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{{BLP sources|date=March 2014}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Ed Lover
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = James Roberts
| alias =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|02|12}}
| birth_place = [[QueensBrooklyn]], [[New York City]], U.S.
| genreorigin = [[HipQueens]], hopNew music|HipYork hop]]City, U.S.
| occupationgenre = {{flatlist[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Rapper
* Deejay
* radio personality
* actor
* musician
}}
| years_active = 1988–present
| label = [[Relativity Records|Relativity]]
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
* [[Doctor Dré]]
* [[No Face (rap duo)|No Face]]
}}
| website =
}}
 
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=== ''Yo! MTV Raps'' ===
Roberts is best known for saying "C'mon, son!" and being the co-host of the weekday version of MTV's [[hip hop music]] specialty program ''[[Yo! MTV Raps|Yo! MTV Raps Today]]'' with partner André "[[Doctor Dré]]" Brown. (The main weekend version was hosted by hip hop pioneer "[[Fab Five Freddy]]" Brathwaite) On ''Yo! MTV Raps Today'', Ed created his own dance called the Ed Lover Dance that became somewhatmassively popular in the 1990s and was performed to the track "The 900 Number" by [[DJ Mark the 45 King]].
 
He appeared as a guest on MSNBC's [[The Beat with Ari Melber]] on June 1, 2018, along with Yo! MTV Raps co-host Dr. Dré. During their segment they promoted the re-boot of the show.
 
=== NewRadio York and Philadelphia radiocareer ===
Ed and Dré—who hosted the high-rated ''Morning Show with Ed, [[Lisa Glasberg|Lisa]], and Dré'' on New York's [[WQHT|Hot 97 FM]] from 1993 to 1998—released only one album, 1994's poorly received ''[[Back Up Off Me!]]'' The previous year, they starred as a pair of hapless barbers turned police officers in the [[New Line Cinema]] feature film ''[[Who's the Man?]]'', which was well received and was hailed as the hip hop whodunit.
 
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On June 21, 2014, Ed Lover became part of the Old School 100.3 FM family in Philadelphia with his own "The Ed Lover Show". He later joined 107.9 in Philadelphia on a show with [[Monie Love]].
 
On February 14, 2024, Ed Lover returned to radio and became the host of "The Ed Lover Experience", a syndicated program heard on rhythmic [[Audacy]] stations including New York's [[WXBK]] and Chicago's [[WBMX]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-13 |title=Skyview Networks To Distribute The Ed Lover Experience - RadioInsight |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/264795/skyview-networks-to-distribute-the-ed-lover-experience/ |access-date=2024-02-14 |language=en-US}}</ref> Ed lover also has his program on San Francisco's [[KRBQ]]. a station, similar to that of [[WBMX]].
== Filmography ==
 
=== Film =Filmography==
 
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
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! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1989
| ''Overcoming Self-Destruction''
| Himself
| Video
|-
| 1990
| ''Rapmania: The Roots of Rap''
| Himself
| TV movie documentary
|-
| 1991
| ''Human Education Against Lies''
| Himself
| Video short
|-
|rowspan=2| 1992
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| Himself
|
|-
| 1995
| ''Eyes on Hip Hop''
| Rapper
| Video
|-
| 1998
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| Red
| Video
|-
| 2011
| ''[[You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You]]''
| Himself
|
|-
| 2018
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|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2022
| ''Staring at Strangers''
| Himself
|
|-
| ''Respect the Jux''
| Himself
|
|}
 
