Lamont or LaMont may refer to:

People[link]

• Lamont (name), people with the surname or given name Lamont / LaMont
• Clan Lamont, a Scottish clan

Places[link]

Canada

• Lamont County, Alberta
• Lamont, Alberta

United States

• Lamont, California
• Lamont, Florida
• Lamont, Iowa
• Lamont, Kansas
• Lamont, Oklahoma
• Lamont, Wisconsin, a town
  • Lamont (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
• Lamont, Washington
• Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, New York

Music[link]

• Lamont Harp, one of only three surviving medieval Gaelic harps
• Lamont (band), a rock band from Allston, Massachusetts
• Lamont (Swedish band), a glam rock band from Sweden
• Lamont Coleman aka Big L, late American rapper from Harlem, New York
• Lamont Hawkins aka U-God, American rapper and member of New York hip-hop group the Wu-Tang Clan

Things[link]

• Lamont (lunar crater), a crater on the Moon
• Lamonts, chain department store
• Lamont Digital Systems

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Philip Martin (born October 31, 1978 in Inglewood, California^[1]), better known as Bishop Lamont is an American rapper from Carson, California. He was signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment record label but left in 2010.^[2]

Biography[link]

Martin started rapping at age thirteen. Dr. Dre met Martin while on set filming The Game's music video for "Dreams".^[3] After giving him praises on an L.A. radio station,^[4] Dr. Dre signed Martin in 2005. Martin was featured in The Source's Unsigned Hype section, but he was already signed to Aftermath by the time the issue hit stands.

According to Martin, Dr. Dre said that along with Eminem, Martin is the only other rapper that made him uncomfortable. Dr. Dre said that this is due to his protégé's controversial and political lyrics.^[5]

Martin is credited for his numerous soundtrack contributions. He has appeared in the soundtrack for the video game True Crime: Streets of LA. He can also be heard on three EA Sports video games. The tracks "The Best" and "We Got Next" are included in Madden 2007 and NBA Live 06, respectively. Also, the track "I'm a Soldier" was included in NFL Street 2. His song City Lights was in The Midnight Club: Los Angeles soundtrack. In addition, Martin has the title track "Welcome to Havoc", featured in Havoc, a film starring Anne Hathaway.

Together with his War Doggz crew, Martin owns a record label called Diocese Records.^[6]

Martin is widely believed to be one of the more prominent rappers to be featured on Dr. Dre's highly anticipated album, Detox much like the role of Snoop Dogg on The Chronic and lablemate Hittman on Chronic 2001.^[1] Dr. Dre himself confirmed that Martin is to be heavily featured on the album.^[7] The Carson, California-based rapper is also working on his debut album, tentatively titled The Reformation which is due out in the third or fourth quarter of 2009.^[8] Martin's mixtape/album N*gger Noize was released on March 2, 2007. It was mixed by DJ Skee and consists of all original content.^[9][10] On Skee TV, Martin and DJ Skee described N*gger Noize as being a "street album".^[11] Martin stated in an interview with WestCoastRydaz.com that after The Reformation and Detox, he will be working on The Impossible Possible which will be entirely produced by Dr. Dre and Scott Storch. The album will be released in 2011.^{[dated info][12]}

In 2005 Bishop Lamont is credited to seven songs on Warren G's studio album In The Mid-Nite Hour. It has also been reported that Martin is in the studio working for The Reformation with Chris Martin from Coldplay. Planned sessions with Eminem and 50 Cent are in order. Production credits will include Battlecat, DJ Premier, Scott Storch, The RZA, Damizza, Pete Rock, and others.^[13] In a December 2006 interview with Dubcnn, Martin said that The Reformation is 60% completed. He also stated that his album is to be released before Detox.^[10] According to Martin, the album will be about "rebellion, revolution, the positive and negative things in life and organized chaos".^[1]

In addition, he also announced he will be releasing Caltroit 2: Metropolis which contains all the extra music that was not included in the first release of the Caltroit mixtape. He also said will feature Slum Village, Royce Da 5'9, Talib Kweli and others.^[14]

In 2008, Martin appeared in Busta Rhymes' music video for "We Made It", and Kardinal Offishall's music video for "Set It Off".

