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'''James Roberts''' (born February 12, 1963), better known as '''Ed Lover''', is an American [[rapper]], [[actor]], [[musician]], [[radio personality]], and former [[MTV]] [[VJ (media personality)|VJ]]. He hosted "The Ed Lover Show" on [[Sirius XM Radio|SiriusXM]]'s [[old-school hip hop]] station, [[BackSpin]]. As of April 12, 2018, he hosts the morning show at classic hip-hop "104.3 Jams" [[WBMX (FM)|WBMX]] in [[Chicago]].<ref>http://radioinsight.com/headlines/167655/ed-lover-joins-104-3-jams-chicago/</ref> |
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| birth_name = James Roberts |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|02|12}} |
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| birth_place = [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]], U.S. |
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| origin = [[Queens]], New York City, U.S. |
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| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]] |
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* Deejay |
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* radio personality |
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* actor |
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* musician |
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| years_active = 1988–present |
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| label = [[Relativity Records|Relativity]] |
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| associated_acts = {{flatlist| |
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* [[Doctor Dré]] |
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* [[No Face (rap duo)|No Face]] |
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'''James Roberts''' (born February 12, 1963), better known as '''Ed Lover''', is an American deejay, radio personality, actor, musician, and former [[MTV]] [[VJ (media personality)|VJ]]. He hosted "The Ed Lover Show" on [[Sirius XM Radio|SiriusXM]]'s [[old-school hip hop]] station [[BackSpin]]. As of April 12, 2018, he hosts the morning show at classic hip-hop "104.3 Jams" [[WBMX (FM)|WBMX]] in Chicago.<ref>{{cite web|last=Venta |first=Lance |url=http://radioinsight.com/headlines/167655/ed-lover-joins-104-3-jams-chicago/ |title=Ed Lover Joins 104.3 Jams Chicago |website=RadioInsight.com |date=April 6, 2018 |access-date=March 10, 2020}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
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He is also widely recognized for being the first person to announce [[Murder of Tupac Shakur|Tupac Shakur's death]] at a [[Nas]] concert in 1996.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tupac Shakur dies |url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tupac-shakur-dies |access-date=May 2, 2022 |website=HISTORY |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=2pac announced dead at Nas Concert |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIwnNe3RPQA |language=en |access-date=May 2, 2022}}</ref> |
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===Pre-MTV history=== |
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Roberts was born in [[Hollis, Queens]], New York. Before reaching fame on MTV, he was part of an eccentric and deliberately enigmatic hip hop collective called [[No Face (rap duo)|No Face]], primarily with fellow members Kevon Shah and Mark "Mark Sexx" Skeete, who served as the main producer. No Face debuted in 1989 on [[Island Records]]' Club music imprint Great Jones with its only known recording for the label, "Hump Music"—an underground sexually explicit [[parody]] of [[Jungle Brothers|The Jungle Brothers']] 1988 hip-house classic "I'll House You." No Face would continue recording for another five years, but it only released one album in 1990, ''Wake Your Daughter Up'' on its own No Face label, which was operated as an imprint of the Rush Associated Labels division of [[Def Jam Recordings]]. |
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== Biography == |
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Though Ed Lover was clearly recognizable throughout parts of the album, his name was not credited on the album and he was not featured on any album or single covers during this period, thus rendering Ed Lover the "no face" part of the group. Its main logo featured two heads with the word "face" written in [[graffiti|graffiti-style']] at the bottom of the right face, while the official label logo featured three heads with the word "face" in a more legible font. |
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=== Pre-MTV history === |
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''Wake Your Daughter Up'' spawned two singles—"Fake-Hair-Wearin' Bitch," an underground cult classic that sampled [[The Gap Band]]'s "[[You Dropped a Bomb on Me]]" and featured [[2 Live Crew|the 2 Live Crew]], and "Half," an R&B-styled divorce tale that featured the up-and-coming hardcore female hip-hop duo [[BWP (group)|BWP (Bytches With Problems)]], which was discovered by and recorded for No Face to a slightly bigger level of success for the label than the group No Face did. Ed Lover is featured in the video for "Half," which regularly aired on [[Yo! MTV Raps]] during his tenure as co-host. |
