black jewelz electronic press kit
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Black&Jewelz,&the&recipient&of&the&2014&International&Music&Entertainment&Association&(IMEA)&award&for&
hipBhop&rap&album&of&the&year&for&“Black&Market,”&began&composing&lyrics&at&about&11B12&years&of&age.&His&love&
for&hipBhop&became&one&of&the¢ral&aspects&of&his&life&as&a&teenager.&Rap&was&a&way&for&Black&Jewelz&to&
express&himself&when&he&couldn’t&otherwise.&He&had&no&role&models&growing&up&so&rappers&became&his&role&
models&and&mentors.&Favorites&in&the&rap&game&included&the&likes&of&Eminem,&2Pac,&Nas,&JayBz&and&DMX,&all&of&
whom&inspired&Black&Jewelz&to&write&rhymes&that&he&felt&good&about&in&relation&to&others&in&his&age&group.&
When&he&had&lunch&money,&he’d&skip&eating&lunch&to&save&up&the&couple&dollars&to&buy&the&next&rap&CD&he&
wanted.&Though&he&is&strongly&in&support&of&the&value&of&education&now,&he&would&skip&classes&to&go&the&music&
store&and&buy&a&new&CD&as&soon&as&it&was&released.
After&Black&Jewelz&read&2Pac’s&book&“The&Rose&That&Grew&From&the&Concrete,”&he&was&inspired&to&begin&writing&poetry.&This&became&another&outlet&of&expression&that&provided&an&ease&of&thought&
during&the&many&trials&and&tribulations&that&occurred&throughout&his&teenage&years.&For&a&period,&
Black&Jewelz&was&lost&in&the&streets&indulging&in&drugs,&weapons&and&violence,&which&constantly&caused&
him&to&get&into&trouble&and&suspended&in&high&school.&Just&prior&to&his&life’s&turning&point,&Black&Jewelz&
was&arrested&and&expelled&during&the&second&week&of&his&senior&year&in&high&school.&Somehow&he&
managed&to&get&back&into&school&and&graduate&with&the&assistance&of&a&tutor.&&
The&process&of&turning&his&life&around&
occurred&when&he&was&almost&18&years&old.&At&this&
point,&his&mission&began.&Black&Jewelz&began&
performing&at&open&mics,&on&street&blocks,&
even&at&the&Apollo&theater,&and&wherever&
he&could&get&an&opportunity&to&be&heard.&
Black&Jewelz&had&something&to&say,&
and&would¬&let&the&fact&that&he&
could¬&afford&recording&equipment&
or&studio&time&deter&him.&What&birthed&
out&of&his&lack&was&an&amazing&ability&to&write&and&
perform&a&cappella&raps,&which&earned&him&
tremendous&respect&and&catapulted&him&to&local&
fame&among&rappers,&artists,&poets&and&fans&of&art.&
He&would&eventually&build&a&makeshift&studio&in&
his&closet&with&the&bare&essentials.&His&passion&for&
rap&drove&him&to&display&the&excellence&of&his&
artistry&by&whatever&means&necessary.&As&a&
member&of&Jeremiah’s&Kall,&Black&Jewelz&began&to&
work&with&a&professional&engineer&in&a&
professional&studio.&Black&Jewelz&album,&“Black&Market,”&has&been&followed&up&by&his&lyrically&motivated&mixtape,&"iLLethal"&which&recently&
released&March&27,&2015.&
!
