Philip Martin (born in Inglewood, California), better known by his stage name Bishop Lamont, is an American rapper from Carson, California currently signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment record label. Dr. Dre met Bishop Lamont while on set filming The Game's music video Dreams. After giving him high praises on an L.A. radio station, Dr. Dre signed Bishop Lamont in 2005. Bishop Lamont was featured in The Source's Unsigned Hype section, but he was already signed to Aftermath by the time the issue hit stands.