IIMAGE

Ernesto Pumarejo, a.k.a. "IMAGE," was born on August 5, 1977. He is married and a father of six. He was raised in the Roosevelt Projects in Brooklyn, New York. He first started listening to hip-hop in the early nineties; the first group he ever listened to was N.W.A, and artists like Ice Cube, 2Pac, and Biggie Smalls, etc. He started rhyming at the age of thirteen, and just like that, he knew that he wanted to be a rapper to tell people his story because he knew they would listen. He is still in the game and will never stop.

He is the founder and owner of his own company called "IMA G ENTERTAINMENT," which has been running strong since 1996. He is also a producer, engineer, and songwriter, and he has a studio called "THE LION'S DEN" in Pittsfield, MA. He has done shows, been on the radio, and even had his own float in the Puerto Rican Day Parade. He has been working with local underground groups like D.B.U Squad, ENYSET ENTERTAINMENT, Kartel Route Multimedia, AGR of Harlem 6, and Entaprise Entertainment.

He won first prize in an open mic contest at "SO FIRE RECORDS" and won four more in later months. Here is a quote from IMAGE: "I'm proud of what I've accomplished, and I know I will accomplish more.