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Joell Ortiz
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Brooklyn-born rapper Joell Ortiz, who has long been among the most critically acclaimed unsigned talent on the East Coast hip-hop scene, has gone a long way to earning that reputation. A dedicated and accomplished student through his early years, and always a person to whom language came easily, Ortiz was an impressive rapper by his early teens. As Ortiz reached high school, family strife and his urban environment turned his attentions from his studies and rap career to street life and the drug trade. After a short time, however, Ortiz turned his attentions back to the life-giving pursuit of excellence in his music. Thanks to his natural talent and serious work ethics, opportunity soon found Ortiz, and he began to gain some recognition. An appearance in The Source magazine and winning Chairman's Choice from XXL magazine earned Ortiz credibility and buzz that resulted in his appearance on the NBA Live 2005 soundtrack. Jermaine Dupri's So So Def label offered Ortiz a contract that year, a deal which quickly went sour, creating bad blood between Ortiz and one of the industry's most powerful players. Since that time, Ortiz continued to record and write actively, collaborating with artists like KRS-One and Kool G Rap. ~ Evan C. Gutierrez, All Music GuideMore

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Joell Ortiz
This summer, while New Yorkers were debating the identity of the city’s next big rapper, Joell...
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Aug 12th, 8:19pm Last edited Aug 12th, 8:19pm.
joell ortiz definetly one of the best underrated rappas along with joe budden, royce da 5'9'', and wiz khalifa
Dec 28th, 5:09am
Love the music Fam hopefully we can do a track together BROOKLYNNNNNNNN
Nov 7th, 9:53am
JOELL ORTIZ IS A BEASTTT!!!

CHECK OUT DA BEATS ON MY PAGE!!!
Sep 11th, 3:01am
Keep doin ya thing! My baby bros. role wichu out n cooper. I've been feelin ya since that Nba Live track whenya won that battle. I didn't know u was sick like that though. keep puttin that '92 shit back ot there. niggas need it cuz everybody rich now.
Aug 10th, 6:09pm
joell dnt sleep!!!! lets get at these niggass.. BOMBAAY status. ...
Apr 22nd, 12:01am
What up Joell! Look out for me homie!
Apr 18th, 4:56pm
Thats what it is my dude!! keep doin ya thing!!!!
Aug 9th, 4:23pm
hip hop ain't dead ortiz gon brang it back!!!!
Aug 1st, 10:31pm
I cant wait to get the album man. Shit is hot
Jul 12th, 11:30am
this is a good song.so whot do you think about it