In November 2008, Bishop Interviewed with HoodHype.com and discussed his beef with The Game which seems to have started as far back as Game's track "100 Bars (The Funeral)"^[15]

In January 2010 Bishop confirmed his amicable split from Aftermath/Interscope after five years on the label. Lamont, who allegedly walks away with over 700 songs he recorded there, said he still has a relationship with Dr. Dre, "Dre is still my big bro, but after five years of just sitting there, it is kind of unfair to the fans and my family and myself that the release date has changed when all these people are waiting."^[16]

Discography[link]

Studio Albums

• The Reformation (2012)

Street Albums

• Nigger Noize (2007)
• Caltroit (with Black Milk) (2007)
• Pope Mobile (2007)
• The Confessional (2008)
• Team America Fuck Yeah: Special Forces (With Indef) (2009)
• The Shawshank Redemption/Angola 3 (2010)

Mixtapes

• Who I Gotta Kill to Get a Record Deal, Vol. 1 (2004)
• Welcome 2 L.A. [Bootleg] (2005)
• On My Way to Own tha Biz [Bootleg] (2006)
• Mecha God - Spilla! [Japan Release] (2010)

References[link]

• [ Bishop Lamont Breaks Down Everything - RimeMag.com Video ]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Bishop Lamont on Myspace
• Dr. Dre’s New Medicine: Bishop Lamont Interview with TheKoalition.com

Lamont Peterson (born January 24, 1984) is an American professional boxer. Peterson competes in the light welterweight division and the current unified WBA (Super) and IBF Light Welterweight Champion, but these are likely to be revoked due to failing a VADA drugs test back in March.

Background[link]

Peterson and his brother Anthony Peterson have been regularly featured on ESPN boxing telecasts and their story has been frequently discussed on the show. The Petersons were left without parents at an early age, with their father in prison^[1] and their mother suffering personal issues. The brothers were reportedly homeless on the streets of Washington, DC for several years.^[2] While homeless at age 10, they were noticed by Barry Hunter, a boxing coach. Over time, Hunter developed their boxing skills while mentoring them and both brothers morphed into amateur boxing stars.

Amateur career[link]

• 2001 National Golden Gloves Lightweight Champion.

He became 141 lbs US champion in 2003. He holds wins over Rock Allen in 2003, who beat him twice 2004 in the Olympic box-offs, Mike Alvarado and Andre Dirrell, as well as 2003 amateur world champion Willy Blain (in 2003).

Professional career[link]

In 2009, Peterson defeated Blain by 7th round TKO to win the Interim WBO Light Welterweight title. He fought Timothy Bradley for a major title in late 2009, but lost by unanimous decision.

On the undercard of Amir Khan vs. Marcos Maidana, Lamont faced title challenger Victor Ortiz on December 11 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas and fought to a controversial majority draw.

Peterson defeated Amir Khan for the WBA and IBF Light Welterweight titles in Washington, DC on December 10, 2011 by split decision. There was some controversy over the refereeing, due to two point deductions against Khan for pushing Peterson off him.^[3] A rematch planned for May 19, 2012 was cancelled following Peterson's positive test for synthetic testosterone.^[4] Peterson, who had requested that Khan agree to drug screening prior to the fight, issued a statement saying that he had done nothing wrong and that his team "will vigorously pursue the truth with regards to this matter and continue to fight to protect this young man's character, credibility and all he has accomplished. Once all the facts have been reviewed we have no doubt that he will be vindicated."^[5] Peterson has said that he took synthetic testosterone as a valid treatment for a medical condition, though he did not notify the Nevada Athletic Commission.^[5]

Professional record[link]

