Ed Lover

Ed Lover
Ed Lover in 2022
Background information
BornBrooklyn, New York City, U.S.
OriginQueens, New York City, U.S.
GenresHip hop
Occupations
  • Disc jockey
  • radio personality
  • actor
  • rapper
Years active1988–present
LabelsRelativity

Ed Lover (born: James Roberts) is an American disc jockey, radio personality, actor, musician, and one of the first MTV VJ hosts of Yo! MTV Raps with Dr. Dre and Fab 5 Freddy.

Lover has been host of many influential radio and television music shows throughout his career beginning with Yo! MTV Raps, including the morning show at classic hip-hop "104.3 Jams" WBMX in Chicago until 2022, The Ed Lover Experience on classic hip-hop stations across the US including WBMX Chicago, “Q100.5” KXQQ Las Vegas, “102 Jams” KRBQ San Francisco and “Hot 103.7” KHTP Seattle, and C'Mon Son! The Podcast.

Lover is widely recognized as the first person to announce the death of Tupac Shakur at a Nas concert in 1996.

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