Examiner Interview: Chattin’ with B. Taylor: he’s got a ticket to ride
October 31st, 2011
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B. Taylor was recently interviewed by Kevin Yeanoplos of the Examiner. “Rumor has it that late Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart was a huge hip hop fan. Yeah, and Lady Gaga is a man – and Elvis is alive. You can’t believe everything that you read, but Potter did famously say, “I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand description; and perhaps I could never succeed in intelligibly doing so. But I know it when I see it.” And that sure sounds like someone struggling to describe a certain easily misunderstood music genre. Then again, the industry “outsider” could easily have been trying to explain the difference between a hip hop artist – and a hip hop performer.” continue reading at Examiner.com |
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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