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J. Reneé Upcoming R&B Artist #chicago Follow Me to keep up to date with my music and performances 


'building my queendom, one shiny brick at a time.......'


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Management Email: onlyfuturistic@gmail.com

Growing up around music from his Father & two older brothers, it was inevitable that Futuristic would be a natural. He wrote his first raps at the age of six and hasn't looked back since. Born in Illinois but moved to Arizona in high school & currently residing in North Hollywood. Futuristic's flow seems to be just as hot as his surroundings. 
    
     His album "The Rise" released on May 12th 2015 debuted at #2 on itunes and #9 on Hip-Hop Billboard charts. He has been touring virtually non-stop over the last 3 years headlining his own tours and supporting acts with a wide variety of fanbases. His fast witty lyrics mixed with substance and relatable subject matter has gained him his own cult following called WTFGang which stands for "We're The Future". As an independent artist Futuristic takes pride in his creativity and versatility using his words to inspire his fans and let them know that anything is truly possible but also gives them music to BANG with the top down in the summer and get them in the feels when they need something to vibe too. Moving forward he expects to be exactly what he named his lead single from his album.... "The Greatest".

In the Fall of 2015 Futuristic was featured on A Great Big World single "Hold Each Other" which led him to National television performances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, VH1 Streamy Awards, Performing for the Vice President Joe Biden & CEO of Apple Time Cook, for the HRC National Dinner in Washington D.C.

Shortly after that he released a joint album with artist/friend Devvon Terrell which sold over 30,000 copies and premiered in all categories of billboard for the first two weeks & also hit #2 on itunes Catapulting Devvons solo career & boosting an already prosperous career of his own. 

In 2016 Futuristic has been hitting the internet heavy with all sorts of viral content & touring as usual. This year expect more milestones and the first worldwide tour from the constantly rising star after the release of another album yet to be named but expected to be released in August.

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                Freshie's birth name is Nikia Squire, She was born in Columbia, South Carolina on December 5th, 1993. The start of her career was in 2006, a very depressing time for her. Unable to cope with emotions, she began writing down everything. First writing poems, and eventually putting her words to a beat. The purpose of writing was to express how she felt, it was never for fame or attention. She began recording with the program Audacity with a $9.99 headset mic from Wal-Mart. Promoting on MySpace, friends were fond of her potential. Some people loved her, some hated her, but it didn't matter at the time because she made music to vent, not to please other people. Over the years, she became more aware of recording software and taught herself how to become a better writer. 
                 In 2009 an online radio station was impressed with her potential and asked if they could play songs on their show. After the first couple of conversations, things changed. Tasha was the person that reached out to her from the show, and she turned into advisor. Outside of doing school talent shows, Tasha wanted to promote her music and get her shows. Which eventually landed Freshie in Florence, SC for her first show at a Black Expo event.
                Still self-promoting herself on MySpace, a guy named Mr. Drake got in contact with her demanding her attention and desiring her talent. They talked on and off, and Mr. Drake touched based with her parents and immediately wanted to make moves with her. He wanted to introduce himself to her father and began to get things started. The Indie Label he created was called “Metrolina Ent”…
                Throughout 2010, Mr. Drake helped Freshie develop into a more versatile artist. Unfortunately, managing her didn't work out. Freshie stayed independent, and enhances her skills. Using Reverbnation, Soundcloud, etc, she became a very well-known lyricist. In May of 2011, she won $150 (2nd Place Cash Prize) at a Talent Show held at the Colonial Life Arena in Downtown, Columbia… which later led into a performance on June 3rd, a graduation bash held at “The Coop" hosted by DJ Frosty and High Society Inc. Performances were just rolling back to back to back, and she was loving the attention from her fans and supporters.
                Going without a manager for over 5 years, in the 2nd week of June, 2011, she was ranked 165 in the SC Hip-Hop Charts (according to www.reverbnation.com) to 48, in less than a week. She began promoting on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Soundcloud, basically any place she could get anybody’s attention, and her hard work has definitely paid off.
                By the time she graduated from Ridge View High School in 2012, she managed to get herself 4 professional photoshoots, make 3 of her own music videos, and have over 15 performances; one was opening for Grand Hustle at a Car & Bike show in Georgia. She had over 100,000 views on YouTube and over 500 subscribers. Having accepted a basketball scholarship to Queens University of Charlotte, she currently resides in Charlotte where she continues to express her emotions through music.

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