Lord Hector Diono

Courtesy of lordhectordiono.com Lord Hector Diono is an American author of the famed memoir, "Death Said No To Me," a gripping account of his sobriety and personal healing journey after suffering a devastating stroke in 2015 that nearly killed him, and all but silenced his music career. The book is available on Amazon Books and wherever books are sold. He is the founder of Rock Model Publishers, an independent book publishing firm, and Dark Town Music Group, a multinational independent music production company and artist label based in the United States. Born Lord Michael A. Chambers Rosenthorn in Washington, D.C., on December 22, 1969, He is also an American rapper, a multi-genre music producer, and an entrepreneur. a registered songwriter and publisher with BMI since 1989, and a 2015 stroke survivor, on which his memoir is largely based. Hector attended Suitland High School in Suitland, Maryland, as a member of the class of '88. However, due to a hostile relationship with his school's Vice principal, Hector graduated a year later than expected from Largo High School in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, in 1989. During the earlier development of Hector's artistry, Lord Hector Diono, then known professionally as Rowdy Eroski, collaborated with Washington D. C.'s own D.C. Scorpio, WPGC 95 FM's D.J. Flexx, and good friend and first rap group member Jeffery Ponder dba D.J. Mocha Java, on music and songwriting ideas. Fun fact: Hector has been married since 2004 and refers to his wife as simply angelic and peaceful. Lord Hector has one biological child, born February 1993 in the city of Atlanta, a daughter named J. Michelle Small, a graduate of Georgia State University, and one step-son named Samario J. Anthony, a graduate of Howard University. Hector's daughter took the surname of her mother, Nicole Nate' Small, as the two, Nicole and Lord Hector, were not married at the time J. Michelle Small was born, although she was legitimized in 2005. Hector is also a former member of the 1990s rap band Kore Houze Tribe. The group disbanded officially in 2010, but they still keep in touch. Lord Hector is also receiving ongoing monitored care and rehabilitation through the Emory University Medical staff in Atlanta, Georgia. Hector was an earlier resident of Southeast Atlanta in 1990 where he was once involved in a brief fist fight that led to the community deciding to jokingly nickname him after the famed boxer Hector "Macho" Camacho following the incident. In the early 1990's Hector was considered flashy and excessively well groomed like the Boxer and the nickname stuck mainly because an eight year old boy in the southeast Atlanta neighborhood consistently referred to Lord Michael as "Hector" despite being corrected every week. Because of his love for Southeast Atlanta, Lord Michael became Lord Hector, Diono was added later to signify the Term "Boss". In short {Lord Hector Diono means Lord Hector "The Boss"}. Hector has released several music projects and singles since the early 2000's and he's most notable for contributing to the development of the "hip-hop and rock fusion" music genre. Lord Hector also performed on the original underground remix to the single Colombia by Young Scooter in 2012, and is responsible for tracks such as "Hardest Crush", produced by Grammy award nominated producer Vans Beats, "Clock on the Wall," from his 2010 LP titled, "Thorn" Soundtrack for O.G.", "Wasted Words", from the 2025 extended play single, "I'm Still Your Fool" and "Baby Don't", a single produced, written, and performed by Lord Hector, and released in 2024.