U-God
Sign in to saveLamont Jody Hawkins (born November 10, 1970), better known by his stage name U-God, meaning Universal-God, is an American rapper and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He has been with the group since its inception, and is known for his deep voice and rhythmic flow that can alternate between gruff and smooth.
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 122,556
- Total plays
- 926,414
Tags
wu-tangHip-Hoprapeast coast raphip hop
Lamont Jody Hawkins, better known as U-God, is an American rapper and member of the multi platinum hip hop collective, Wu-Tang Clan with over 12 million records sold worldwide. He has been with the group since its inception, and has been known for coming with strong verses on Clan albums as well as other members solo albums. U-God was born in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York. However he moved to Staten Island, New York as a youth. He was originally a beatboxer for clan affiliate Cappadonna <a hr
via Last.fm · U-God
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A multifaceted intervention to improve treatment with oral anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation (IMPACT-AF): an international, cluster-randomised trial
· 2017 · cited 182x
- Contribution of gut bacteria to digestion and development of the velvetbean caterpillar, Anticarsia gemmatalis
· 2009 · cited 104x
- V-Dem Codebook v14
· 2024 · cited 76x
- Oil price, energy consumption and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions: insight into sustainability challenges in Venezuela
· 2019 · cited 75x
- 25 Years of Autocratization - Democracy Trumped? Democracy Report 2025
· 2025 · cited 74x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Musical artist.image
- U-God in Paris, 2013 (cropped).jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- U-God performing in 2013
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Lamont Jody Hawkins
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
- Musical artist.origin
- Staten Island, New York City, U.S.
- Musical artist.alias
- Golden ArmsUniversal-God
- Musical artist.genre
- East Coast hip-hop
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1991–present
- Musical artist.label
- Wu TangBabygrande
- Musical artist.current_member_of
- Wu-Tang Clan
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
13 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- ''Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)'' / ''Wu-Tang Forever''
- ''Golden Arms Redemption''
- ''Dopium'' and ''The Keynote Speaker''
- ''Venom'' and autobiographical book
- Discography
- Studio albums
- Collaboration albums
- Personal life
- Bibliography
- References
- External links
Lamont Jody Hawkins (born November 10, 1970), better known by his stage name U-God, meaning Universal-God, is an American rapper and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He has been with the group since its inception, and is known for his deep voice and rhythmic flow that can alternate between gruff and smooth.
== Early life == Hawkins was born in Brownsville, Brooklyn, on November 10, 1970. He moved to Staten Island as a youth. He was originally a beatboxer for Cappadonna, and was friends with future members Method Man, Inspectah Deck and childhood friend of Raekwon. Sometime before the members united, U-God was mentored in rap by Cappadonna. He soon became friends with RZA and Ghostface Killah, and he began rhyming under the alias Golden Arms, based on the Kung-Fu movie Kid with the Golden Arm. Later on he changed his name to U-God (which is short for his Five-Percent Nation righteous name "Universal God Allah").
Gallery (2)
Connections
Categories
1970 births20th-century American male rappers20th-century American rappers21st-century American rappersAfrican-American male rappersAmerican people convicted of drug offensesEast Coast hip-hop musiciansFive percentersLiving peoplePeople from Brownsville, BrooklynPriority Records artistsRappers from Brooklyn