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Lord Jamar (born Lorenzo Dechalus, September 17, 1968) is an American rapper and actor. He was a member of the hip-hop group Brand Nubian, which formed in 1989〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hip-Hop’s Alpha Conservative )〕 As an actor, he is best known for his role of Supreme Allah on the TV series ''Oz''. He has appeared on ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''Third Watch'', and ''The Sopranos''. He has also done production work for artists such as Dead Prez, Buckshot, Shaka Amazulu The 7th and Tom Browne. He released his debut solo album ''The 5% Album'' (an album dedicated to the Nation of Gods and Earths) on June 27, 2006. He also appeared in a much talked about episode of ''The (White) Rapper Show'' in which he criticized contestant John Brown for naming his company Ghetto Revival. Like his onscreen character on ''Oz'', Jamar is a member of the Nation of Gods and Earths. ==Controversy== Lord Jamar garnered controversy after releasing a track on February 4, 2013 titled "Lift Up Your Skirt," which was characterized by some in the media as homophobic. He has disputed the characterization, tweeting "I went to a GAY WEDDING of a good friend not long ago so I doubt I'm homophobic" in response to allegations of homophobia in other tweets. On September 23, 2013, Lord Jamar garnered even more controversy when he said "White rappers are guests in hip hop" and other remarks about white rappers and homosexuality in an interview with DJ Vlad. These remarks have led him to be criticized as homophobic and a racist by some. Lord Jamar claims to receive hate about his statements in his Twitter biography.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lord Jamar Calls White Rappers "Guests," Slanders Hopsin On Twitter () )〕 In a May 2015 interview with VLADTV, Jamar referred to Caitlyn Jenner's gender transition as "a sickness".〔http://www.vladtv.com/article/211935/lord-jamar-bruce-jenners-transition-to-a-woman-is-a-sickness〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lord Jamar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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