Jacquees Yeeeeaaahhhhh

Hey there music lovers, I've got a new hit for you this week. Ladies, you're going to love this one, but I would like to give all of you a pre-warning: HE IS MINE. LOL. But on the real, this dude has got some hot tunes so without further ado let me please introduce you to the world of Jacquees (Jah- qweese).

Young Boy from Decatur

Rodriguez "Jacquees" Broadnax gifted Atlanta, GA with his presence on April 15, 1994. Raised in east side Decatur, Georgia on Wesley Chapel Road after moving there at the age of nine, that is where his story began. He will tell you himself, as he did during his interview with R&B DJ Smallz, where he says, "you know once you get in the forth grade it's really time to start..." and proceeds to pound his chest as if toughening up. He continues in his interview to say that his favorite hangout in the A is all down Peter Street, with his favorite place to eat down there being Pearls Restaurant and Lounge. At that age, he realized his passion was singing and dancing. He continued by posting covers on YouTube and making school appearances as a guest and for talent shows. He found his inspirations at a young age, influenced by The Jacksons: The American Dream and various Temptation movies. As he grew more notoriety amoungst his YouTube fans, he developed a profile similar to the young Chris Brown.

Rising Up 

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 As his nickname continued its trend, Jacquees also gained his fame on YouTube. In 2007 he was  introduced to his manager Orlando Grind, who introduced him to Russel "Block" Simmons, the founder and CEO of Block Entertainment.
Unfortunately, that wasn't his home. Signing with  that company required him to blend in and become  someone he was not. Their focus was rap, while  Jacquees is about appealing to the ladies through  R&B and R&B soul.




It wasn't until two years later when his talent was  truly recognized by the business; they then began to change their focus. During this time Jacquees was hanging out with people such as Jody Breeze who actually took him to the strip club at 14 -there's your fun fact for the day :)-. His new exposure, to those who didn't have big booties, but big voices, gained him even more notoriety, which led to creating his first single "Krazy" featuring the amazing artist T.I. He then continued to release his first EP entitled  I am Jacquees and mixtapes Round of Applause,  Fan Affiliated, and Quemix. 

How Bout Now?

Increasing in fame, lately Jacquees released his second EP entitled "19" on March 25, 2014. This album reached #3 on the iTunes R&B & Soul charts, and #15 on the Billboard charts for R&B Albums. That EP included featured artist such as, Chris Brown, Rich Homie Quan, Lloyd, and Trinidad James. As of January of 2015, he has acquired 25 million views on YouTube. Jacquees is on the rise to fame now signed with the big time company named Cash Money Records officially making himself apart of Rich Gang. This company is currently signed with the big dogs Ace Hood, Christina Millian, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Tyga, Paris Hilton, Juvenile, and Kevin Rudolf. His latest mixtape release, entitled Quemix 2, has now gained him more fame, doing remixes of popular songs such as "How Bout Now" by Drake and "Drunk Texting" by Chris Brown feat. Jhene Aiko.

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YOU DIG?

You think you can ride with Jaquees? Check him out! His soul-reaching, mesmerizing voice needs a bit more loving.  If you'd like to vibe with him and watch him grow as an artist, check him out on his YouTube Channel, Twitter, Vine, SoundCloud, and Facebook.

Click on the videos and links and tell me what you guys think :)

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Tori Kelly: Vibrant, Pretty, and can SANG

Who is this shining star?

Victoria Loren Kelly, better known as Tori Kelly, is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist born December 14, 1992 in Wildomar, California. Being in a household where all genres of music was emboldened, Kelly began her musical career very young.

According to the Tori Kelly Music website,  she began singing as early as three years old, took up the drums at the age of 12, and later asked for the music production software Logic for her fifteenth birthday. As a child, she was featured once on the show Star Search and twice on the show America's Most Talented Kids; my personal favorite out of the two being her first performance on America's Most Talented Kids.

Kelly continued her search for fame by posting up YouTube video covers. Gaining more and more recognition, she then auditioned for season 9 of American Idol and made it to Hollywood, but didn't make it to the top 24 after the beginning the elimination process.  

Rising to the top

Although not gaining complete fame off of those shows, Kelly continued her dreams and was encouraged by her previous, not failures, but lessons. As social media grows larger, she as many stars do, finally gained fame off of her cover of Frank Ocean's single Thinking Bout You featuring her beat boxing friend Angie Girl. The cover now has over 22 million views. It's a very unique version of the song that shows off her soulful vibe, as well as, her super vocal skills. Others, such as myself, joined the hip Vine App and saw her personal rendition of the right way to tell someone good morning (shown above).  

Who is she now?

If you're wondering whether or not she is your type (and yes, despite Rae Shummurd's claim, you do have a type LOL) let me first tell you what her type is. Although creating her own music and sound, performing a lot of covers didn't allow for her to truly show who she is. Now, performing live with stars such as Ariana Grande and Professor Green, she has definitely began to create quite the name for herself. Her first album was released in 2012 titled Homemade Songs, being that all of the songs on that album where... homemade. So creative right? Her latest hit is her single entitled Nobody Love. This single has let her completely break free of her shell and rise as The Tori Kelly. 

Like what you see?

If Tori Kelly's sense of style, with a mix of hip hop, pop, and everyday finessing, is something you think you'd be about, you can catch up with her on the multiple social networks these youngins have got going now adays. You can find her on her YouTube channel, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Vine, or website. If you ask me, she is just what I look for on days that I want to jam and chill at the same-same time! 

Try her out a bit and tell me what you guys think :) 

Also, feel free to offer any up and coming artist that you are interested in!

Thanks A Mil' - Keep Up Your Trill