Illinois State Honorary Resolution for B. Taylor


November 28th, 2011


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In case you missed it, the Illinois State House of Representatives passed an Honorary Resolution for B. Taylor. This resolution was in favor of having him perform the national anthem at this months’ Veterans Day celebration aboard the aircraft carrier which buried Osama Bin Laden at sea.

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratuldate B. Taylor for singing the National Anthem on Veterans Day, November 11, 2011, at the Inaugural Quicken Loans Carrier Classic game between Michigan State and North Carolina on the USS Vinson near San Diego, California; and

WHEREAS, President Barack Obama, Magic Johnson, representing Michigan State, James Worthy, representing North Carolina, and high ranking dignitaries, will join the celebration of all veterans on the aircraft carrier that buried Osama Bin Laden at sea; and

WHEREAS, B. Taylor, a multi-talented musician who plays 4 instruments, writer, and producer is the first since Michael Jackson and only hip hop artist endorsed by the Gordy family and the Motown Legends, including Pete Moore, Claudette Robinson, Bobby Rogers of Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Mary Wilson of the Supremes, the Marvelettes, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, the Temptations, the Four Tops, and by the Cash Family of country music fame; and… continue reading here.






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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