He’s M.Y.N.K, AKA Malachi

Malachi is one of the true artists of our time gifted and blessed with the ability not only to sing, but write, produce, rap, and deliver a performance that takes your breath away. He creates music for today’s urban family, as he believes this is the most valuable component of our society.


Malachi presents the music industry and its listeners with a soulful blend of R&B, Hip-Hop and Eclectic Soul, creating a new genre he calls Heart and Soul.

The Beginning:

M.Y.N.K, also known as Malachi, was born August 1,1974 in Stanford, CT. After moving to Orangeburg South Carolina still at a very early age, he was introduced to the powerful music of Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye and Prince.  As early as six years old Malachi could be found singing in church choirs and appearing in local talent shows. As a teen he developed a deeper more intense love for music, and the music scene.

His career began to escalate with his participation in the R&B group Phinese which was P.Diddys first groups over 112. Phinese, after declining the bad boy deal would later sign with Dream Works in the late 90’s. In 2000 Malachi went on to write, produce, and perform original works before audiences in the Black music capital of the world Atlanta Georgia.

List of accomplishments:

Malachi has worked with several popular artists, he has appeared in videos with Salt & Pepa and Naughty by Nature. In addition he has written and performed three choruses on Naughty by Natures “Nature Fury” LP (chorus found on the following songs- “Live or Die” featuring Master P, Silk the Shocker, & Mystical), “Holiday”, and “Live then Lay”. Malachi also performed on a tribute to the late rapper 2-Pac entitled “Mourn you till I Join you”.

In 2004 he received the ATL Underground Artist Awards for both “Artist of the year”, and “Song of the year (StreetLife)”. In the early part of 2004 Malachi toured with Atlanta’s premier radio station Hot 107.9 Ryan Cameron’s Morning show, titled “The Living Legends tour”. This tour encouraged awareness and remembrance of positive and influential figures in Black History.

After finishing 2004 strong. Fans of Atlanta once again voted Malachi, Neo Soul Artist of the Year, Best product of the year, and Song of the Year for the Cd The Experience. Showing that in a saturated market with enormous talent The Experience Ep has proven itself to be classic material.

Malachi’s talent does not end with the traditional Song or Album. Also in 2004 he composed, “Rise Up!” a chant for the Atlanta Hawks Organization. While recently recording with 2Pacs “Outlaws”, and Kujo of the Goodie Mob, writing, arranging, and singing the chorus “We Need Love”. He constantly performs in such places as; Hard Rock Café, Apache’ Café, The Underground, Club Vinyl, 20 Grand concert Hall, Café 290. Malachi has also graced the stage at 3 of Atlanta’s historical Black Colleges, Clark Atlanta, Spellman, and Morehouse College.

Determined to maximize his potential, creative ability and to continue to grow professionally Malachi has ventured into the role of promoter. In December 2004 he launched “Malachi’s Experience Tuesdays”, very shortly after, he started yet another talent showcase, “Thursday Night Thump, both at Endenu Restaurant located in downtown Atlanta.

Malachi averages 5 shows a week, and consistently composes new material. He has also released “Huslin Boy” live on DVD. Offering T-shirts and other marketing material to promote his record Huslin Boy. His dedication and persistence has landed the record in rotation on several of the Atlanta areas top radio stations. Hot 107.9 and WCLK 88.5 WRFG 89.3 just to name few.

Although Malachi has made significant advances in his musical career, he anticipates more to come in the near future. With his deeply soulful foundation, devoted family, and his substantial fan base, his potential for success in inevitable. Coming soon the full length Album late 2005

MYNK would like to thank Y-O for her contribution in writing this Bio.

