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MBA student ‘raps’ up spot in Music Search finals
ATLANTA – A grad school student is at the head of the class as a finalist in the Georgia Lottery’s All Access Music Search. Julius “Young R” Wilson is one of 12 acts vying for a chance at stardom and a trip to record at the legendary Capitol Records Tower in Hollywood.
A finalist in the rap/hip-hop genre, Young R, 22, has a song on iTunes with multiplatinum artist Lil Wayne and has opened for top acts like Monica, Plies and Plain White T’s.
Young R is originally from Macon and resides in Juliette. He earned an undergraduate degree from Mercer University, where he was a lottery-funded HOPE Scholarship recipient. Currently, he’s working on an MBA at Georgia College and State University.
As a finalist, Young R performed during the halftime of the Nov. 28 Atlanta Falcons game at the Georgia Dome.
Auditions were held in Atlanta, Columbus, Macon and Savannah with three finalists in the categories of country, rock, pop/R&B and hip-hop/rap.
Country finalists are: Julie Gribble (Atlanta); Hannah Thomas (Covington); and Jessi Scott (LaGrange). Rock finalists are: Rusted Soul (Atlanta); theKey (Macon); and Three Quarter Ale (Atlanta). Pop/R&B finalists are: Xavier Lewis (Loganville); PHILLIPPIA (Lawrenceville); and Amber Bri Oliver (Columbus). Hip-Hop/Rap finalists are: KidSyc@Brandywine (Savannah); Young R (Juliette); and MADE IN ATLANTA (Atlanta).
One winner in each genre, determined, in part, by an online public poll, will head to Hollywood to record a track at the legendary Capitol Records Tower. In addition, finalists will be featured in a television special.
The Georgia Lottery’s All Access Music Search is held in conjunction with the instant game All Access, a music-themed game loaded with cash prizes up to $25,000, over 21 million music download prizes, and a second chance to win concert or event tickets and a VIP Los Angeles music experience trip of a lifetime.
For additional details and to vote for Young R, please visit www.galottery.com/musicsearch.
Since its first year, the Georgia Lottery Corp. has returned more than $12.1 billion to the state of Georgia for education. All Georgia Lottery profits go to pay for specific educational programs, including Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship Program and Georgia’s Pre-K Program. More than 1.25 million students have received HOPE, and more than 1 million 4-year-olds have attended the statewide, voluntary prekindergarten program.
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