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Accurate Joell Ortiz Lyrics
Accurate Joell Ortiz lyrics for research, informative, and entertainment purposes.
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Brooklyn native Joell Ortiz touted as the best unsigned rapper alive has so far gone a notable distance in backing the title.
Always a studious and articulate student growing up, it wasn’t difficult for Joell to begin delivering some impressive flows by age 13. However, his biography explains “As Joell reached high school, his life changed dramatically as a serious family problem led him away from his promising future as a scholar/athlete and part-time rapper and instead thrust him into the streets.”
The setback was Joell’s mother’s addiction to cocaine. During this time Joell’s need to make ends meet ironically had him selling the same substance that was bringing pain into his life.
It wouldn’t be long, however, before the fire inside this wordsmith bubbled and reached the surface. His raw talent would throw some chance meetings in his path that would ultimately lead him to be recognized in the Unsigned Hype column of the March 2004 The Source Magazine as well as to be selected as Chariman’s Choice for XXL Magazine.
During the same time Joell also went on to win the 2004 EA Sports Battle which earned his song “Mean Business” a spot on the NBA Live 2005 soundtrack as well as winning him an advertised signing to Jermaine Dupri’s So So Def label…an offer which was voided by Dupri (only for him to soon sign BET “Freestyle Friday” emcee, Sonny). This eventually lead to a short-lived beef between the two culminating in a Jermaine Dupri diss by Joell Ortiz and Allhiphop.com banning Joell from their site allegedly because of their close ties with Dupri.
Joell Ortiz has been featured on mixtapes from renowned DJ’s, Cipha Sounds, Kay Slay, Tim Westwood and many others. He has also rocked the mic and done hooks for hip hop greats KRS-ONE and Kool G Rap.
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-Joell Ortiz
A Man With a Gun
Joell Ortiz - The Brick: Bodega Chronicles (2007)
125 Grams, Part 1 (The Bio)
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Latino
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