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Track: Take You Home (feat. Kelis)
Artist: Angie Martinez
Album: Take You Home
Artist Bio
Name: Angie Martinez
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Biography
American-born Latina radio personality, entrepreneur, former rapper, and actress. Martinez was born in the New York City borough of Brooklyn on January 9, 1971 (she was born two days before her friend, singer [a=Mary J. Blige]). She was later shuffled between other parts of NYC including the Bronx and Manhattan's Washington Heights community area, and later nearby Hudson County, New Jersey and Miami, Florida. She began her radio career as an intern for Miami's Power 96 (WPOW) in 1985, but a year later, moved back to New York City to work as a telemarketer for Hot 97 (WQHT) and later became radio DJ [a=Funkmaster Flex]'s protege as he convinced Hot 97's then-vice president Tracy Cloherty to grant Martinez her own radio show, when in 1996, she hosted the [i]Angie Martinez Afternoon Show[/i] (later simply renamed in 2000 to the [i]Angie Martinez Show[/i]). Martinez also credits Flex for introducing her to her close friend, Mary J. Blige, during a conduction for their interview on her radio show. On June 24, 2014, she parted ways with WQHT after 29 years of partnership and joined its rival station, Power 105.1 (WWPR), although she remained on good terms with her former comrades. She received nationwide attention for conducting off-station interviews with rappers [a=Tupac Shakur] in 1995 (which remains unreleased), singer [a=Brandy (2)] in 2008 and [a=J. Cole] in 2018. As of 2015, she is managed by [a=Jay-Z]'s entertainment conglomerate, [l=Roc Nation]. As a rapper, she has only released two albums, [i]Up Close & Personal[/i] (2001) and [i]Animal House[/i] (2002), while previously receiving recognition for her appearance on [a=Lil' Kim]'s "Not Tonight" remix alongside [a110359], [a=Da Brat] and [a=Missy Elliott]. She retired from rapping in 2003 to focus on her radio and entrepreneurial careers. Martinez is the mother of basketball player Niko Ruffin (b. 2003); her son's father is [a=Nokio] the N-Tity, the founder of R&B boy band [a=Dru Hill]; Mary J. Blige, Martinez's long-time friend, is her son's godmother.
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