Funk Wizard Snow has been part of the Philly Hip Hop scene since its inception in the mid seventies. Born on July 31st, 1966, He began as a graffiti artist in 1974 and has been emceeing since 1979. He's been a radio personality since 1985 when he joined Lady B's Street Beat show on Power 99 FM at age nineteen . Snow has also worked in radio at WPHI Philly 103.9 FM, WPRB 103.3 FM Princeton University, WRTI 90.1 FM Temple University and WBLS 107.5 FM in NYC.

In addition to his radio experience, the Funk Wizard co-hosted EZ Jase's syndicated Hip Hop video show Back 2 Basics and made numerous appearances on Philly's Real Raps TV in the early nineties. Snow is known around Illadelph as an authority on Hip Hop history. His passion for his hometown and its Hip Hop legacy led Snow to co-found (along with MC Breeze & Disco Dave) the Greater Philadelphia Hip Hop Alliance. He is currently working on a book entitled Philly Is Steppin' In: The History of Hip Hop in Philadelphia. Snow currently serves as Technical Advisor for the Philadelphia based documentary film Bring The Beat Back and appears in the documentary film Philly Boy: The Story of MC Breeze. He made his acting debut in the Reel Black produced urban comedy Breakout. Snow has also done consultation work for The Learning Channel, The Discovery Channel and numerous web based businesses. He is currently the Director of Artist Relations & Event Coordinator for Philly's Grape Street Music Complex. His Illadelementz concert series there gives local acts a venue to gain exposure and experience at.

Funk Wizard Snow has contributed to and continues to write for several Hip Hop publications in addition to his duties as Editor of PhillyHipHop.com and owner of its parent company Illadelph Entertainment Incorporated.

Funk Wizard Snow has been featured as an artist in Spin magazine, Rap Pages The Princeton Review and as the owner of PhillyHipHop.com in The Philadelphia Daily News, City Paper, Philadelphia Weekly among others. He has been featured in music videos by Will Smith, Mountain Brothers, Skull Cap and others. When it was based in Philadelphia Snow worked for the pioneering online record store CDNOW.com as their Hip Hop and R&B Specialist. He was a contributing writer for their Hip Hop section, advisor for CDNOW Radio and on air panelists for the CDNOW TV program The Final Round (1998- 2001).

Funk Wizard Snow is Philly born & bred, having been raised in the Germantown section of Philly and still living in the 215. As previously mentioned, Snow dabbled in graffiti as early as 1974 and began rapping in 1979.He got together with his first DJ, Johnnie G while attending North Philly's Franklin Learning Center High School. After paying his dues in basement house parties and street corner battles, Snow earned a rep that led him to the recording studio. With a solid reputation built in the streets he made the jump to radio while still in his teens. He made his mark as a Street Beat MC, traveling the Eastern seaboard with Lady B, DJ Jeff Mills and partner Disco C. Together they performed at and hosted concerts featuring Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, Cash Money, Schoolly D, Ice Cream Tee, MC Breeze, 3XD, Tuff Crew, Steady B, Public Enemy, Boogie Down Productions, The Juice Crew, Ultramagnetic MCs, Salt N Pepa, The Fat Boys, LL Cool J and many others. Snow has rocked many crowds as an emcee, most notably Philly's legendary After Midnight and Harlem's Apollo Theatre.

Legendary producer Teddy Riley recognized Funk Wizard Snow's talents and signed him to his first big time recording contract shortly before disbanding G&R Productions and his long time partner Gene Griffin. This left Snow with nothing to show for the deal but a modest signing bonus. He regrouped and was signed shortly thereafter to New York's Sleeping Bag Records. While Snow and his crew The Funkreators were in the studio putting the finishing touches on their debut album, Sleeping Bag Records filed for bankruptcy and his attempts to make it to wax were once again thwarted. Funk Wizard Snow did make several mixtape appearances in addition to his weekly freestyles on Street Beat and still holds numerous unreleased studio masters.

Snow was known during his tenure at Power 99 for creating new slang terms that carried over to the streets. Ice Cream Tee credited Snow on I Am The Epodess as the originator of the term epod (dope spelled backwards to distinguish Philly from New Yorkers who were using the term dope in the late eighties). Snow's own crew was known as the Epod Nation. He also ran with the L-Nation that included the Philly rap duo Double Image and 55 ST, a collective of West Philly based Hip Hop artists that included Philly Hip Hop Hall of Fame inductee Shawn G (RIP). They would show up at parties all over the Greater Philadelphia Region fifty deep and house crowds. The crews reputations were so large that the Philadelphia Police Department inappropriately labeled them as street gangs and kept tabs on their activities.

When it comes to rhyming, Snow's favorite breakbeats are More Bounce To The Ounce and the Theme From SWAT.. Snow is a proud member of thePhillyHipHop.com Hall Of Fame, the Needle Wreck Record Pool Hall of Fame and the Universal Zulu Nation.

Away from the music, Snow is an outspoken community activist and sports fanatic. He is a volunteer Boy Scout leader (Snow is an Eagle Scout), and is currently working towards a sociology degree from LaSalle University. Snow regularly lectures on radio and to universities and community groups about the state of Hip Hop culture, politics, religion, racism, police brutality, American history and the need for inner city youths to have computer skills in order to "survive against their wealthier and better educated suburban counterparts." Snow is a die-hard fan of the Phillies, Sixers, Flyers, Soul, Boston Red Sox and Seattle Seahawks. Snow recently started a website dedicated to Philly sports teams, appropriately called PhillySportsTeams.com

"Fifteen years ago a thugged out, totally off the hook whiteboy addressed me in the parking lot of Power 99 FM. He was claiming he could rap and how much he was into Hip Hop. I remember looking at him like he was crazy. Funk Wizard wanted an internship on my show. Don't ask me why but I gave him one answering phone calls from "Street Beat" listeners. In less than six months I realized that this crazy ass whiteboy totally loved and lived Hip Hop culture. I have watched him grow from the wild teenager he was to the responsible man he is today- still loving his Hip Hop. He is no longer my intern. However he is my producer, my webmaster, my partner and most importantly my brother and my friend. I am so blessed to have a friend so faithful and one that keeps it so real...sometimes too real."

Lady B- September, 2000