Well hello everyone! I really don't know where to begin, but I do know that I am first, a lover of God and second, a lover of music. But I must admit that I am kind of picky when it comes down to music. I tend to be open and closed minded to various musical genres. Whenever I am driving, the only music that I really "jam" to is gospel music. That is my favorite genre of all times and forever will be. I love music that uplifts me when I am feeling down and even when I'm feeling estatic! When I was five years old, I started my piano journey by rote. The first song that I tinkered with on the piano was "Order My Steps." The adult choir at my home church would always sing this song and as soon as me and my family return home from church, I would jump on the piano and pick the melody out (and singing at the same time, which was torture to my brother and cousin)!

As I got older, I was exposed to the Hip Hop culture. Daquan (brother) and cousin (Mike) wanted to be rappers (Cypher Quan and Shinobi 1 were their rap names). I was exposed to Tupac, P. Diddy, Mos Def, and many more. Considering the fact that I was very young, my grandparents did not care for me to listen to rap or to watch any music videos. But of course like curious George, I would sneak and watch B.E.T and M.T.V. Copying my brother, Daquan, I would record music videos and learn the dance moves and lyrics! I had posters of almost any rapper you can think of! In middle school I had thought about being a rapper and my name was going to be MC Angie (yes, I was serious)!

Not only did I enjoy rap music but I enjoyed R&B music also. Aaliyah, Mary J. Blige, and TLC were the top three on my list of favorites! Comparing the R&B music from the 90's and today's music, in my opinion 90's music win.

I got accepted into the Fine Arts Center in Greenville, SC my junior year in high school. I was debating on which class I wanted to take. It was either theory or jazz. Of course, jazz class won that battle. And of course, I was clueless when it came to jazz. Having an awesome teacher, learning jazzy chords, and listening to wonderful jazz music was a great environment to be in. Being exposed to a genre that I knew of but didn't really care much for it, was a huge learning experience for me. To this day, I like jazz music and my favorite artist will always be the one and only, Keith Jerret.

Now that I am 20 years old and soon to be 21 in one hour and 33 minutes, my favorite genre is gospel and inspirational music. From Mercy Me to Israel and New Breed and from Fred Hammond to Tye Tribbet, I love it all.