Post by jaime1013 on Sept 21, 2008 11:04:12 GMT -5
CHICAGO'S THA VILL IS NO STRANGER TO ADVERSITY, WITH THE RECENT DEATH OF HIS BROTHER AND UNSOLVED MURDER OF HIS FATHER IN 1996. HE HAS LET NOTHING STOP HIM FROM MAKING A NAME FOR HIMSELF IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY. THA VILL HAS MANAGED TO GET HIS SONG "FIBER OPTIC LOVE" AIR PLAY ON MAJOR FM STATIONS FROM BEING AN UNSIGNED ARTIST. HE WAS ALSO THE FACE AND VOICE OF THE FIRST EVER HIP HOP STATION I.D. FOR A MAJOR NEWS STATION. HE WROTE A SONG PRODUCED BY ELVIO FERNANDEZ AND CHANNEL 5 KNOWN AS KTLA IN LOS ANGELES. THEY LIKED IT SO MUCH THEY SHOT A $100,000 MUSIC VIDEO AROUND IT WITH THA VILL AND RAN IT AS A STATION I.D. FOR ALMOST A FULL YEAR ON THEIR CHANNEL. THA VILL ALSO RELEASED AN INDY ALBUM CALLED "WELCOME 2 THA VILL" IN 2005 WHICH SOLD OVER 10,000 COPIES AND DOWNLOADS. SOME OF VILL'S MOST RECENT PROJECTS INCLUDE MTV'S BUZZIN WITH HIS SONG "IF YOU A FREAK" AND " I WANT U" ALSO "SO FLY" ON VH1'S THE PICK UP ARTIST, FOX SPORTS - VAN'S DOWNTOWN SHOWDOWN "MAKE U BOUNCE" AND " IF U A FREAK" YOU CAN ALSO HEAR THA VILL ON THE MARGRET CHO SHOW AIRING ON VH1 APRIL 21ST AT 11PM PAC TIME. THA VILL WILL ALSO APPEAR IN A MOVIE CALLED "HOW TO MAKE LOVE TO A WOMAN" GUEST STARRING JENNA JAMIESON. REQUEST THA VILL - FIBER OPTIC LOVE - ON YOUR LOCAL RADIO STATION.