Who? Mik Lezan
From: Compton, USA
Status: Hip Hop-legend and originator
Style: Hip Hop, Electro
Label: Clone Records, Stones Throw
Facts: Together with Eazy-E and Dr. Dre Arabian Prince founded the ground-breaking and genre-defining west coast hardcore Hip Hop-group N.W.A. He was involved in producing the albums “N.W.A. and the Posse” (1987) which was regarded as the first “Gangsta-Rap”-album and “Straight Outta Compton”.
He also produced and co-wrote the platinum selling song “Supersonic” by the girl group JJ FAD.
His song Professor X (Saga) was regarded as one of the greatest Electro Funk records of all time. His latest single Statix can be found on the Dutch label Clone.
He will be releasing his Anthology later this year on Stones Throw Records as well as a new Professor X album. In April he received the prestigious ASCAP award as a writer on the song “Fergalicious” by Fergie of The Black Eyed Peas.