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Roberts was born in Brooklyn, New York. Before reaching fame on MTV, he was part of an eccentric and deliberately enigmatic hip hop collective called [[No Face (rap duo)|No Face]], primarily with fellow members Kevon Shah and Mark "Mark Sexx" Skeete, who served as the main producer. No Face debuted in 1989 on [[Island Records]]' Club music imprint Great Jones with its only known recording for the label, "Hump Music"—an underground sexually explicit [[parody]] of [[Jungle Brothers|The Jungle Brothers']] 1988 hip-house classic "I'll House You." No Face would continue recording for another five years, but it only released one album in 1990, ''Wake Your Daughter Up'' on its own No Face label, which was operated as an imprint of the Rush Associated Labels division of [[Def Jam Recordings]]. |
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Though Ed Lover was clearly recognizable throughout parts of the album, his name was not credited on the album and he was not featured on any album or single covers during this period, thus rendering Ed Lover the "no face" part of the group. Its main logo featured two heads with the word "face" written in [[graffiti]]-style' at the bottom of the right face, while the official label logo featured three heads with the word "face" in a more legible font. |
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''Wake Your Daughter Up'' spawned two singles—"Fake-Hair-Wearin' Bitch," an underground cult classic that sampled [[The Gap Band]]'s "[[You Dropped a Bomb on Me]]" and featured [[2 Live Crew|the 2 Live Crew]], and "Half," an R&B-styled divorce tale that featured the up-and-coming hardcore female hip-hop duo [[BWP (group)|BWP (Bytches with Problems)]], which was discovered by and recorded for No Face to a slightly bigger level of success for the label than the group No Face did. Ed Lover is featured in the video for "Half," which regularly aired on ''[[Yo! MTV Raps]]'' during his tenure as co-host. |
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For reasons unknown, other than possibly to avoid conflicting with his duties on MTV, Ed Lover left No Face shortly after its time with RAL. His [[swan song]] to the group and to the label was his cameo appearance with partner Doctor Dré in BWP's video of its third single, "Wanted," from its one and only album, ''The Bytches'' from 1991. |
For reasons unknown, other than possibly to avoid conflicting with his duties on MTV, Ed Lover left No Face shortly after its time with RAL. His [[swan song]] to the group and to the label was his cameo appearance with partner Doctor Dré in BWP's video of its third single, "Wanted," from its one and only album, ''The Bytches'' from 1991. |
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===''Yo! MTV Raps''=== |
=== ''Yo! MTV Raps'' === |
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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 '' |
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 massively popular in the 1990s and was performed to the track "The 900 Number" by [[DJ Mark the 45 King]]. |
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He appeared as a guest on |
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. |
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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. |
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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He was later a radio personality on New York's Hip-Hop Radio Power 105.1 FM starting in January 2003 until January 2010<ref>https://www.linkedin.com/pub/ed-lover/52/a94/399</ref> and was reprimanded by [[Oprah Winfrey]] for his use of the word "bitches," leading to an Oprah show on the subject of disrespect in hip hop. He also appeared on the [[VH1]] program ''100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders'' in 2002. Lover also hosted a show on [[HBO]] in 2000–2001 titled ''[[KO Nation]]''. Ed is currently the host of the hit TV show ''Hip Hop Hold 'Em'' along with the self-produced web show called ''C'mon, Son!'' edited and post production by BrowCo. He was also the co-host of the [[morning show]] on [[WWPR-FM]] (Power 105.1) in New York City until he was released from the station on Friday, November 19, 2010. In 2011, Lover became the host of his own show called "Friday Night Flava" on [[WRKS]] (Kiss FM) in New York City. |
He was later a radio personality on New York's Hip-Hop Radio Power 105.1 FM starting in January 2003 until January 2010<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/pub/ed-lover/52/a94/399] {{dead link|date=March 2020}}</ref> and was reprimanded by [[Oprah Winfrey]] for his use of the word "bitches," leading to an Oprah show on the subject of disrespect in hip hop. He also appeared on the [[VH1]] program ''100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders'' in 2002. Lover also hosted a show on [[HBO]] in 2000–2001 titled ''[[KO Nation]]''. Ed is currently the host of the hit TV show ''Hip Hop Hold 'Em'' along with the self-produced web show called ''C'mon, Son!'' edited and post production by BrowCo. He was also the co-host of the [[morning show]] on [[WWPR-FM]] (Power 105.1) in New York City until he was released from the station on Friday, November 19, 2010. In 2011, Lover became the host of his own show called "Friday Night Flava" on [[WRKS]] (Kiss FM) in New York City. |
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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 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]]. |
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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]]. |
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==C'mon, Son!== |
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In 2009, Ed Lover created a series on YouTube titled "C'mon, Son!" in which he criticized the errant acts of celebrities. The intro music produced by American producer Raphael RJ2 of Beats How U Want Em contains a sample of Ed Lover's voice saying "C'mon, Son!"{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} |
