Anthony Marshall

At the young age of 16, Anthony Marshall co-founded the Lyricist Lounge. Through determination and a natural instinct for the business, Marshall would establish the Lyricist Lounge as the blueprint for discovering emerging hip hop MCs. Sean "Diddy" Combs, Notorious B.I.G., Mos Def, Eminem, Talib Kweli, and the Black Eyed Peas are just a few of the artists that have been a part of the Lounge’s history. Marshall most recently worked as a creative executive aggregating user-generated content for Current TV, the independent cable and satellite television network owned by Al Gore. He now works with them independently as a host and producer. Marshall has recently joined the San Francisco State University faculty to teach a course called the "Art and Business of Hip Hop" as well as a course called "Understanding the Digital Economy."