Lamar

Lamar Thomas (born October 1975 in Pittsburgh, United States), known professionally as Lamar or The Phat Mack, is an American rapper who was active in the European Euro rap scene during the late 1990s. He grew up in Pittsburgh, the son of a pastor and a pastor’s wife, and performed there as a soloist while also briefly rapping with the group The Obvious. In 1995, he moved to Mannheim, Germany, where he performed in local clubs and won the 1997 HipHop Masters Germany competition.