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
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! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1988-95
| 1988–95
| ''[[Yo! MTV Raps]]''
| Himself/hostHost
| TVMain seriesHost
|-
| 1989
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| ''[[Ghostwriter (1992 TV series)|Ghostwriter]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Don't Stop the Music: Part 1-4"
|-
|rowspan=2| 1995
| ''Source Hip-Hop Music Awards''
| Himself/Co-Host
| Main Co-Host
|-
| 1995
| ''[[New York Undercover]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "You Get No Respect"
|-
| 1996
| ''[[The Daily Show]]''
| Himself/Correspondent
| Recurring Correspondent: Season 1
|-
| 1998
| ''One World Music Beat''
| Himself/hostHost
| TVMain seriesHost
|-
| 1998-99
| 1998–99
| ''[[The Hughleys]]''
| Cousin Jimmy
| Guest Cast: Season 1-2
| Episode: "The Thanksgiving Episode" & "Roots: Part 1"
|-
|rowspan=2| 1999
| ''[[Battle Dome]]''
| Himself/Announcer
| TV series
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Moesha]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Isn't She Lovely?"
|-
| 1999-01
| ''[[Battle Dome]]''
| Himself/Announcer
| Main Announcer
|-
| 2000
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| ''[[According to Jim]]''
| Ed
| Recurring castCast: seasonSeason 1
|-
|rowspan=2| 2003
| ''[[Comedy Central Roast]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary"
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Rock Me Baby (TV series)|Rock Me Baby]]''
| Himself
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| 2004
| ''5 Deadly Videos''
| Himself/hostHost
| TVMain seriesHost
|-
| 2005
| ''[[I Want To Be a Hilton]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Episode #1.7"
|-
|rowspan=2| 2006
| ''VH1 Goes Inside''
| Himself
| Episode: "Yo! MTV Raps"
|-
| 2006
| ''Hip Hop Hold Em''
| Himself/hostHost
| TVMain seriesHost
|-
| 2009
| 2011–14
| ''Life After''
| Himself
| Episode: "Bell Biv DeVoe"
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Rude Tube]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Viral Ads"
|-
| 2011-14
| ''[[Psych]]''
| Himself/Bailiff Comonsat
| Guest Cast: Season 6 & 8
| Episode: "Last Night Gus" & "Remake A.K.A. Cloudy... With a Chance of Improvement"
|-
| 2012
| 2015–17
| ''[[Big Morning Buzz Live]]''
| Himself/Panelist
| Episode: "Episode #5.4"
|-
|rowspan=2| 2015
| ''The '90s: We Invented This''
| Himself/Host
| Main Host
|-
| ''[[Gotham Comedy Live]]''
| Himself/Host
| Episode: "Ed Lover"
|-
| 2015-17
| ''[[Fresh Off the Boat]]''
| Himself
| Guest Cast: Season 2-3
| Episode: "Family Business Trip" & "Gabby Goose"
|-
|rowspan=2| 2016
| ''[[The Eighties (miniseries)|The Eighties]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Video Killed the Radio Star"
|-
| ''[[Unsung (TV series)|Unsung]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Kwame"
|-
|rowspan=3| 2017
| ''[[Dish Nation]]''
| Himself/Guest Co-Host
| Episode: "Episode #5.131" & "#5.217"
|-
| ''[[The Nineties (miniseries)|The Nineties]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Isn't it Ironic?"
|-
| 2017
| ''[[In the Cut (TV series)|In the Cut]]''
| Roderick
| Episode: "Matter of Principle"
|-
| 2018
| ''[[The 2000s (miniseries)|The 2000s]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "The I Decade" & "I Want My MP3"
|-
| 2019
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| Himself
| Episode: "Chi-Town"
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Unsung (TV series)|Unsung]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Monie Love" & "P.M. Dawn"
|-
| 2024
| ''Kings from Queens: The Run DMC Story''
| Himself
| Main Guest
|}
 
===Documentary===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
|-
| 1989
| ''Overcoming Self-Destruction''
|-
| 1990
| ''Rapmania: The Roots of Rap''
|-
| 1991
| ''Human Education Against Lies''
|-
| 2001
| ''Street Life''
|-
| 2002
| ''Slip N' Slide: All Star Weekend''
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Death of a Dynasty]]''
|-
| 2004
| ''War on Wax: Rivalries in Hip-Hop''
|-
| 2005
| ''New Jack City: A Hip Hop Classic''
|-
| 2010
| ''In Search of Ted Demme''
|-
|rowspan=2| 2016
| ''Spring Broke''
|-
| ''We're Still Here (Now).... A Documentary about nobody.''
|}
 
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[[Category:21st-century American rappers]]
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