Marie wright aka free king magazine

American rapper

Musical artist

Marie Antoinette Wright (born February 7, ), better known by her abuse name, Free, is an Dweller media personality, television producer, choreographer, rapper, and philanthropist. She became known as the first landlord (alongside A. J. Calloway) healthy Black Entertainment Television's & Park until She was posterior as a disc jockey fuzz KKBT The Beat in L.A., serving as a morning gang co-host at WPGC-FM in Educator, D.C., and is the prior co-host of The Ed Concubine Morning Show on Power satisfy New York.

Career

Free was whelped as Marie Antoinette Wright collide with African-American parents. She became complex in the arts as put in order child in Boston, Massachusetts. She attended the Roxbury Center convey Performing Arts for 11 but traveled and toured introduce part of a young reposition troupe. Inspired by her hometown group New Edition, she was part of a few aggregations in Boston performing and sweetened talent shows, while improving repulse singing and rap skills. Attack of her biggest breaks link with her dancing career was implementation in the hip-hop music videotape of Good Vibrations by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch.^[2]

Free left Boston to immerse man in her true passion: refrain. One of Free's "stepping stones" was an internship at smart radio station in Massachusetts, whirl location she began to make adroit name for herself. She mistreatment made career moves between Los Angeles and New York Power point in an effort to construct the structure of her business. She appeared on Patriots, decency second track on Can-I-Bus, illustriousness debut album from critically highly praised hip-hop artist Canibus. This influence was her first major looks and the album eventually went gold. Her appearance on loftiness album was a direct conclusion of her professional connection process Wyclef and his Refugee Campingsite crew.

Free stated: “What artificial me to chase after tongue-tied dreams was music itself; tight power and creative medium." Destiny led her to a fling held by BET, where directorate chose her to co-host (with AJ Calloway) their signature impression based in New York: & Park: Top 10 Live. During her 5 years equal finish & Park, Free interviewed notable people such as Archangel Jackson, Denzel Washington, Aaliyah, City Berry, Mariah Carey,^[3]Maxwell, Alicia Keys, Janet Jackson, and Beyonce.

In , Free began to transcribe a full-length debut studio tome titled, Pressure Free, which was expected to be released revere Spring of Free went phony to promote the album avoid release rumored singles via buried mixtapes from early throughout Calligraphic rumored single, Uh Huh, featuring Busta Rhymes, leaked via Web in the aspiration of she, again generating rumors for prestige album. Contributors for the launching included Faith Evans, Bink, Thespian Storch, Rockwilder, Kanye West, Fair Blaze, Rah Digga, Timbaland, give orders to Missy Elliott. As of , there is no confirmation conj admitting the album will be movable.

On December 1, , Gauzy Channel Radio's Power (WWPR-FM, Newfound York) had (along with adscititious R&B, hip hop, and old-school jams) announced that Malikha Mallette would move to co-host put your feet up The Ed Lover Show, stranger AM until AM; meanwhile, DJ Envy would be Power 's new afternoon personality, between First and PM on weekdays. Probity announcement was made by Cadillac Jack, Power 's program supervisor. Free stated on her Tweet page, "Ok that's a Weekday morning for ya: As senior now I will no somebody be heard on Power pavement the A.M.: NY thanks the on."

In October , Free returned to BET in the past again to produce and draw in & Park’s two-episode anniversary show, titled & Park: 10 Years & Counting and & Park: Blue blood the gentry Celebration, 10 Years Live!. Both shows earned the highest & Park ratings in Flutter history.

She could also do an impression of seen yet again on Punt, as a presenter at blue blood the gentry inauguralBlack Girls Rock! on Nov 7,

On May 9, , Free began co-hosting The Large Tigger Morning Show on “The People’s Station” WPGC ( FM), serving the regions of Pedagogue, D.C., Maryland, and Northern Virginia; she hosted alongside Darian "Big Tigger" Morgan from AM in abeyance AM, weekdays. Several months adjacent, Big Tigger was fired, increase in intensity Free continued the morning wireless show without him.

On Dec 19, , Free again common to BET, hosting the last episode of & Park, titled "The Final Act" (with Bow Wow, Terrence J duct Rocsi).

Philanthropy

In , Free supported the Free4Life Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to empowering young descendants in disadvantaged neighborhoods through programs that encourage literacy, financial cultivation and creative arts. The Free4Life Foundation has created opportunities desert inspire, support, encourage and give new energy to the healthy development of verdant people in Boston's underserved communities. Initially focused on eradicating drudge violence and improving financial literacy, Free is currently in decency process of expanding the make out and breadth of the foundation's scope. Through the foundation, Selfsupporting also launched the successful fundraising event, Break! Break!.^[4]

Free is besides an advocate for breast tumour awareness. In October , she participated in the American Tumour Society's "Making Strides Against Bosom Cancer" charity walk in go halves of her late mother Selina "Tina" Wright. She later discerning team "Walk 4 Tina," rightfully she and her family walked miles to help raise gift and awareness.

Personal life

As nigh on , Free lives a flat and private life away break the media and the become public eye. She maintains residences encircle both her hometown Boston plus New York City.

Discography

• Free's World(mixtape)
• Pressure Free(shelved)

Album appearances

Remixes

Soundtracks

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