Born Calvin Broadus, he became know as Snoop after his mother nicknamed him for his resemblance to the "Peanuts" cartoon character. Snoop Dogg first started rapping by recording homemade tapes with his friend Warren G., who tipped off his stepbrother, Dr. Dre of N.W.A., to the new talent. Dre invited Snoop to rap with him on the theme song to Deep Cover and Dre's classic 1992 debut album The Chronic. The impact of Snoop Dogg's talent sparked such a strong buzz that when his first album, Doggystyle, was released 1993, it debuted at number one and eventually went quadruple platinum.

But his newfound stardom didn't end Snoop's legal troubles when he was accused in 1993 of being an accomplice in a murder. Though acquitted of the charges, Snoop Dogg also went through a downturn in his career.

With his most recent release, Tha Last Meal, Snoop Dogg has now recovered both his artistic and commercial momentum. The album blends Snoop's trademark gangsta rap styles with the sounds of old-school soul and funk (among its many guest stars is funk pioneer George Clinton) in an urban music tour de force. "This is the first album that I have been in complete control of, and this is me," he explains. "People don't realize what I've been through. It's not easy to stay focused going through a lot of bullshit."

Snoop Dogg's artistic and personal maturity may well have been aided by the process of self-examination he went through while writing his life story, "The Doggfather." As he notes, "I had to go back to my childhood and the things that made me upset, and made me who I am. I also had to expose the bad things about myself that caused me to have the bad reputation when I first came out. But it's all part of life. I was willing to reveal it and share it with the public."

Closing out 2001 with his major motion picture debut in the horror movie Bones, for which he also put together the soundtrack album, Snoop Dogg is back at the top of his game. He credits his friend and fellow hip-hopper Master P for inspiring him to take charge of his life. "That's the biggest thing that Master P taught me," notes Snoop Dogg. "Now I'm taking what he taught me, putting it to use with my personal knowledge and just trying to be the best artist in the game."

By Rob Patterson

From the dawning days of rhythm & blues through today's multifaceted urban music scene, BMI has been at the forefront of music from the African American tradition, styles and community. A continuity of teamwork between BMI and Black music-makers extends from Aretha Franklin to Janet Jackson, from Motown hitmakers Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier & Brian Holland to R. Kelly, and from Miles Davis to Terence Blanchard.

B.B. King

Busta Rhymes

Janet Jackson

Eminem

When r&b, in its formative years, was the province of budding independent labels, small publishers, and adventurous radio stations, BMI opened its ranks to the musical movement when the existing performing rights organization failed to recognize the legitimacy and potential brewing in Black American music. The considerable fact that 90 percent of the R&B Foundation's Pioneer Awards have been bestowed on BMI artists attests to BMI's historical commitment to Black music.

Eric Benet

Macy Gray

Mariah Carey

Michael Jackson

The BMI Black music rosters reads like a musical honor role: Jazz giants such as Billie Holiday, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Dinah Washington and John Coltrane; blues icons like Leadbelly, Muddy Waters, B.B. King and T-Bone Walker; r&b pacesetters such as Ray Charles, Fats Domino and James Brown; soul sisters Etta James, Irma Thomas and Diana Ross; rock pioneers like Chuck Berry and Little Richard.

Mya

R. Kelly

Snoop Dogg

Toni Braxton

The BMI bloodlines can be traced from then to now, from Carla Thomas to Donna Summer to Vanessa Williams, from Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff to LA Reid and Babyface, from Otis Redding to Michael Jackson. And if you check this space 20 or 30 years from now, the odds say its likely that BMI's contemporary urban music artists will be just as legendary and influential as those BMI has represented throughout the history of Black popular music in America.

In a sense, the pages have already been written by today's BMI star talents. Mariah Carey has proven herself a formidable and enduring presence in popular music, while Macy Gray is arising to help bring soul back to its rightful place of presence in urban music. Kevin Eubanks delivers sublime new variations of the jazz guitar heritage to millions on The Tonight Show, and Joshua Redman redefines the notion of young jazz giant for a new millennium. Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Lil' Kim continue to push the hip-hop envelope, while Kirk Franklin and Winans Phase 2 keep the gospel spirit alive.

