Black Music Month

Posted on June 3, 2015

BLACK MUSIC MONTH

 

Jay Z
Rapper . Record Producer . Entrepreneur

Beyoncé
Singer . Actress
Born Shawn Corey Carter in Brooklyn, NY
Birthday: 12.4.69
Honors: American Music, BET, Billboard, Grammy, People’s Choice, Tony and World Music Awards		 Born Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (Carter) in Houston, TX
Birthday: 9.4.81
Numerous music, TV, beauty, retail, print and philanthropy awards

Jhené Aiko
Singer-songwriter
Recording Artist

ScHoolboy Q
Hip Hop Recording Artist
Born Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo in Los Angeles, CA
Birthday: 3.16.88
2014 BET nominations: Best Female R&B/Pop Artist and Centric Award		 Born Quincey Matthew Hanley in Wiesbaden, Germany
Birthday: 10.26.86
2014 BET nomination: Best New Artist
2014 Grammy nomination: Album of the Year

Kanye West
Recording Artist  Songwriter . Record Producer . Film Director Entrepreneur . Fashion Designer

Nicki Minaj
Rapper . Singer . Songwriter . Actress
Born Kanye Omari West in Atlanta, GA
Birthday: 7.8.77
Awards: Grammys and MTV, Time Magazine100 list of the most influential people in the world		 Born Onika Tanya Maraj in St, James, Trinidad and Tobago
Birthday: 12.8.82
Awards: BET, American Music, MTV, MTV Europe, Billboard Awards

Drake
Recording Artist . Rapper Songwriter . Actor

Ciara
Recording Artist . Dancer
Actress . Fashion Model
Born Aubrey Drake Graham in Toronto, Ontario
Birthday: 10.24.86
Honors: Grammy, Juno and BET Awards. Set Billboard records as is one of two artists who simultaneously held the chart’s top three positions (the other was 50 Cent)		 Born Ciara Princess Harris in Austin, TX
Birthday: 10.25.85
Honors: BET, MTV, MOBO and Grammy Awards

Miguel
Rapper . Singer

Chris Brown
Recording Artist
Dancer. Actor
Born Miguel Jontel Pimentel in San Pedro, Los Angeles, CA
Birthday:  10.23.85
Honors: BET, Grammy, Soul Train Music Awards		 Born Christopher Maurice “Chris” Brown in Tappahannock, VA
Birthday: 5.5.89
Honors: NAACP Image, American Music and BET Awards

Rihanna
Recording Artist . Actress Fashion Designer

Sevyn Streeter
Recording Artist
Singer-songwriter
Born Robyn Rihanna Fenty in St. Michael, Barbados
Birthday:  2.20.88
Seven Grammy Awards, 2014 CFDA Fashion Icon Award		 Born Amber Denise Streeter in Haines City, FL
Birthday:  7.7.86
Best known for being a member of the girl groups TG4 and RichGirl where she was known as Se7en

August Alsina
Hip Hop Singer

Future
Hip Hop Recording Artist
Born August Anthony Alsina, Jr. in New Orleans, LA
Birthday:  9.3.92
2014 BET nominations: Best Male R&B/Pop Artist, Best New Artist, Best Collaboration and Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award		 Born Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn in Atlanta, GA
Birthday:  11.20.83

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