30 Wins (15 knockouts, 15 decisions), 1 Loss (0 knockouts, 1 decision), 1 Draw[6]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	30-1-1	Amir Khan	SD	12	2011-12-10	Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C	Won WBA (Super) & IBF Light Welterweight titles. Fight currently under review after Peterson tested positive for banned substance. Mandatory Rematch cancelled.
Win	29-1-1	Victor Cayo	KO	12 (12), 2:46	2011-07-29	Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada	IBF Light Welterweight Title Eliminator.
Draw	28-1-1	Victor Ortiz	MD	10	2010-12-11	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	28–1	Damian Fuller	TKO	7 (10), 1:10	2010-04-10	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss	27–1	Timothy Bradley	UD	12	2009-12-12	Agua Caliente Casino, Rancho Mirage, California	For WBO Light Welterweight title.
Win	27–0	Willy Blain	TKO	7 (12), 1:47	2009-04-25	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamon	Won Interim WBO Light Welterweight title.
Win	26–0	Lanardo Tyner	UD	10	2008-11-01	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	Won interim NABF Light Welterweight title.
Win	25–0	Rogelio Castañeda, Jr.	TKO	9 (10), 2:50	2008-07-05	Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	24–0	Antonio Mesquita	UD	10	2008-01-04	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi
Win	23–0	Humberto Toledo	KO	1 (8), 2:28	2007-11-17	Casablanca Casino, Providenciales
Win	22–0	Frankie Santos	RTD	6 (12), 3:00	2007-09-07	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi	Won WBO NABO Light Welterweight title.
Win	21–0	John Brown	TKO	8 (12), 0:28	2007-05-25	DC Armory, Washington, District of Columbia
Win	20–0	Juaquin Gallardo	UD	8	2007-01-05	Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi
Win	19–0	Marteze Logan	UD	8	2006-11-18	Fitzgerald's Casino & Hotel, Tunica, Mississippi
Win	18–0	Omar Bernal	TKO	6 (8), 1:19	2006-09-01	Par-A-Dice Hotel and Casino, East Peoria, Illinois
Win	17–0	Mario Ramos	UD	10	2006-04-28	4 Bears Casino & Lodge, New Town, North Dakota
Win	16–0	Jose Leo Moreno	UD	10	2006-02-17	FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee	Won vacant WBC USNBC & vacant WBC United States Light Welterweight title.
Win	15–0	Johnny Walker	TKO	3 (6)	2005-12-10	Fitzgerald's Casino & Hotel, Tunica, Mississippi
Win	14–0	Robert Frankel	UD	8	2005-09-02	Statehouse Convention Center, Little Rock, Arkansas
Win	13–0	Meacher Major	UD	6	2005-08-20	Isle of Capri Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi
Win	12–0	Miguel Angel Torresillas	UD	10	2005-07-19	Isle of Capri Hotel & Casino, Lula, Mississippi
Win	11–0	John Frazier	TKO	1 (6)	2005-06-18	FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee
Win	10–0	Mikel Williams	UD	6	2005-05-22	Silver Star Casino, Choctaw, Mississippi
Win	9–0	Orlando Jesus Soto	UD	6	2005-04-30	Isle of Capri Hotel & Casino, Lula, Mississippi
Win	8–0	Larry Cunningham	TKO	4	2005-04-23	Fitzgerald's Casino & Hotel, Tunica, Mississippi
Win	7–0	Oscar Perez	TKO	1 (4)	2005-04-09	Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, Texas
Win	6–0	Sheldon Mosley	TKO	2 (6)	2005-02-19	Isle of Capri Hotel & Casino, Lula, Mississippi
Win	5–0	Steve Verdin	UD	4	2005-01-22	Fitzgerald's Casino & Hotel, Tunica, Mississippi
Win	4–0	Daniel Craycraft	UD	4	2004-12-12	Convention Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Win	3–0	Michael Moss	KO	1 (4), 2:20	2004-11-05	Fitzgerald's Casino & Hotel, Tunica, Mississippi
Win	2–0	Walter Gilliam	UD	4	2004-10-23	Isle of Capri Hotel & Casino, Lula, Mississippi
Win	1–0	Nicholas Dean	TKO	1 (4), 0:22	2004-09-25	FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee	Professional debut.

