Angie Martinez

A multi-hyphenated powerhouse, Angie Martinez has proudly managed to represent her culture in every category. From radio DJ for three-decades with her eponymous show that captured her a coveted NAB Marconi Radio Award and inducted her into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2020, to a performing artist garnering a Grammy nomination and BET nomination for her power female anthems, to then stepping in front of the camera to appear in the cult classic film, Brown Sugar. Her appetite was far from being sated, so she penned her voice and became a New York Times Best Seller. Story-telling being the core of Angie's DNA, led her to produce and host the NAACP nominated IRL (In Real Life) Podcast. Upon her first anniversary of the IRL Podcast, she established In Real Life Productions; a self-funded production company and the amalgamation of the IRL Brand. In Real Life Productions was launched by executive producing ABC's Hip Hop @ 50 Special and being a lead producer for 2023's Essence Festival. This inimitable force is living her golden age by gilding her place in history with a Hollywood Star. Martinez will be cemented in the Class of 2024's Hollywood Walk of Fame. Whether it was interning at age 15, cultivating the curiosity in her voice with legendary interviews in the early '90s with Biggie and Tupac, or growing her present-day empire; Martinez says, she's “Still figuring it out, In Real Life.” https://www.angiemartinez.com/