Aftermath signee Bishop Lamont is a very skilled emcee but he’s the beneficiary of a lot of luck as well.
The South Central, Los Angeles native signed to Dr. Dre’s Aftermath imprint after meeting him on set of The Game’s “Dreams” video shoot. What’s ironic is Lamont was actually looking for Kanye West that day and not the West Coast godfather.
“I met Dre by accident at the ‘Dreams’ video [shoot], I was looking for Kanye [West],” he said when asked about meeting Dr. Dre the first time during an interview with HipHopDX via DX Daily. “And he was like Kanye ain’t showing up here nigga. We broke onto the video set. Shout out to DJ Rampage. The golf cart hit on that bitch.”
Lamont continued by explaining that he gave Dre his demo disk after unsuccessfully finding Kanye. It would be months later before Bishop heard back from him but it wouldn’t be long after that he would sign with Aftermath.
“I was tired of sitting on the set waiting for Kanye to show up because Common somehow got a mixtape of mine and was playing it while they was on tour doing some shit and Kanye had heard and I got word and I was trying to get to Kanye but he for some reason wasn’t there for the video,” he explained. “On my way out I seen Dre and I was like, ‘Fuck it, here.” And then a couple of months later, on Power 106, he announced it. Weird shit. It’s crazy how that works.”
Bishop Lamont is slated to release his forthcoming album, The (P)reformation this year, according to DX Editor-in-Chief Justin Hunte.
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What a jackass writer?! He left Aftermath in 2010
Yeah, I don’t even know why I check this site anymore. What a bunch of rookies. If anything, they think they have a “platform” to help Bishop Lamont’s non career by asking about Dr. Dre, in hopes that kids who don’t know the story, but own Beats Headphones, freak out with excitement and buy Bishop Lamont’s album which was conveniently plugged at the end of the article. Disclaimer: He’s just OK, which is why he didn’t make it on aftermath. He usually knows what good instrumentals are, but his lyrics/flow are sub par.
He’s been working with Dre again recently. Check out his Instagram. Bishop is still better than all the rappers out today (with the exception of a few…)
REALLY THIS IS IN THE BREAKING NEWS HHDX IN THE WORDS OF BIG BOI
BOOOOOY STOP!!!!
Game knows deep down that if it wasn’t for 50 cent making him part of g-unit n writing all them tracks for him he would be in the same place as this nigga or hittman or slim the mobster or all them other ghostwriters / failed protégé’s dre collected over the years………..
how the fuck did they let this guy become a Bishop for the church?
He had a lot of dirt on the priests…
lmao
Truth be told Bishop Lamont is a dope artist but his time under Dr. Dre in my opinion killed his career or the possibility of having a really good one. Dre and alot of these premier artist and producers will absorb the life out of you, robbing your creativity and ideas then leave you with just the pipe dream they sold you in the beginning. The artist on the other hand put too much of their career in the hands of these suckas. Fuck Dr Dre , his legacy his cemented but what people dont realize or know it was done on the backs of some of the dopest producers, musicians and songwriters you wont hear much about at all.
Too bad he neva released his album, that “grow up” joint was really dope. And even now is more relevant than ever…..rapper’s need to grow the fuck up !!!!!!!
Bishop put out some incredible music in 2014. He released the street album “The (P)Reformation” at the top of the year {sorry HHDX, you got that wrong. He’s gearing up to release “THE REFORMATION”!}
Also, he out out several dope cuts periodically with his “Middle School Sessions” with DJ Quik and others.
OH YEAH, AND HE’S BACK WORKING WITH DR. DRE. Check out the pics on his Instagram.
Congrats! Bishop can’t wait to hear album.
True honor to work with the Doc!!