Lew Salem

Lewis Quran Martin Holloway (born March, 6th, 1993) a.k.a. Lew Salem, is a San Diego rapper and producer. Raised in the Mira Mesa neighborhood of the city, he began experimenting with various creative fields, including graphic design, video editing, and music. Ultimately music would take hold of his focus where he discovered a penchant for songwriting. Taking cues from another rapper on the rise, Tyler, the Creator, Lew learned how to produce in addition to writing lyrics. In December of 2014, Lew releaseed his debut mixtape as Dino Brown. Afterwards, he decided to retire the Dino Brown stage name and eventually came up with his current one: Lew Salem. Under the new name, inspired by the street he was raised on, Lew continued to develop his lyrical ability, as well as his production skills, eventually self-releasing his debut album Shambles in February 2017. The album was supported by a short video for “Black,” one of the album’s stand-out tracks. Later that year, Lew would also release a single entitled “Trials,” produced by close friend and collaborator Kira.
Since then, he has continued to release a steady stream of EP’s and singles, including 4 Eps, Something Completely Different, Don’t Touch Me I’m Expensive, Price Went Up, and Priceless. Lew would release two music videos for singles “Gravity” and “Big Mood.” In addition to these projects, Lew also released Vols. 1 and 2 of the Salem Sounds beat tapes in March of 2019 and 2020, respectively.