Black Ice (poet)

Black Ice (born Lamar Mason) is a Philadelphia slam poet, featured on Russell Simmons' television program Def Poetry Jam. His poems, which frequently involve racial and social issues, combine hip-hop flow with rich vocabulary to create a unique style. [http://www.defpoetryjamontour.com/press_release.html] [http://www.france-merrickpac.com/news/news13.htm]

Black Ice, born Lamar Manson, began perfecting his craft on the streets of North Philadelphia. He was discovered by Russell Simmons at New York’s Soul Café and became the first spoken word artist signed to Def Jam Records. Black Ice has performed to audiences as diverse as those at the Hip-Hop Summit, the Congressional Black Caucus, the Source Youth Foundation and ShiNE, and performed for such notables as the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Muhammad Ali and Minister Louis Farrakhan, as well as performing a poem on rapper Fabolous' third album Real Talk. He has released an album called "The Death of Willie Lynch" in September 2006.