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==Filmography== |
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== The Ed Lover Show with Monie Love == |
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===Film=== |
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In 2016, Ed Lover teamed up with grammy-nominated MC Monie Love and spawned the syndicated morning radio show, The Ed Lover Show with Monie Love, which airs mornings, Monday through Friday from 6 to 10 AM EST. Listeners can stream live at [http://www.EdLoverShow.com www.EdLoverShow.com.] In April 2018, Lover began hosting mornings at classic hip-hop "104.3 Jams" [[WBMX (FM)|WBMX]] in [[Chicago]]. |
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==Discography== |
== Discography == |
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|align="left"|'''''[[Back Up Off Me!]]''''' |
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*Released: November 8, 1994 |
*Released: November 8, 1994 |
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*Chart positions: No. 91 Top R&B/Hip-Hop, No. 27 Top Heatseekers |
*Chart positions: No. 91 [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|Top R&B/Hip-Hop]], No. 27 [[Top Heatseekers]] |
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*Last [[RIAA certification]]: Gold |
*Last [[RIAA certification]]: Gold |
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*Singles: "Back Up Off Me!", "For the Love of You" |
*Singles: "Back Up Off Me!", "For the Love of You" |
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Latest revision as of 05:14, 22 August 2024
Ed Lover | |
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Birth name | James Roberts |
Born | Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. | February 12, 1963
Origin | Queens, New York City, U.S. |
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1988–present |
Labels | Relativity |
James Roberts (born February 12, 1963), better known as Ed Lover, is an American deejay, radio personality, actor, musician, and former MTV VJ. He hosted "The Ed Lover Show" on SiriusXM's old-school hip hop station BackSpin. As of April 12, 2018, he hosts the morning show at classic hip-hop "104.3 Jams" WBMX in Chicago.[1]
He is also widely recognized for being the first person to announce Tupac Shakur's death at a Nas concert in 1996.[2][3]
Biography
[edit]Pre-MTV history
[edit]Roberts was born in Brooklyn, New York. Before reaching fame on MTV, he was part of an eccentric and deliberately enigmatic hip hop collective called No Face, primarily with fellow members Kevon Shah and Mark "Mark Sexx" Skeete, who served as the main producer. No Face debuted in 1989 on Island Records' Club music imprint Great Jones with its only known recording for the label, "Hump Music"—an underground sexually explicit parody of The Jungle Brothers' 1988 hip-house classic "I'll House You." No Face would continue recording for another five years, but it only released one album in 1990, Wake Your Daughter Up on its own No Face label, which was operated as an imprint of the Rush Associated Labels division of Def Jam Recordings.
Though Ed Lover was clearly recognizable throughout parts of the album, his name was not credited on the album and he was not featured on any album or single covers during this period, thus rendering Ed Lover the "no face" part of the group. Its main logo featured two heads with the word "face" written in graffiti-style' at the bottom of the right face, while the official label logo featured three heads with the word "face" in a more legible font.
Wake Your Daughter Up spawned two singles—"Fake-Hair-Wearin' Bitch," an underground cult classic that sampled The Gap Band's "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" and featured the 2 Live Crew, and "Half," an R&B-styled divorce tale that featured the up-and-coming hardcore female hip-hop duo BWP (Bytches with Problems), which was discovered by and recorded for No Face to a slightly bigger level of success for the label than the group No Face did. Ed Lover is featured in the video for "Half," which regularly aired on Yo! MTV Raps during his tenure as co-host.
For reasons unknown, other than possibly to avoid conflicting with his duties on MTV, Ed Lover left No Face shortly after its time with RAL. His swan song to the group and to the label was his cameo appearance with partner Doctor Dré in BWP's video of its third single, "Wanted," from its one and only album, The Bytches from 1991.
Yo! MTV Raps
[edit]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 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 massively 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.
Radio career
[edit]Ed and Dré—who hosted the high-rated Morning Show with Ed, Lisa, and Dré on New York's 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.
He was later a radio personality on New York's Hip-Hop Radio Power 105.1 FM starting in January 2003 until January 2010[4] and was reprimanded by Oprah Winfrey for his use of the word "bitches," leading to an Oprah show on the subject of disrespect in hip hop. He also appeared on the VH1 program 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders in 2002. Lover also hosted a show on HBO in 2000–2001 titled KO Nation. Ed is currently the host of the hit TV show Hip Hop Hold 'Em along with the self-produced web show called C'mon, Son! edited and post production by BrowCo. He was also the co-host of the morning show on WWPR-FM (Power 105.1) in New York City until he was released from the station on Friday, November 19, 2010. In 2011, Lover became the host of his own show called "Friday Night Flava" on WRKS (Kiss FM) in New York City.
