| Alonzo
“Lonzo” Williams
Music industry bio
Known across the world as Lonzo “The World Class Grand Master”
of the World Class Wreckin Cru, which landed such hits as “Dr.
Dre to Surgery”, “Cabbage Patch” and the Hip
Hop classic “Turn Out the Lights”, A Lonzo continues
to make a difference in up and coming artist's lives. The Rock
and Roll Hall of Famer tours extensively for public speaking engagements
at universities and on entertainment industry panels across the
United States and hosts a weekly live call in talk show that boasts
a regional viewership of approximately 200,000.
Lonzo is the Founder of the Hip Hop Hall of Fame and Edutainment
Center, creator of the World Class Wreckin Cru and also known
as the “Godfather of West Coast Rap”. During his more
than twenty-five plus years in the music industry, Lonzo has helped
to structure the futures of some of today's hottest talents such
as Dr. Dre, Battlecat, DJ Rectangle and Ice Cube to mention a
few. Currently, he hosts California's only live call-in television
talk show “Issues in the Hood” which airs live in
multiple cities. Lonzo is also in constant demand around the United
States as a public speaker and authority on the beginnings of
West Coast Hip Hop and has been featured on MTV, VH1, and Los
Angeles Times as well as other industry trades such as Source,
Vibe etc. Lonzo was also an integral figure in the best selling
music industry documentary “Welcome to Death Row”,
an expose on the most newsworthy Hip Hop label in the world and
featured in the Ruthless record biography by Jerry Heller “the
Ruthless Years”. His personal goal is to teach not only
the ins and outs of publishing and song writing, but also encourage
entrepreneurship in the youth of today in regards to the music
industry and all it has to offer.
Reaching out and leading the way is how Lonzo made his mark in
the music industry, with such heartfelt compassion for artists
and the will to clear the path of unnecessary obstacles, he will
always be considered “The Godfather”. Hacking his
way through the jungles and mazes of the music industry he now
looks back at the path he worked so hard to clear and smiles as
he sees the next generation finally catching up…stay tuned…the
story isn't finished…
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