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Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence
Background information
Birth nameVal Anthony Ronald Lawrence
Born (1965-11-14) November 14, 1965 (age 58)
Dominica
OriginEast Elmhurst Queens,New York, United States
GenresHip Hop, R&B
Occupation(s)Record producer, documentarian, film director, film editor, street photographer, public speaker
Websitehttp://www.thisisron.com

Val Anthony Ronald Lawrence (born November 14, 1965), known professionally as Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence is an American record producer.[1]

Lawrence was born on the island of Dominica. In 1970, his family immigrated to the United States,[2] settling in East Elmhurst, Queens, in New York City.[3] After high school, he attended Howard University.

In college he met Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie,[4] and formed the rap duo Two Kings in a Cipher, which released the album From Pyramids to Projects.[5] Later, the duo a Bad Boy Entertainment production team called "The Hit Men", with fellow Howard University alumnus Sean "Diddy" Combs.[6]

Music career

The Hit Men produced numerous rap[7][8] and R&B[9] hits of prominent radio play. He is best known for the singles "Hypnotize"[10] by The Notorious B.I.G, "Been Around The World" by Sean "Diddy" Combs,[11] "Where I'm From"[12] by Jay-Z,[13] "Money, Power, Respect" by The Lox,[14] the Grammy-nominated "Love Like This"[15] as well as "All Night Long"[15] by Faith Evans,[16] "Phenomenon" by LL Cool J, "You Should Be Mine"[17] by Brian McKnight, "Can't Let Her Go"[18] by Boyz II Men, "Cold Rock A Party" remix[19] by MC Lyte, and "The Theme (It's Party Time)"[20] by Tracey Lee. He produced the song "Wonderful" for Aretha Franklin,[21] for her album So Damn Happy,[22] a song whereby she won a Grammy for Best Vocal Performance. On June 23, 1998, Ron received a Governors Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences on.[23]

Lawrence created the hip-hop source score of Spike Lee's film Bamboozled,[24][25] and appearing in it as a musical engineer. He produced the theme song " A Woman Like Me", by Beyoncé, for the Pink Panther soundtrack. Lawrence himself later studied film at the New York Film Academy and created the short film Founding Fathers,[26] a documentary on hip hop's birth and evolution.

In 2014, Lawrence started a film production company Spotlyte Media.[24] In 2015, he produced and edited the short film Above The Sun.[24][27] In 2016, he wrote, directed and produced the short film, "Angel Of Light" [28] and the documentary Commutation For Guy Fisher.[29] In 2017, he produced, directed and edited the documentary Rap Dimension[24][2] and Rolling Stone published Jay-Z’s 50 greatest songs with Lawrence's production[30] coming at number one. In 2018, he produced and edited the webisode series, "Diary Of A Music Producer".[31] In 2019, Lawrence published his autobiography[32] titled Where I'm From, a book about his life story growing up in East Elmhurst, his experience at Howard University and creating hits for various musicians. He also appeared in the Netflix series, Hip-Hop Evolution, Season 3[33] Episode 2 which is titled Life After Death,[34] covers a segment on Sean "Diddy" Combs and The Hitmen. On November 1, 2019, the action committee of Corona-East Elmhurst Langston Hughes Library honored him with the Community Historian Award at their 50th-anniversary celebration.

Studio album

With Two Kings in a Cipher

  • From Pyramids to Projects (Bahia/RCA, 1991)

References

  1. ^ "RON AHMEN-RA LAWRENCE". Sensay.com. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  2. ^ a b "A New Documentary Shows Rap Has Been Around for More Than 70 Years (Video)". 2017-02-22.
  3. ^ "5 Rules Every Aspiring Hip-Hop Producer Needs to Know". Complex.com.
  4. ^ Group, Vibe Media (August 1998). "Vibe".
  5. ^ "From Pyramids to Projects - Two Kings in a Cipher | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  6. ^ "Bad Boy Blog » Exclusive: The Hitmen Live". Badboyblog.com. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  7. ^ Shawn Setaro, "How producer Ron Lawrence made Bad Boy’s greatest hits", Complex, 2 Aug 2018.
  8. ^ "Ron Lawrence | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  9. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1997-05-10). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ "Randy 'Badazz' Alpert Remembers 'Rise,' Sampled in the Notorious B.I.G.'s 'Hypnotize'". Billboard.com.
  11. ^ "How Producer Ron Lawrence Made Bad Boy's Greatest Hits". Complex. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  12. ^ Christopher R. Weingarten, Elias Leight, Mosi Reeves, Al Shipley, Jason Newman, Christina Lee, David Drake, Maura Johnston, Dan Hyman (2017-10-27). "Jay-Z: 50 Greatest Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2018-08-10.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "NO ONE HAS DONE IT BETTER - Jay-Z and Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, photographed..." NO ONE HAS DONE IT BETTER. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  14. ^ "The Lox - Money, Power & Respect". Discogs.com.
  15. ^ a b "Faith Evans (Ft. Diddy) – All Night Long". Genius.com.
  16. ^ "Faith Evans Picks up Grammy Nod as Lauryn Hill Track Found Ineligible". Mtv.com.
  17. ^ "Brian McKnight (Ft. Ma$e) – You Should be Mine (Don't Waste Your Time)". Genius.com.
  18. ^ "SoulBounce's Class of 1997: Boyz II Men 'Evolution' | SoulBounce". Soulbounce.com.
  19. ^ "Release "Cold Rock a Party" by MC Lyte". Musicbrainz.org.
  20. ^ "The Theme". Discogs.com.
  21. ^ "Aretha Franklin". Grammy.com. 2019-06-04.
  22. ^ "So Damn Happy - Aretha Franklin | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  23. ^ "Billboard". 1998-07-11.
  24. ^ a b c d "Ron Lawrence". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  25. ^ "Bamboozled (2000)". IMDb.com.
  26. ^ "Founding Fathers: The Untold Story Of Hip Hop [Full Movie]". VannDigital.com. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  27. ^ "Above the Sun (2015)". IMDb.com.
  28. ^ "Angel of Light". IMDb.com.
  29. ^ "Commutation for Guy Fisher New Doc. on the Harlem Legend @GFisherMusik". Rappersiq.com. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  30. ^ Hyman, Christopher R. Weingarten,Elias Leight,Mosi Reeves,Al Shipley,Jason Newman,Christina Lee,David Drake,Maura Johnston,Dan; Weingarten, Christopher R.; Leight, Elias; Reeves, Mosi; Shipley, Al; Newman, Jason; Lee, Christina; Drake, David; Johnston, Maura; Hyman, Dan (4 December 2019). "Jay-Z: 50 Greatest Songs". Retrieved 17 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  31. ^ "Ron Lawrence Takes a Quick Look at the Culturally Rich and Diverse History of East Elmhurst, Queens « GRNDGD".
  32. ^ "Book Store". Ron Lawrence. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  33. ^ "Hip-Hop Evolution | Netflix Official Site". Netflix.com. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  34. ^ Hip-Hop Evolution: Season 2 | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix, retrieved 2019-10-23

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