References[link]

1. ^ Punching Petersons pushing for title run – boxing – ESPN. Sports.espn.go.com (2007-05-16). Retrieved on 2011-12-12.
2. ^ The Peterson Brothers: An Argument for Boxing. Eastsideboxing.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-12.
3. ^ Scott Christ
4. ^ Amir Khan-Lamont Peterson rematch off after failed drugs test BBC News. 10 May 2012
5. ^ ^{a b} Rafael, Dan. Lamont Peterson issues statement ESPN.com 10 May 2012
6. ^ Lamont Peterson – Boxer. Boxrec.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-30.

External links[link]

• Professional boxing record for Lamont Peterson from BoxRec

Lucas Martin Matthysse (born September 27, 1982 in Trelew, Chubut, Argentina) is an Argentine professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division^[1] and is the current WBO Inter-Continental Light Welterweight champion.^[2] Lucas is the younger brother of professional boxer Walter Matthysse.^[3][4]

Amateur career[link]

During his amateur career, Matthysse fought in the 2003 Pan American Games at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Where he went onto stop Colombia's Breidis Prescott in the just the first round.^[5]

Lucas has faced Marcos Maidana four times in the amateurs. Marcos won three times and the fourth fight was a draw.^[6]

Professional career[link]

Super Lightweight[link]

In June 2004, Lucas won his pro debut against Leandro Almagro, on a card that also featured his brother Walter.^[7]

Matthysse vs. Judah

On November 6, 2010 Matthysse lost a very disputed split decision against former world champion Zab Judah,^[8] as the main event of an HBO card.^[9] Judah began the busier fighter, using the jab and trying to land uppercuts for the first two rounds, while Matthysse worked on the body. In round three, a clash of heads opened a cut outside of the left eye of Judah. Matthysse displayed more aggression and became the aggressor in the third and the fourth round and Judah switched to a defensive tactic. In the next two rounds, the American boxer picked up the pace, beginning to land more combinations. Judah continued to box throughout the ninth round but Matthysse began to show more power in the tenth, focusing on the head of his opponent and knocking down the American boxer after a hard right hand to the jaw. Judah got up but he was hurt, and the Argentine fighter tried to press the attack after the knockdown.^[10] Two judges scored the fight 114–113 for Judah, while the other judge scored it 114–113 for Matthysse.^[11]

Matthysse vs. Alexander

On June 25, 2011 Matthysse faced former world champion, Devon Alexander in a close decision loss.^[12] The fight felt like a clear win for Matthysse, having knocked down Alexander in the fourth, who landed the harder shots throughout while Alexander landed the more pitty-pat variety of punches. But the judges in the Family Arena in St. Charles had the fight 96-93 and 95-94, Alexander, and 96-93 Matthysse.

Lucas was forced to withdraw from a fight versus Erik Morales in one of the featured bouts on the Floyd Mayweather vs. Victor Ortiz HBO PPV undercard at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, citing a viral infection that has kept him from training.^[13]

Lucas will be fighting Mexican fighter Silverio Ortiz on January 20 for the vacant WBO Latino light welterweight title at the Nuevo Palacio Aurinegro, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina in a scheduled 12 round bout.^[14] Lucas Matthysse scored a fifth-round stoppage. The stay-busy victory over the 20-year-old Mexican fighter set up an HBO-televised showdown between Matthysse and former 130-pound and lightweight beltholder Humberto Soto on the May 19, 2012.