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.[5] Ed lover also has his program on San Francisco's KRBQ. a station, similar to that of WBMX.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | Juice | Contest Judge | |
Move the Crowd | Himself | TV movie | |
1993 | A Cool Like That Christmas | Himself (voice) | TV movie |
Who's the Man? | Himself | ||
1994 | Gunmen | Himself | |
1998 | Ride | Six | |
1999 | Double Platinum | Party Ardie | TV movie |
2002 | Undisputed | Marvin Bonds | |
2003 | The Hustle | Red | Video |
2004 | The Bahama Hustle | Red | Video |
2011 | You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You | Himself | |
2018 | Come Sunday | Elector | |
2022 | Staring at Strangers | Himself | |
Respect the Jux | Himself |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988-95 | Yo! MTV Raps | Himself/Host | Main Host |
1989 | Camp MTV | Himself | Episode: "Hour 2" |
1992 | The Royal Family | Himself | Episode: "The Fame Game" |
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? | Himself | Episode: "The Brazen Bean Bamboozlement" | |
The Cosby Show | Taxi Driver | Episode: "Bring Me the Lip Gloss of Deirdre Arpelle" | |
1994 | Ghostwriter | Himself | Episode: "Don't Stop the Music: Part 1-4" |
1995 | Source Hip-Hop Music Awards | Himself/Co-Host | Main Co-Host |
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/Host | Main Host |
1998-99 | The Hughleys | Cousin Jimmy | Guest Cast: Season 1-2 |
1999 | Moesha | Himself | Episode: "Isn't She Lovely?" |
1999-01 | Battle Dome | Himself/Announcer | Main Announcer |
2000 | The Jamie Foxx Show | Lucien | Episode: "Serve No Wine Before I Get Mine" |
2001-02 | According to Jim | Ed | Recurring Cast: Season 1 |
2003 | Comedy Central Roast | Himself | Episode: "Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary" |
Rock Me Baby | Himself | Episode: "A Pain in the Aspen" | |
2004 | 5 Deadly Videos | Himself/Host | Main Host |
2005 | I Want To Be a Hilton | Himself | Episode: "Episode #1.7" |
2006 | VH1 Goes Inside | Himself | Episode: "Yo! MTV Raps" |
Hip Hop Hold Em | Himself/Host | Main Host | |
2009 | 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 |
2012 | Big Morning Buzz Live | Himself/Panelist | Episode: "Episode #5.4" |
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 |
2016 | The Eighties | Himself | Episode: "Video Killed the Radio Star" |
Unsung | Himself | Episode: "Kwame" | |
2017 | Dish Nation | Himself/Guest Co-Host | Episode: "Episode #5.131" & "#5.217" |
The Nineties | Himself | Episode: "Isn't it Ironic?" | |
In the Cut | Roderick | Episode: "Matter of Principle" | |
2018 | The 2000s | Himself | Episode: "The I Decade" & "I Want My MP3" |
2019 | South Side | Himself | Episode: "Chi-Town" |
2022 | Unsung | Himself | Episode: "Monie Love" & "P.M. Dawn" |
2024 | Kings from Queens: The Run DMC Story | Himself | Main Guest |
Documentary
[edit]Year | Title |
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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 |
2016 | Spring Broke |
We're Still Here (Now).... A Documentary about nobody. |
Discography
[edit]Album information |
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Back Up Off Me!
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References
[edit]- ^ Venta, Lance (April 6, 2018). "Ed Lover Joins 104.3 Jams Chicago". RadioInsight.com. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ^ "Tupac Shakur dies". HISTORY. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ^ 2pac announced dead at Nas Concert, retrieved May 2, 2022
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "Skyview Networks To Distribute The Ed Lover Experience - RadioInsight". February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
External links
[edit]- 1963 births
- African-American male actors
- African-American male rappers
- American male rappers
- African-American television personalities
- American radio personalities
- Boxing commentators
- Columbus Horizon players
- East Coast hip hop musicians
- Living people
- Male actors from Queens, New York
- People from Hollis, Queens
- Rappers from Queens, New York
- Relativity Records artists
- Video jockeys
- 21st-century American rappers
- 21st-century American male musicians
- 21st-century African-American musicians
- 20th-century African-American musicians