2013&Performances&
• July&8th&&Central&Penn&College&(10:00&–&11:00)&&
• July&12th&Baltimore,&Maryland&~Jeremiah’s&Kall&
concert&
• July&13th&Saginaw,&Michigan&~Jeremiah’s&Kall&concert&
• September&14th&:Frostburg&State&University,&Jeremiah’s&
Kall&concert&&
• October&7th:&Central&Penn&College&~&performance&
• November&23rd:&Baltimore,&MD&Cypher&(Black&Jewelz&&&
Raggz&N&StitchezZ)&
• December&27th:&Jeremiah’s&Kall&“Hip&Hop&Praise&
Escape”B&concert
2014&Performances&
!• April&18th:&Bus&Boys&and&Poets,&College&Park&location&&
• May&30th:&Bus&Boys&and&Potes,&VA&location&
• June&6th:&The&47&Spot,&ATL&
• June&7th:&The&Gathering,&Charlotte,&NC&
• June&8th,&Jeremiah’s&Kall&was&featured&on&WPG&radio&
• June&21st;&Black&Jewelz&placed&third&in&MPCM&Outlet&Live&
Competition&
• June&29th;&Black&Jewelz&opened&for&Charm&City&Jazz&
• August&30th:&Lyricist&Lounge,&Myrtle&Beach,&SC&
• November&2th,&Baltimore&County&Board&of&Childcare&
• November&7th,&Saginaw,&Michigan&Youth&Correctional&
Facility&
• November&8th,&Jeremiah’s&Kall&concert,&Saginaw,&Michigan&
2015&Performances&
!• April&7
th:&iFame&TV&&&WHO?MAG&TV,&WXYZ&Lounge,&Mount&
Laurel,&NJ&
• April&14th&:&Hip&Hop&Summit&2015,&Stockton&University,&
Galloway,&NJ&
• April&25th&:&Delta&College,&Romeo,&MI&
• May&3rd:&Alchemical&Records&Hip&Hop&Night,&
TreehouseLounge,&NE&DC
Black Jewelz !Tour Dates
June&3&
Jerry’s!in!Wicker!Park,!1938!W.!Division!St,!
Chicago,!IL!60622*!
June&20/21&
CheshStock!Music!Festival,!Cheshire,!CT!
06410!
June&26B28&
BET!LA!Experience!Weekend,!Los!Angeles,!CA!
Location!TBD!
July&18&
Atomic!Cowboy,!7336!Manchester!Road,!St.!
Louis,!MO!63145*!
July&31&
Roxy!Theater,!2529!Welton!St,!
Denver,!80205V2909*!
August&7&
BBC!Upper!Room,!2022!E.!North!Ave,!
Milwaukee,!WI!53202V1128*!
!*!“How!the!West!Was!1”!Tour!
2014&
!• June,&Black&Jewelz&graced&the&Cover&of&True&Magazine&
o &http://www.trueBmagazine.com/2014/06/blackBjewelzBperformanceBclip/&(I&GOT&
NEXT&ARTIST)&• June,&Black&Jewelz&&featured&in&RepdaKing&Mag&• November,&Video&“Tha&Madnezz”&won&two&TIVA&awards,&a&Gold&Award&in&the&category&
"Editing&B&Fiction,&Short"&and&a&Bronze&Award&in&the&category&“Music&Video”.&• November&(West&Coast&FIYA&&&1Truth&Christian&Magazine)&featured&Jedi&aka.&Black&Jewelz&
bringing&K.R.U.M.P.&to&Transparent’s&“One&Way”(Remix)&&• December,&Jedi&a.ka.&Black&Jewelz&featured&in&Tonya&Moore’s&video&“The&Source&of&My&
Strength”&• December,&several&magazines&featured&“The&D”&video:&&• http://orendazine.com/rodBlopezBmanBgo/&&(California)&• http://hiphopradar.com/manBgoBrodBlopezBvideoBdirector/&(UK)&• http://thexxfactor.org/qandaBrodBlopez/&(OH)&• http://noragouma.com/rodBlopezBmanBonBtheBgo/&
& & & & & & 2015&!• January,&Interview&with&Urban&Zone&Radio&http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/
57951258&• January,&Interview&with&Phonz&from&GMFB&boys&radio&show&• February,&Interview&with&WHO?MAG&on&the&same&episode&as&Freeway&Rick&Ross,&DJ&
Spinna,&and&The&Jungle&Brothers.&http://www.whomagtv.com&• March&27,&Interview&at&Stockton&University&Radio&
Publications/Presentations
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Booking&contact:&410B340B0165