Angie Martinez
Biography
Angie Martinez is an American radio personality, rapper and actress who began in FM broadcasting in 1986, at 15, answering hotlines at Hot 97, where she worked as a protégé of DJ Funkmaster Flex and later hosted the Afternoon Drive segment. Dubbed the Voice of New York, she spent 28 years at the station before leaving in 2014 for rival Power 105.1, was named major market personality of the year at the Marconi Radio Awards in 2018, and entered the Radio Hall of Fame in 2020. She released two albums, Up Close and Personal (2001) and Animal House (2002), drew praise for her verse on the Ladies' Night remix of Lil Kim's Not Tonight, and appeared in films including Brown Sugar (2002) and Generation Um... (2012). She also hosts the podcast IRL.
55years old
Turns 56 on January 9in 60 days
- Born The Bronx
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Also credited as Angela Martinez
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 18 years2002 to 2020
Every film, newest first
- 2020FearlessIMDb rating 5.0
- 2012Generation Um...IMDb rating 3.9
- 2002Brown SugarIMDb rating 6.5
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A role that slipped away
In 2002, Martinez was hired to judge the second season of American Idol. She quit after a few days of auditions because she felt uncomfortable crushing the dreams of the people trying out.
First role
In 1986, at 15, Martinez began her FM broadcasting career by answering hotlines at WQHT, the urban station known as Hot 97. There she met DJ Funkmaster Flex and started working as his protege.
First role
Friend KRS-One urged Martinez to give rapping a try in 1996. She later turned up on his track "Heartbeat", which came from his 1997 album I Got Next.
Beyond film
Martinez did the voiceover for Hot 97 in the 2001 Xbox video game Project Gotham Racing, lending her voice to the station in that game.
Behind the camera
Martinez hosted an ABC special called Soul of a Nation: Hip Hop at 50 in June 2023 for the fiftieth anniversary of hip hop, and she was also the executive producer of the project.
Angie Martinez movies on Netflix
Worked with
Angie Martinez made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Tom Kenny's page
Queen Latifah's page
Gabrielle Union's page
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Rick FamuyiwaDirector, 1 film, 2002
All films by Rick Famuyiwa
Mark MannDirector, 1 film, 2012
All films by Mark Mann
All films by Cory Edwards
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.