But it's not just the marquee names that make these exciting times for BMI's urban music roster. And even some of BMI's team whose work happens primarily behind the scenes are earning public note on the level of the artists they work with. Producer, songwriter, keyboardist and remixer Dallas Austin launched Monica and TLC, and counts Michael Jackson, Madonna, Boyz II Men and Aretha Franklin among his credits. Such musical versatility and vision continues with such recording and writing powerhouses as Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis, Master P, Tim & Bob, SoulShock & Karlin, Jean Claude 'Poke' Olivier of The Track Masters, Organized Noise, Teddy Bishop and Cory Rooney - all drawing from a differing wealth of musical wells and creating new and innovative musical moments.

Hip-hop remains a powerfully progressive and sometimes provocative movement in modern popular music. Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes and Goodie Mob keep it real, and the beats and themes will surely remain hard in the hands of such acts as Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz, Ja Rule, Mos Def, Trick Daddy, Silkk the Shocker, JT Money, Kurupt and J-Shin. At the same time, acts like The Roots, Black Eyed Peas, Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek and Spooks infuse a rich mixture of styles into the hip-hop genre. Once the sound of the street, just as r&b had been, hip-hop is now an integral part of contemporary culture. And its Caribbean cousin dancehall is also claiming the attention of the public ear thanks to Buju Banton.

R&B has always boasted its powerful cadre of female singers. And just as Carla Thomas, Martha Reeves and Jodi Whatley established their voices as trademarks, so have the women like Brandy, Toni Braxton and Faith Evans. Rising to join them are such soul sisters as Angie Stone, Mya, Sunshine Anderson and Aaliyah, while R&B brothers such as Eric Benet and Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes stir up new soul traditions for today's urban music fans as Clyde McPhatter, Sam Moore and Aaron Neville have before them. The girl group traditions forged by The Shirelles and The Supremes find modern expression in the "new jill flava" of Total.

As the recent Ken Burns documentary demonstrated, jazz is one of the richest skeins in the American cultural tapestry. BMI has been a consistent presence in jazz, from Lionel Hampton to Coleman Hawkins to Herbie Hancock to Roy Hargrove. Today, Terence Blanchard, Christian McBride, Kevin Eubanks and Bilal maintain the instrumental and compositional greatness of jazz music for the genre's future.

Spirituals have always been an essential element in Black music and BMI's mission, thanks to everyone from James Ingram to The Fairfield Four. And perhaps nobody has had a more profound impact on contemporary music and the popularity of spiritual sounds than minister, songwriter, producer and visionary Kirk Franklin. In the past, one could make similar claims for The Winans, and the family tradition forged there is carried on by Winans Phase 2. The ears reached by these artists are now opening as well to such rising talents as Yolanda Adams and Trin-i-tee 5:7.

Such diversity, commercial impact, innovation and encouragement of burgeoning styles and new artists has been a hallmark of BMI's commitment to Black music from the time that "race music" became rhythm & blues, and on through soul, funk and disco right up to rap and new jack swing. As BMI salutes tradition through its longtime support of the R&B Foundation, it also helps create the future that is urban music in all its breadth and creativity. Because at BMI, Black Music Month is celebrated 12 months a year.

By 1998, No Limit was such a stupendous success that Master P announced he was retiring to oversee the bustling empire. Fortunately, the rapper's hiatus was short-lived. He capped 2000 by releasing Ghetto Postage, a 23-song CD in which the rapper celebrates his hip-hop dominance. At times dramatic, vulgar and comic, Ghetto Postage possesses the inner city feel of a '70s blaxploitation flick.

Though Master P is an undeniable success, have his entrepreneurial accomplishments come at the expense of artistic respect? The vast majority of Master P news items center on his business empire, while downplaying his musical feats. Is Master P the genuine hip-hop article, or simply an ingenious marketer?

