Since his departure from Aftermath in early January, it has been quiet around Bishop Lamont. That’s because he’s been working! Check out the new press release below about his latest projects with John Mayer and Samuel L. Jackson.
Bishop Lamont knows Drama. But thatﾒs a good thing when itﾒs Drama from Rob Dyrdekﾒs hit MTV show ﾓFantasy Factory.ﾔ
ﾓDrama did it ﾗ heﾒs a mega-producer who doesnﾒt get enough credit for his talent,ﾔ Bishop says as he listens to ﾓGone,ﾔ a new song featuring John Mayer that he cut on a recent stop by the Fantasy Factory. ﾓE. Sanchez hooked it up and I just ran with it. I did it for the music, I just felt it, related to it and identified with what John was singing about. And, straight-up, John may have got controversial in a magazine interview but the dudeﾒs no racist … he was just beinﾒ crazy, damn, take a joke.ﾔ
Lamont stars in, and is a producer of, the upcoming feature ﾓFahrenheit 513ﾔ with Damion Whitaker, Bokeem Woodbine, Christian Audigier and Tom Sizemore, and he also did a track for a documentary on the Angola 3 that Samuel L. Jackson recently narrated, entitled ﾓLand of the Free.ﾔ
ﾓItﾒs a travesty that is a very, very deep cause for me,ﾔ Lamont says about the case of three innocent men, Herman Wallace, Albert Woodfox and Robert King, held in solitary confinement for more than three decades for trying to speak out against inhumane treatment and racial segregation. Lamont has befriended King, who was released in 2001, while Wallace and Woodfox remain in solitary. ﾓIt pained me that all I was able to contribute personally was a song ﾗ I want to do a whole lot more than that. I recently met with (fellow activist and entertainer) Harry Belefonte and we have a lot of work to do together.ﾔ
ﾓMy business manager, Damizza, had been trying to introduce me to Dave Stewart (of Eurhythmics fame), who is composing the score for both films Iﾒm involved with.ﾔ Bishop continued. ﾓDave introduced me to his artist Nadirah X. Sheﾒs one of the most talented people Iﾒve ever met. She just blew me away; her music ﾗ her soul ﾗ pours through the speakers. I just heard her in my head on the John Mayor song. She felt it too ﾗ felt what I was saying in the song with my verses. I asked her to get on it and before we know it Daveﾒs stringinﾒ up his guitar … itﾒs incredible. He played an outta-this-world solo using his diamond ring as a slide. Iﾒd never seen, or heard, anything like it.ﾔ
ﾓOh, and for yﾒall thinkinﾒ Iﾒm gonna say ﾓFu*k Dreﾔ and diss him or Aftermath like every other artist thatﾒs no longer there, you got me all wrong. Dre signed me after hearing a demo I ambushed him with at a video shoot and not only did he not blow me off, he was true to his word … he listened to it. The next morning he was droppinﾒ my name on radio and became my biggest supporter. I sincerely appreciate his mentorship. He took the time and put a hell of a lot of effort into my artistry, when most people in his position donﾒt do that.ﾔ
ﾓNow Iﾒm guiding my own way and thatﾒs what Iﾒve been training for all these years ﾗ and I canﾒt wait to start sharing my message and vision with the world.ﾔ
