PHILLIP MICHAEL BENNEY
PHILLIP M. BENNEY AKA- "YUNG KEYZ"
BORN AND RAISED IN ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, YUNG KEYZ NOW RESIDES IN PHOENIX,ARIZONA. HE GOT HIS NAME YUNG KEYZ
FROM HIS CHILDHOOD FRIENDS WHEN HE WAS IN GRADE SCHOOL. HIS MOTHER
ANNETTE BENNEY USED TO PUT HIS HOUSE KEY AROUND HIS NECK WITH A
SHOE LACE BEFORE HE WENT OFF TO SCHOOL EACH DAY SO THAT HE WOULD
STOP LOSING HIS HOUSE KEY.HIS MOM WAS & STILL IS A HARD WORKER AND
SHE HAS ALWAYS WORKED TWO JOBS. SO THEREFORE SHE WAS NEVER HOME
WHEN YOUNG PHILLIP USE TO COME HOME FROM SCHOOL. AFTER HE HAD ONE
KEY AROUND HIS SHOE STRING NECKLACE,HIS MOM GAVE HIM A KEY TO THE
BACKDOOR OF THE HOUSE ALSO. SO THEREFORE HIS FRIENDS STARTED TO
CALL HIM KEYZ & THE NAME HAS STUCK WITH HIM FROM CHILDHOOD.
WORKING HARD AT WHAT HE LOVES AND WHAT HE'S BEST AT.HE IS APART
OF A MOVEMENT AHEAD OF THE REST. A POWERHOUSE IN IT'S OWN.
WORKING SO-SO HARD,IN 2007 YUNG KEYZ CAUGHT THE EYE OF MICHAEL
J. SYKES AKA “MIAMI MIKE” THE GUY THAT DISCOVERED SOULJA BOY
TELL’EM,THE CEO OF PALM TREE ENT, THE PRESIDENT OF SODMG MONEY
GANG,THE MANAGER OF SOULJA BOY TELL’EM,PAT CHARLES OF BET
NETWORKS,HURRICANE CHRIS,JBAR,LIL-PLAY BOII,& ARAB. MIAMI MIKE
LOVED WHAT HE SAW & HEARD,SO HE FLEW YUNG KEYZ TO MISSISSIPPI TO
SIGN HIM TO HIS UP & COME’N LABEL PALM TREE ENTERTAINMENT.IN 2008
WHILE MIAMI MIKE WAS IN COLUMBUS,OHIO AT A TALENT SHOW JASON GARICA
AKA “JUST BEE” WHO’S MARK PITTS RIGHT-HAND-MAN HEARD KEYZ MUSIC
& PAST IT TO MARK PITTS. FROM THERE MARK PITTS THE PRESIDENT OF
JIVE RECORDS WHO WAS BIGGIE’S MANGER & ALSO SIGNED CHRIS BROWN,OUT
KAST,& USHER ARE JUST A FEW NAMES. MARK PITTS WANTED TO MEET THIS
HOT ARTIST ASAP,SO HE FLEW KEYZ TO JIVE RECORDS IN NEW YORK CITY,NY
FOR A ARIST SHOWCASE. MIAMI MIKE IS STILL DEVELOPING YUNG KEYZ WITH
THE HELP OF OTHER MAJOR LABEL EXCUTIVES SO THAT THE ARTIST YUNG
KEYZ WILL BE THE BEST WITH HIS 1ST ALBUM IS RELEASED TO THE WORLD.
-DROPPING 1 OR MORE TRACKS EVERY SINGLE DAY KEYZ HAS OVER 300
SONGS ALREADY PRE-RECORDED, DOING SOLD OUT SHOWS, TRAVELING, BEING
SPONSORED BY A CLOTHING LINES,YUMS,FB,COOGIE,& CROWN HOLDER,THE NEW
STUNNA LIQUOR AND HAVING ALMOST 5.5 MILLION PLAYS ON MYSPACE, IT'S
SAFE TO SAY THAT THIS RISING STAR STRIVES FOR THE BEST AND ACCEPTS
NOTHING LESS!!! BEING ONLY 23, AND ONLY RAPPING FOR 2 YEARS & THE
1 ARIZONA RAPPER ON MYPACE;YUNG KEYZ IS WELL AHEAD OF HIS TIME.
WITH A SWAG & VOICE ALL HIS OWN, & A MIXED RACE, KEYZ APPEALS TO
ALL CROWDS AND ALL MUSIC TYPES. HE HAS TOP 40 HITS, HIP-HOP HITS,
R&B HITS,DANCE SONGS & EVEN THE GUTTA STREET ANTHEMS!!
-HE EATS, SLEEPS, BREATHES AND LIVES MUSIC. WORKING JUST AS HARD,
IF NOT HARDER THEN MAJOR LABEL ARTISTS, YUNG KEYZ CAN TASTE
SUCCESS, FEEL SUCCESS, AND SEE SUCCESS VERY CLOSE IN THE FUTURE.
THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING. IMAGINE WHAT HOLDS IN STORE FOR HIM
WHEN THE WORLD GETS A CHANCE TO BE BLESSED WITH HIS TALENT!!! ANY
DOUBTS YOU MAY HAVE, ANY QUESTIONS YOU GOT, JUST LISTEN TO THE
MUSIC. IT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. AND IT'S GOT A STRONG MESSAGE!!!
-M.I.A.M.I MIKE
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