Episode 096: Bishop Lamont Show/Hide Search
Bishop Lamont is one of the West Coast’s premiere lyricists. He first came to rap fans’ attention with his 2004 mixtape Who I Gotta Kill To Get A Record Deal. The title proved prophetic, as shortly afterwards he was scooped up by Dr. Dre.
During his time on Aftermath, Bishop released a ton of fantastic free “street albums,” but not a proper debut, and he left the label after several years in limbo. His latest release is The (P)Reformation, and his long-awaited album The Reformation will be out later this year.
We talked to the often-controversial rapper about his relationships with Dilla and Proof, how he was rhyming about Selma before it was cool, his pre-rap life as a stuntman – and, of course, cartoons. Plenty of cartoons.
Tracks featured in this episode:
- MK Asante f/ Bishop Lamont, Ras Kass, Talib Kweli, “Godz N The Hood”
- Bishop Lamont, “Excuse Me Bitch”
- Bishop Lamont, “Settle Down”
- Bishop Lamont, “The Truth”
- Ram Dass, “Awareness”
- Bishop Lamont, “American Dream”
- 1964 NBC NEWS SPECIAL REPORT: Chaney, Goodman & Schwerner
- Bishop Lamont, “Land of the Free”
- Bishop Lamont, “Street Theology
- Bishop Lamont, “Get My Gun”
- Bishop Lamont, “The (P)Reformation Intro”
- Bishop Lamont, “Klansmen”
- Bishop Lamont f/ Rev. Keep It Crackin & Bilal, “Pope Mobile Intro/Heaven”
- Bishop Lamont, “Send A Nigga Home”
- Bishop Lamont and Black Milk, “Caltroit”
- Bishop Lamont, “Murdering PSA”
- Bishop Lamont, “Wake Up”
- Bishop Lamont, “Nigger”
- Bishop Lamont, “Hood Psalm”
- Bishop Lamont, “Bad Girl”
- Bishop Lamont, “The Truth”
- Chris Rock, Bigger and Blacker (excerpt)
- Guardian Wires, “Chelsea fans prevent black man boarding Paris metro train”
- The Telegraph, “Chelsea fans racism victim speaks out following abuse on Paris metro”
- WeAllBe TV, “Bro. Dick Gregory Unchained: J. Edgar Hoover Ordered A MAFIA Hit On Dick Gregory!!!”
- Star Trek theme
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme
- The Real Ghostbusters theme
- Duck Tales theme
- Darkwing Duck theme
- Chip’N’Dale Rescue Rangers theme
- TaleSpin theme
- Duck Tales (excerpt)
- Puff Daddy f/ Jay-Z & Notorious B.I.G, “Young G’s”
- “Scrooge McDuck and Money”
- Jay Z, “U Don’t Know”
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