Professional record[link]

30 Wins (28 Knockouts), 2 Defeats, 0 Draws, 1 No Contest
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
N/A	30-2 1 NC	Humberto Soto	-	? (12)	2012-06-23	TBD, United States
Win	30-2 1 NC	Angel Martinez	TKO	6 (12)	2012-02-10	Gimnasio Municipal Nº 1, Trelew, Chubut, Argentina	vacant WBC Latino & vacant WBA Inter-Continental Light Welterweight titles on the line.
Win	30-2 1 NC	Sergio Omar Priotti	KO	4 (10)	2011-12-09	Club Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Loss	28-2 1 NC	Devon Alexander	SD	10	2011-06-25	Family Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States	WBO Light Welterweight Eliminator match.
Win	28-1 1 NC	DeMarcus Corley	TKO	8 (12)	2011-01-21	Polideportivo Vicente Polimeni, Las Heras, Mendoza, Argentina	Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental Light Welterweight title.
Loss	27-1 1 NC	Zab Judah	SD	12	2010-11-06	Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, United States	For the vacant WBO NABO Light Welterweight title.
Win	27-0 1 NC	Rogelio Castañeda, Jr.	KO	1 (12)	2010-08-27	Club Atletico Newell's Old Boys, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina	Retained interim WBO Latino Light Welterweight title.
Win	26-0 1 NC	Vivian Harris	TKO	4 (10)	2010-02-20	Auditorio Plaza Condesa, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win	25-0 1 NC	Florencio Castellano	KO	1 (10)	2009-11-21	Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina	Won interim WBO Latino Light Welterweight title.
Win	24-0 1 NC	Luis Ernesto José	TKO	4 (10)	2009-03-21	Club Atletico Newell's Old Boys, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Win	23-0 1 NC	Carlos Adan Jerez	UD	10	2008-12-20	Estadio D'Annunzio, Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
NC	22-0 1 NC	Rogelio Castañeda, Jr.	NC	3 (10)	2008-09-12	Quick Trip Ballpark, Grand Prairie, Texas, United States	Prematurely ended after an accidental clash of heads cut Rogelio Castañeda, Jr. in the third round.
Win	22-0	Gilbert Quiros	TKO	4 (10)	2008-06-13	Club Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win	21-0	Jorge Luis Noriega Medrano	RTD	4 (10)	2008-02-29	Parque Prado Español, Ascension, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win	20-0	Esteban de Jesus Morales	KO	2 (8)	2007-11-02	Rojas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win	19-0	Ariel Francisco Burgos	KO	4 (12)	2007-06-02	Club Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Retained WBO Latino Light Welterweight title.
Win	18-0	Ramon Duran	KO	1 (8)	2007-05-04	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	17-0	Alejandro Hector Burella Ciacia	KO	1 (8)	2007-03-30	Club Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win	16-0	Diego Jesus Ponce	KO	2 (12)	2006-10-21	Club Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Retained WBO Latino Light Welterweight title.
Win	15-0	Justo Evangelista Martinez	KO	2 (6)	2006-09-01	Club Sportivo Rojas, Rojas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win	14-0	Ceferino Victor Daniel Zampatti	KO	1 (6)	2006-07-07	Polideportivo Municipal Nº 2, General Lavalle, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win	13-0	Hernan Abraham Valenzuela	TKO	1 (6)	2006-05-05	Club Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win	12-0	Victor Daniel Rios	KO	2 (12)	2006-04-01	Unión de Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina	Won vacant WBO Latino Light Welterweight title.
Win	11-0	Hernan Abraham Valenzuela	RTD	3 (6)	2006-03-17	Club Rivadavia, Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win	10-0	Vicente Luis Burgo	KO	2 (6)	2005-12-16	Club Belgrano, San Nicolás, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win	9-0	Jorge Alberto Carballo	TKO	2 (8)	2005-11-25	Estadio Socios Fundadores, Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina
Win	8-0	Marcelo Omar Lazarte	RTD	3 (6)	2005-10-08	Club Atlético Lanús, Lanús, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win	7-0	Jesus Ceferino Vergara	RTD	1 (6)	2005-08-12	Orfeo Superdomo, Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
Win	6-0	Nestor Fabian Sanchez	TKO	3 (4)	2005-03-18	Hotel Cordoba Plaza, Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
Win	5-0	Hugo Antonio Aquino	KO	1 (4)	2005-02-18	Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina
Win	4-0	Adan Basilio Mironchik	KO	1 (4)	2004-11-13	Club Belgrano, San Nicolás, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win	3-0	Bernardino Gonzalez	DQ	3 (4)	2004-09-03	Estadio Socios Fundadores, Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina
Win	2-0	Luis Roberto Aguilar	TKO	1 (6)	2004-07-17	Club Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win	1-0	Leandro Almagro	TKO	2 (4)	2004-06-04	Gimnasio Municipal Nº 1, Trelew, Chubut, Argentina	Matthysse's professional debut.