It appears he is both. Some might say Master P's success underscores the philosophical differences between Baby Boomers and the Digital Generation. Where musicians of the late '60s and early '70s frowned on conspicuous wealth and fame, contemporary rappers like Master P passionately embrace success. In hip-hop's flashier enclaves, artists are only as credible as their sales attest. Master P's remarkable business acumen, rap skills and multimillion-dollar sales affirm his commercial and musical credibility. Consider this: No Limit may be the most successful independent black recording company since Motown.

Born and raised in the Third Ward Calliope projects in New Orleans, Master P witnessed crushing poverty and its criminal effects early in life. In 1990, the rapper moved to Richmond, CA and opened the No Limit Record Store, which became the launch pad for No Limit Records. Returning to his home turf of New Orleans, the rapper began to appreciate his potential. Through trial and error, Master P slowly parlayed his initial $10,000 investment into a multimillion-dollar corporation.

Master P has also enjoyed great success in the urban film and direct home-video market. Among his self-directed, independently financed movies and videos are I'm Bout It(1997), I Got The Hook Up (1998) and Foolish (1999). In summer 2000, Master P appeared in Touchstone Pictures' Gone in 60 Seconds with Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie.

Today, Master P looms as a symbol of Yankee-style upward mobility and sheer determination. In an audacious demonstration of his confidence, the rap impresario tried out for the Charlotte Hornets during the strike-shortened 1998 NBA season. Not surprisingly, he made the final cut.

"This album solidifies me in the hip-hop game as one of the top five solo artists in the history of the music," Snoop states. "I've been on top of the rap game ever since I've been in it."

The artist, born Calvin Broadus, grew up in Long Beach, California, escaping a life on the wrong side of the law through music. He began making homemade tapes of original hip-hop material with then-partner Warren G, who gave a tape to his stepbrother, N.W.A.-member-turned-rap-impresario Dr. Dre. Dre was impressed with Snoop's talents and signed him to Death Row, the label he co-founded with Suge Knight.

Snoop's high-profile appearance as a featured guest on Dre's seminal solo debut album The Chronic helped set the stage for his quadruple-platinum 1993 debut solo album, Doggystyle. That disc established Snoop's distinctively laconic drawl and vivid street-sharp rhymes, spawning the Top 10 hits "What's My Name?" and "Gin and Juice." Doggystyle's release coincided with Snoop's arrest in connection with a drive-by shooting death; that situation inspired a short film built around the Doggystyle album track "Murder Was the Case," which in turn spawned a soundtrack disc of the same time.

By the time Snoop's second full album, The Doggfather, appeared November 1996, Dr. Dre had left Death Row, and the death of Snoop's friend Tupac Shakur had cast a shadow on the gangsta style with which Snoop was generally associated. Snoop moved to rapper/entrepreneur Master P's No Limit label for 1998's Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told, which unveiled the more relaxed lyrical stance that he maintains on No Limit Top Dogg. The new album, which lists Master P as executive producer, includes three tracks produced by longtime mentor Dr. Dre, as well as collaborations with Warren G, Nate Dogg, Xzibit, Silkk the Shocker, Mystikal and Raphael Saadiq.

Along the way, Snoop has also launched his own label, Dogg House, and published his autobiography, "Tha Doggfather: The Times, Trials and Hardcore Truths of Snoop Dogg." No Limit's multi-media focus has also allowed him to explore acting, starring in the company's direct-to-video 1998 feature flick Da Game of Life.

Snoop Dogg recently announced his participation in a reunion of Dr. Dre's legendary crew N.W.A., alongside original members Dre, Ice Cube and M.C. Ren. Snoop plans to join the group - which pretty much put West Coast hip-hop on the map in the 1980s - for a new album and world tour.

"I've got a lot more work to do, but before it's over with, I'm trying to be one of the best in hip-hop of all time," he concludes. "I'm on the path with it right now. I've just got to keep pushing forward and doing what I do to make a difference in every level of the game."