Joell Ortiz is a Puerto Rican rapper from the Cooper Projects, a housing project in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York. [LINK: http://www.timeout.com/newyork/Details.do?page=1&xyurl=xyl://TONYWebArticles1/604/music/true_school.xml] "Time Out New York / Issue 604: April 26?May 2, 2007" He was born on July 6, 1980. At the age of 17, Ortiz made the decision to pass on both an academic and basketball scholarship to stay in Brooklyn. He is currently signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment record label.XXL Magazine. Joell Ortiz: A Hip-Hop Happy Ending by Brandon Edwards. November 2007 He was featured in the Unsigned Hype column of the March 2004 issue of The Source Magazine and was also selected as Chairman's Choice in XXL Magazine.[LINK: http://www.latinrapper.com/featurednews45.html] Latin Hip Hop Interview - "Joell Ortiz the Brooklyn Representer" During th