Andre Blaack

What comes to mind when I think about Andre Blaack is "glass house." He's very transparent and genuine. He's a very likable guy and he strives to lead by example.. His lyrics are taken straight out of his personal journal. The the only difference is his lyrics rhyme but his journal entries don't. Andre' has a gift of communication, especially when connecting with youngsters. As for his music, he truly does have something for everyone! Because he spent half of his life in the south and the other half in Alaska his style is very unique. His events are always exciting and encouraging because he is lead by the spirit, not his mind.

BORN ANDRE WILLIAMS JR., IN FRANKFURT, GERMANY. THE OLDEST OF SEVEN CHILDREN, BLAACK GREW UP IN TIGNALL, GA ON BLAACK BOTTOM STREET. AT THEAGE OF TEN (10), BLAACK MOVED TO BETHEL, ALASKA TO LIVE WITH HIS FATHER.

BLAACK ATTENDED BETHEL REGIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL AND MOVED TO ANCHORAGE TWO (2) YEARS LATER TO COMPLETE HIS EDUCATION AT CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, BARTLETT HIGH SCHOOL AND COLONY AND SAVE HIGH SCHOOL.

BY 2000 BLAACK HAD NOT ONLY LOST HIS MOTHER, BUT ALSO HIS GRANDMOTHER AND ONE OF HIS YOUNGER BROTHERS, ALL OF WHOM HAD LIVED ON BLACK BOTTOM STREET IN TIGNALL, GA. TO HONOR THEIR MEMORY, BLAACK DECIDED TO ADOPT THE STREET NAME AS HIS ALIAS. HOWEVER, HE DECIDED TO MAKE THE NAME MORE DISTINCT BY ADDING A EXTRA "A" TO MAKE HIS NAME BLAACK BOTTOM STREET.

BLAACK ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AND IN 2004 WAS DEPLOYED TO SALERNO, AFGHANISTAN DURING OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. IT WAS DURING HIS DEPLOYMENT THAT BLAACK WROTE HALF OF THE SONG LATER TO BE TITLED "WHEN YOU COME HOME". AFTER LEAVING THE MILITARY IN 2006, BLAACK DECIDED TO TRAVEL TO HAWAII AND GEORGIA.

BLAACK HAS ALWAYS HAD A PASSION FOR MUSIC AND BECAME EVEN MORE PASSIONATE AFTER MOVING BACK TO ALASKA. AFTER HOURS OF HARD WORK AND DEDICATION BLAACK WROTE THE SECOND PART OF "WHEN YOU COME HOME", WHICH BECAME ONE OF THE MOST REQUESTED SONGS ON KFAT 92.9 AND REMAINED IN THE NUMBER ONE SPOT FOR THREE (3) CONSECUTIVE WEEKS. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME A LOCAL ARTIST HAD ACCOMPLISHED THIS FEAT. THE HIT SINGLE ALSO HAS OVER 100,000 HITS ON YOUTUBE.

BLAACK HAS ALWAYS THOUGHT HIS PATH AND PASSION IN MUSIC WAS WITH GANGSTER RAP AND HE PURSUED THAT PATH RELENTLESSLY. HOWEVER, EVERYTHING CHANGED IN DEC 2011 WHEN BLAACK WAS BLESSED WITH A MESSAGE FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT. HE KNEW AT THAT MOMENT THAT MONEY OVER EVERYTHING COULD NOT BE HIS LIFESTYLE ANYMORE. HE ALSO KNEW THAT WHAT HE HAS FELT FOR A LONG TIME WAS INDEED TRUE. THAT HE WAS DESTINED TO DO SOMETHING BETTER IN LIFE. THAT HE WAS SUPPOSE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

BLAACK DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO MAKE A CHANGE. HE WOULD ONLY MAKE INSPIRATIONAL AND POSITIVE MUSIC. MUSIC NOT ONLY PLEASING TO HIS HEAVENLY FATHER BUT ALSO UPLIFTING TO HIS PEOPLE. BLAACK UNDERSTANDS THAT WORDS ARE POWERFUL AND THAT MUSIC MINISTRY IS VERY IMPORTANT. HIS LYRICS WILL CONTAIN NO PROFANITY YET KEEP THE AGGRESSIVE SPIRIT AND HEART USUALLY DISPLAYED IN HIS MUSIC. BLAACK FEELS THAT IF GOD CAN CHANGE HIM, MAYBE HE CAN CHANGE OTHERS THROUGH HIS LYRICS BECAUSE POSITIVE MESSAGES MOTIVATE THE WORLD TO MAKE POSITIVE CHANGES. BLAACK CALLS THIS "BRIDGING THE GAP". A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE. BRINGING THE LOVE OF GOD TO HIS MUSIC.

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