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| Don "Magic" Juan | |
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 Don "Magic" Juan on his debut album cover.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois |
| Years active | 2002- present |
| Label(s) | Avatar Records |
| Website | www.thebishop.us http://www.myspace.com/pimpdon |
Don "Magic" Juan (born Donald Campbell in 1950, aka The Chairman of the Board, Archbishop Don 'Magic' Juan, Bishop Magic Juan, and Bishop) is an American hip-hop artist, fashion designer, and pimp from Chicago. Juan's climb to mainstream celebrity began when he met Snoop Dogg backstage at one of his concerts. They soon became good friends, and Juan became Snoop's "spiritual advisor". He also acts as a "spiritual advisor" to Gina Gershon as seen in an episode of the documentary series Rocked with Gina Gershon. To date, Juan has not released any albums of his own, although in 2003, Snoop Dogg stated that he was working on producing Juan's first album. [1] Juan did release a compilation album of 70's and 80's soul classics in 2006 titled, Green is for the Money, Gold is for the Honeys. Juan has had several supporting roles in music, videos, and live stage shows of established rap artists, including a remix of 50 Cent's "P.I.M.P.", (as well as being featured in the music video), and a spoken-word interlude on Da Brat's album Unrestricted. He is also featured in Twista's song "Pimp On" from the Kamikaze album, and "Bo$$ Playa" from Snoop Dogg's album Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Boss. He can also be seen as part of Snoop's entourage in movies such as Starsky & Hutch and Old School. His TV appearances include the Ice-T episode of Behind the Music, Girls Next Door, and The Daily Show. He also appeared in Pimps Up, Ho's Down, a documentary about the pimping lifestyle. He was caricatured in Aaron McGruder's comic strip The Boondocks for a November/December 2003 story arc during which Boondocks characters Huey and Caesar were attempting to find then-U.S. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice a boyfriend. He also had a small roll as a Pimp associated to the character Money Mike, play by Katt Williams in the film Friday After Next starring Ice Cube. Don "Magic" Juan is of no relation to Magic Juan, the merengue hip hop artist formerly of Proyecto Uno and now a solo reggaeton artist.
Albums
- 2006: Green is for the Money, Gold is for the Honey's Vol. 1 (Avatar Records)
External links
- Juan's official website at thebishop.us
- All Music Guide review of Green is for the Money, Gold is for the Honeys Vol. 1
- Don "Magic" Juan at the Internet Movie Database
References
"Archbishop Don 'Magic' Juan To Enter The Rap Game With Snoop's Help
Album to be titled Game: General Amount of Money Earned."
- Reid, Shaheem. "Don 'Magic' Juan Breaks Down The Art Of VMA Mackin'", MTV, 2003-08-27.
