Angie Martinez Bio, Age, Wiki, Height, Salary, Husband, Podcast, Net Worth

Angie Martinez Biography

Angie Martinez is an American radio personality, rapper, and actress. Nicknamed “The Voice of New York” during her two-decade tenure at New York City station HOT 97 (WQHT), she left that position in 2014 to join crosstown competitor Power 105.1 (WWPR).

In 2018, Angie won the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Marconi Radio Award for “Major Market Personality of the Year”. In 2020, she was inducted in the hall of fame.

Angie Martinez Age

Angie was born on  9 January 1971in Brooklyn, New York, United States. She celebrates her birthday on 9th January every year. She is 53 years as of 2024. 

Angie Martinez Height

Have you been wondering how tall is Martinez? According to our research , she has a standing height of 5 feet 0 inch tall and weighs around 59 kg.

Angie Martinez Family

Talking about her family’s background, Angie’s father was Puerto Rican and her mother was of Cuban and Dominican descent.

Angie Martinez Husband

According to various online sources, she has a son born in 2003 with Tamir “Nokio” Ruffin of Dru Hill. Her son is named Niko Ruffin, whose father is a rapper, songwriter and record producer. Martinez took part in the New York City Marathon 2014 this way helping to raise funds for CC Sabathia’s charity. It was also revealed that she had sustained major injuries, including a fractured lumbar and shattered vertebrae, in a serious car accident in late 2019.

Angie Martinez Career

Radio career

She began her career after she got her first break in FM broadcasting at the age of 16 answering hot lines at the urban radio station WQHT (“Hot 97”). During her time there, she popular DJ Funkmaster Flex, and began working as his protégé. She quickly picked up on the craft of running a successful radio program

. Angie hosted the Afternoon Drive weekdays, alongside HOT 97’s DJ Enuff, where she interviewed the biggest names in music such as Jay-Z and Mariah Carey. On June 18, 2014, Martinez resigned from Hot 97 and was announced to have signed on with Hot 97’s main New York radio competitor, Power 105.1 (WWPR-FM) on June 19, 2014.

Acting Career

She appeared in Paid In Full in October 2002. More recent, Martinez appeared in Video Girl in 2011, Generation Um… in 2012, and in the docu-comedy television series This Is Hot 97 in 2014. Being an actress, Angie received small roles in independent hip hop films such as Blood Is Thicker Than Water and Paper Soldiers.

Music career

In 1996, she was encouraged to give rapping a shot by friend KRS-One. She appeared on his track “Heartbeat” from his 1997 album I Got Next. After the song gained a strong fan base, another friend, Lil’ Kim, offered Angie a spot on the “Ladies Night Remix” of her song “Not Tonight” for the Nothing to Lose soundtrack. She released her delayed debut album, Up Close and Personal in April 17, 2001 which included production by DJ Clue, Salaam Remi, Knobody and Rockwilder among others, and featured guest appearances by Jay-Z, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Wyclef Jean, Busta Rhymes and Kool G. Rap.

Angie Martinez Awards and nominations

• Radio Hall of Fame
  2020 inductee
• NAB Marconi Radio Awards
• 2018, Major Market Personality of the Year
  BET Awards
• 2002, Best Female Hip-Hop Artist (nominated)
  Grammy Awards
• 1998, Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group “Not Tonight” (nominated)

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