Notes[link]

References[link]

• Professional boxing record for Lucas Matthysse from BoxRec

Dr. Marc Lamont Hill (born December 17, 1978) is an American academic, commentator, journalist, author, activist, and television personality. He currently serves as an Associate Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University. Hill is also an affiliated faculty member in African American Studies at the Institute for Research in African American Studies at Columbia University. He is currently the host of the nationally syndicated television show Our World with Black Enterprise.

Career[link]

From 2007 to 2009, Hill worked as a political contributor for the Fox News Channel, where he regularly appeared on The O'Reilly Factor, Huckabee, and Hannity.^[1] Prior to Fox, Hill was a regular commentator on CNN and MSNBC, as well as Court TV, where he was a weekly contributor to the Star Jones talk show. In August 2010, he replaced Ed Gordon as host of the syndicated television show Our World with Black Enterprise.^[2]

Hill is a longtime social justice activist and organizer. He is a founding board member of My5th, a non-profit organization aiming to educate underprivileged youth about their legal rights and responsibilities.^[1][3] In 2001, he started a literacy project that uses hip-hop culture to increase school engagement and reading skills among high school students. He also continues to organize and teach adult literacy courses for high school dropouts in Philadelphia and Camden. Dr. Hill also works closely with the ACLU Drug Reform Project, focusing on drug informant policy.^[1]

In addition to his political work, Dr. Hill continues to work directly with African American and Latino youth. Hill publicly argued for the release of Genarlow Wilson and Shaquanda Cotton. In the Cotton case, Hill organized a mass internet letter writing campaign that helped to place a spotlight on the case and secure her early release.^[4] Hill urged the public to write to District Attorney David McDade to express their concerns about his desire to appeal the court's decision to void the sentence of Genarlow Wilson, stating that in doing so, McDade was "ignoring the will of the people, the judge, and any semblence of justice."^[5]

Dr. Hill was named one of America's top 30 black leaders under 30 years old by Ebony Magazine.^[6]

He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.

Academic Background[link]

Dr. Hill holds a Ph.D. (with distinction) from the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on the intersections between culture, politics, and education. He is particularly interested in locating various sites of possibility for political resistance, identity work, and knowledge production outside of formal schooling contexts. Particular sites of inquiry include prisons, black bookstores, and youth cultural production.

In the fall of 2009, Dr. Hill joined the faculty of Columbia University as Associate Professor of Education.^[1] From 2005-2009, he was Assistant Professor of Urban Education and American Studies at Temple University. A scholar in the field of educational anthropology and literacy studies, Hill's research focuses on political education, counter-public literacies, and youth culture. In 2009, he published the award-winning book, Beats, Rhymes and Classroom Life: Hip-Hop Pedagogy and the Politics of Identity.

In 2012, he gave the commencement speech at Sonoma State University.

Books[link]

• Hill, Marc Lamont (2009). Beats, Rhymes, and Classroom Life: Hip-Hop Pedagogy and the Politics of Identity. Teachers College Press. ISBN 0-8077-4960-5. 
• Hill, Marc Lamont (2007). Media, Learning, and Sites of Possibility (New Literacies and Digital Epistemologies). Peter Lang Publishing. ISBN 0-8204-8656-6. 

References[link]

External links[link]

• Temple University Faculty page
• Official website
• Marc Lamont Hill on Twitter
• Down from the Tower - blog at The Root
• Contributor at TheLoop21.com