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Lord Hector Diono is the author of the famed memoir, "Death Said No To Me," a gripping account of his sobriety and personal healing journey after suffering a devastating stroke in 2015 that nearly killed him, and all but silenced his music career. The book is available on Amazon Books and wherever books are sold.
He is the founder of Rock Model Publishers, an independent book publishing firm, and Dark Town Music Group, a multinational independent music production company and artist label based in the United States. Born Lord Michael A. Chambers Rosenthorn in Washington, D.C., on December 22, 1969, He is also an American rapper, a multi-genre music producer, and an entrepreneur.
a registered songwriter and publisher with BMI since 1989, and a 2015 stroke survivor, on which his memoir is largely based.
Hector attended Suitland High School in Suitland, Maryland, as a member of the class of '88. However, due to a hostile relationship with his school's Vice principal, Hector graduated a year later than expected from Largo High School in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, in 1989.
During the earlier development of Hector's artistry,
Lord Hector Diono, then known professionally as Rowdy Eroski, collaborated with Washington D. C.'s own
D.C. Scorpio, WPGC 95 FM's D.J. Flexx, and good friend and first rap group member Jeffery Ponder dba D.J. Mocha Java, on music and songwriting ideas. Fun fact: Hector has been married since 2004 and refers to his wife as simply angelic and peaceful.
Lord Hector has one biological child, born in February 1993 in the city of Atlanta, a daughter named J. Michelle Small, a graduate of Georgia State University, and one step-son named Samario J. Anthony, a graduate of Howard University. Hector's daughter took the surname of her mother, Nicole Nate' Small, as the two, Nicole and Lord Hector, were not married at the time J. Michelle Small was born, although she was legitimized in 2005.
Hector is also a former member of the 1990s rap band Kore Houze Tribe. The group disbanded officially in 2010, but they still keep in touch. Lord Hector is also receiving ongoing monitored care and rehabilitation through the Emory University Medical staff in Atlanta, Georgia.
Lord Hector has one biological child, born February 1993 in the city of Atlanta, a daughter named J. Michelle Small, a graduate of Georgia State University, and one step-son named Samario J. Anthony, a graduate of Howard University. Hector's daughter took the surname of her mother, Nicole Nate' Small, as the two, Nicole and Lord Hector, were not married at the time J. Michelle Small was born, although she was legitimized in 2005.
Hector is also a former member of the 1990s rap band Kore Houze Tribe. The group disbanded officially in 2010, but they still keep in touch. Lord Hector is also receiving ongoing monitored care and rehabilitation through the Emory University Medical staff in Atlanta, Georgia.
Hector was an earlier resident of Southeast Atlanta in 1990 where he was once involved in a brief fist fight that led to the community deciding to jokingly nickname him after the famed boxer Hector "Macho" Camacho following the incident. In the early 1990's Hector was considered flashy and excessively well groomed like the Boxer and the nickname stuck mainly because an eight year old boy in the southeast Atlanta neighborhood consistently referred to Lord Michael as "Hector" despite being corrected every week.
Because of his love for Southeast Atlanta, Lord Michael became Lord Hector, Diono was added later to signify the Term "Boss". In short {Lord Hector Diono means Lord Hector "The Boss"}.
Hector has released several music projects and singles since the early 2000's and he's most notable for contributing to the development of the "hip-hop and rock fusion" music genre.
Lord Hector also performed on the original underground remix to the single Colombia by Young Scooter in 2012,
and is responsible for tracks such as "Hardest Crush", produced by Grammy award nominated producer Vans Beats, "Clock on the Wall," from his 2010 LP titled, "Thorn" Soundtrack for O.G.", "Wasted Words", from the 2025 extended play single, "I'm Still Your Fool" and "Baby Don't", a single produced, written, and performed by Lord Hector, and released in 2024.
"An artist's brush with death through a crippling stroke gives rise to a soul-stirring odyssey of resilience. His tale, etched with the pain of lost abilities and the loneliness of recovery, transforms into an inspiring narrative of hope and rebirth.
As he trades his musical instrument for a pen, he chronicles his metamorphosis—a testament to human spirit's unyielding symphony. His journey, poignant and universal, resonates with anyone dancing with their own shadows, emerging triumphant into the light."
IN A WORD...
"I'm not a rapper, I'm a rockstar!"
Thanks for stopping by this page in particular. It gives me a chance to talk to my base as well as a new generation of musicians, writers, and producers. My music journey officially started in 1989,
I moved to Atlanta from Washington, D.C. to escape to crack epidemic and the brutal violence that was present at the time.
My goals included pursing the music opportunities of the 1990's.. I was groomed early on by some of Atlanta's rising players in the game at that time. I was introduced to a friend of my big brother K.C. Chambers named Cedric "Ricky" Walker, who at the time was a concert promoter and worked with world famous artists like New Kids on The Block, Kurtis Blow, Run- DMC, Russell Simmons, Queen Latifah, Big Daddy Kane, Salt N Pepa, LL Cool J, and others, he started teaching me the importance of starving with your art and remaining loyal to your art form needless to say he was pissed when he found out I got a job as a waiter to help pay for studio time... He also gave me my first concert date where I opened for Big Daddy Kane at the "Too Damn Hype Jam" concert in 1990 at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, (now the Phillips Arena).
Ricky taught me that "An artist's craft should feed him/her and if it doesn't then starve until it does."
Ricky since went on to create and launch the Universoul Circus.
My mentor and Godfather Darnell Johnson also taught me how to lead, how to solve problems, and how to hustle, in short he took over where my father left off. I was 20 years old when Darnell started grooming and guarding me in my music career. Through Darnell I met his nephew, a hip hop legend named Damion D-Roc Butler, the best friend to the late Notorious B.I.G.
These people were instrumental in keeping me motivated throughout the 1990's and the early 2000's.
As you all know, I don't perform live anymore because I was left with a disability from the stroke
I suffered in 2015. My right-side was affected, so I'm now partially paralyzed in my movements on that side and it causes me to walk with a limp.
"So no jumping up and down on stage anymore, I just can't do it";
not to worry though, I'm still very active, I still make music from time to time, plus I go to the gym three to four days per week every month and I'm taking a lot better care of myself, No drugs, no drinking, no cigarette smoking, nothing that will harm me in the long run. My recovery was made possible by the presence of love and motivation from my friends and family. I learned a lot about me since the stroke and I don't mind telling you that
"sobriety is a lonely, disciplined and focused personal journey to travel";
Be that as it may, I got a lot more living to do so I'll travel this road gladly and be hopeful that I'll meet some new friends along the way, until then, keep it rockin'