LamontraHam

Columbia, SC, USA

SC born, Manhattan raised. Lamontra Ham is a down-to-earth, charismatic, energetic, beacon of fire & truth. He was born in Orangeburg, SC July 30, 1995 and spent some of his early childhood years living in Harlem, NY. Lamontra would return to Columbia, SC & spend many summers in Harlem on 125th st with family members. Lamontra’s love for music started at a very young age as he was surrounded by the love for hip hop. His New York relatives, one of his older cousins being a DJ, who played for their family parties and events. He would let Lamontra check out the vinyl covers and practice scratching, loops and the breaks. His older cousin would then hand little Lamontra the mic and let him shine at the ripe age of 3. At the age of 9, Lamontra was infatuated, inspired and morally obsessed with punchlines, lyricism and story telling. He began writing down lyrics from his favorite Hip hop artists such as “50 Cent”, “Nas” and “2pac”.