In 1996, Martinez was encouraged to give rapping a shot by friend KRS-One. She appeared on his track "Heartbeat" from his 1996 album I Got Next. After the song gained a strong fan following, another friend, Lil' Kim, offered her a position on a remix of her song "Not Tonight" for the Nothing to Lose soundtrack. Along with Missy Elliott, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and Da Brat, the ladies enjoyed one of Read more...

Angela (Angie) Martinez (born January 9, 1971 in The Bronx, New York, USA) is an Hispanic-American rapper and Radio personality. She also has a son with Tamir "Nokio" Ruffin of Dru Hill, Niko Ruffin (born 12 June 2003).