Nominate Blu Chez

EDWARD "BLU CHEZ" CANNON WAS BORN OCTOBER 10, 1980 IN KNOXVILLE TN. HE GREW UP IN A LOVING ATMOSPHERE DESPITE ALL OBSTACLES THAT SOMETIMES COME WITH THE "HOOD" LIFE. HE FOUND OUT EARLY IN HIS TEEN YEARS THAT MUSIC WAS HIS PRIMARY FOCUS IN A CAREER CHOICE. FRESH OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL HE LANDED HIS FIRST BREAK BY BECOMING A D.J. AT 1340 WKGN AM RADIO STATION OUT OF KNOXVILLE, TN. THERE HE BECAME LIL "E", AND WOULD LATER CHANGE HIS NAME 2 E-TURNAL AND HOSTED THE EVENING LOVE LINES RADIO SHOW FOR TEN YEARS. CANNON EXCELLED IN HIS CAREER AND GROOMED MANY OTHER RADIO PERSONALITIES, INCLUDING "SISTER ZOCK" WHO IS IN NEW YORK NOW, AND PLAYS AS EMCEE FOR THE KUUMBA FESTIVAL IN KNOXVILLE, TN. CANNON ALSO RUNS HIS OWN RECORD LABEL CALLED DEAL WIT IT RECORDS/MUSIC OUT OF KNOXVILLE,TN. CANNON HAS BEEN A TRUSTED ARTIST AND MEMBER OF BMI SINCE 1998. HIS TALENTS INCLUDE WRITING, PRODUCTION, PERFORMING, ENGINEERING AND EDITING, AND VIDEO PRODUCTION AND GRAPHIC DESIGN. HIS CREDEIS INCLUDE VIDEOS ENTITLED "FANTASY" BY KEOSHA, AND "FREESTYLE" BY THE DEAL WIT IT FAMILY. CANNON HAS ALSO WRITTEN, PERFORMED AND PRODUCED THREE ALBUMS WHICH ARE FEATURED ON THE WEBSITE BROODXFILM.COM . HE HAS ALSO BEEN FEATURED ON COMPILATION, MIXTAPES WITH MANY OTHER RAPPERS AS WELL AS A FEATURE WITH R.KELLY, MIKE JONES AND MORE. HIS FIRST DOCUMENTARY DISSECTING THE RAPPER WORLD IN KNOXVILLE WILL DEFINITELY HAVE AN INFLUENCE. CANNON IS ACTIVE IN FURTHERING HIS CAREER AS WELL AS THE ARTISTS UNDER HIS LABEL, WHICH WAS CREATED FOR THAT PURPOSE. CANNON STAYS TRUE TO HIS PAST AND USES MANUAL EQUIPMENT, ALTHOUGH HIS IS OPEN TO NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND IS QUICK TO LEARN SOFTWARE. IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT CANNON OPENS UP THE MIND AND DRAWS DEEP FEELINGS WITH EVERYONE HE ENCOUNTERS. CREDITS INCLUDE: ALBUMS T-N-1 ENTITLED "TRUST NO ONE" BLU CHEZ ENTITLED "RUFFDRAFT" BLU CHEZ ENTITLED "STREET CLASSIC" DEAL WIT IT COMPILATION ENTITLED "80 MINS OF THE DAMNDISS" EAST TENNESSEE HARDHITTERS THE DVD/SOUNDTRACK THA REAL KING OF THA K MIXTAPE WITH DJ DRED MY WAY OR THA HIGHWAY WITH DJ BIG 6 COMPILATION "80 MINS OF THA DAMNDISS 2 2000-EAT WITH DJ TRIGGA KING CHIT VOL.1 - DJ BOBBY G KING CHIT VOL.2 20TENN - GO HARD MAXI SINGLE