B. Taylor Receives “Hero Award”
February 02nd, 2011
Tweet On Thursday, January 27th, B. Taylor was given an award from the L.A. Sparks and the U.S. Postal Union called the “Hero” award recognizing his military service and his extraordinary accomplishments. He will appear at “Hero” night in front of 13,000 fans at the Staples Center in June (date TBD) with the L.A. Sparks team.  click to enlarge |
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B. Taylor was discovered by Motown Legends and is the first hip hop artist to accomplish the following:
- #1 on Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles Sales
- #4 on Billboard Hot Singles Sales (all genres)
- First hip hop artist ever endorsed by a Classic Motown Legend
- First artist since Michael Jackson to be endorsed by this many Motown Legends
- First artist of any genre to be compared to Stevie Wonder by the people that discovered Stevie (the Miracles)
- First hip hop artist to be approved to shoot a music video on a military aircraft carrier (USS Midway)
- First hip hop artist to be supported and endorsed by High Ranking Government and Pentagon Military Officials
- First hip hop artist ever endorsed by Gene Cash and the iconic Cash Family of Country Music
- First hip hop artist to receive an honorary resolution from the Illinois State House of Representatives