Bonz Malone Biography

Fast Facts

• Co-wrote and appeared in "Slam," which won a Sundance Film Festival award for best film in 1998
• Began his writing career at Youth Communication in 1986, writing and reporting for New Youth Connections magazine
• Quote: "To paraphrase (graffiti artist) Iz the Wiz, a writer is somebody you want to write with or fight with; those words are burned into my heart․"
• Known for his roles as Hopha in "Slam," Leon in "Life," Darius in "Whiteboyz" and Malik in "Shaft․"
• As a teenager, he wrote a column for Spin magazine
• Author of the photo-documentary book, "Hip Hop Immortals," which profiles 85 rappers and hip hop artists
• While at Youth Communication, was featured in "What's Going On," Marc Levin's TV documentary about graffiti and street life