539Get Off4:2610Jugganaut Bitch [F**k Yo Daddy]3:2411Where the Wild Thingz R2:3912Bully Footin’3:4213The Color Grey [Life in the City]3:5114Wake Up3:38
Single · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Grow UpSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 4:031Grow Up (radio edit) 2Grow Up (dirty edit)4:03 | 2008 | ||
| 2016 | Get 'Em (2.0 Remix Reboot)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:521Get 'Em (2.0 Remix Reboot)4:52 | 19 February 2016 |
Other · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Who I Gotta KillSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 27 tracks · 1:18:451Intro0:58 2Excuse Me Bitch3:08 3Uptee Wooptee3:01 4Damn2:15 5Sticky3:27 6Settle Down2:31 7Crazy Heat2:53 8Alright OK3:11 9True Crime (remix)3:40 10Kill That Noize3:46 112 Crazy Niggaz2:44 12New Style3:42 13Hump Hump Hump3:38 14Iz It a Crime4:00 15This That Shit3:19 16Get Socked2:28 17Hair Force Ones1:58 18Look at You3:37 19Wardoggz 4 Life3:58 20Ice Cream Freestyle1:25 21Made U Look1:17 22New Kidz on the Block1:23 23Colors3:14 24Freestyle3:39 25Throw Ya Hands Up4:25 26Ignition (remix)2:53 27Outro2:15 | — |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Bishop Lamont head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 13 | 84th |
| Studio albums | 10 | 91.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 12 | 88.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 11 | 28.3th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bishop_Lamont.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b39cee8e-d6da-476a-a229-c6a46bf99ad5discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b39cee8e-d6da-476a-a229-c6a46bf99ad5core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q849420genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q849420seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_Lamontbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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Image: Bishop Lamont · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q849420 · MusicBrainz: b39cee8e-d6da-476a-a229-c6a46bf99ad5
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