We Are Jersey Magazine: July 2019

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W e Are Jersey Magazine is a subsidiary company birthed out of the parent business entitled Jersey Turn’t Up Entertainment. Having achieved rising success within only two years of business, the owners wanted to create something that would expand their networking repertoire while promoting positive talent both locally and abroad. The idea of creating We Are Jersey Magazine began when co- CEOs, Daniel Banks & Bridget Papino, were featured in the July 2014 issue of another magazine company. After discussion with the owner of that magazine, as well as experiencing the positive responses that exposure generated towards their entertainment business, they decided to begin a magazine company of their own that would target a new type of entertainment promoting style. We Are Jersey Magazine’s goal is designed to provide exposure, references and resources that will influence all those aspiring to do something positive with the talents they possess. Through the lives of the individuals that are highlighted in the magazine, it is the desire of We Are Jersey Magazine to encourage, uplift and inspire anyone to continue to soar to greater heights and deeper depths with their abilities. While We Are Jersey Magazine primarily focuses on talent within the state of New Jersey, it is open to talent presented from abroad. The single focus is the promotion of positive talent so others can read and possibly experience for themselves the benefits that these talents offer. “We Are Jersey” is a positive platform with great opportunities. are highlighted in the magazine, it is the desire of We Are Jersey Magazine to encourage, uplift and inspire anyone to continue to soar to greater heights and deeper depths with their abilities. While We Are Jersey Magazine primarily focuses on talent within the state of New Jersey, it is open to talent presented from abroad. The single focus is the promotion of positive talent so others can read and possibly experience for themselves the benefits that these talents offer. “We Are Jersey” is a positive platform with great opportunities.

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Contributors EDITOR SHANNA BANKS PUBLISHER DANIEL BANKS AND BEE PAPINO PHOTOGRAPHER

MODELS FIND OUR MODELS ON INSTAGRAM @WEAREJERSEYDIAMONDZ FEATURED JULZ RAW WEBB KAYLAH LOVE EUBANKS RAY KATANNA SAMAD SAVAGE SHABIRAH ROBERTS MALC

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DAVID ALEXANDER

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12 RAYKATANNA Your favorite hood rockstar RayKatanna looking to become the face of the youth. While he crosses the fine line of Rock/Hip-Hop bringing you into his view of life and experiences, he strives to push his limits in his artistry.

18 RAWW WEBB Rap artist and producer from New Brunswick, New Jersey ended his sports career due to a car accident which resulted in Webb turning his focus to music.

22 KAYLAH LOVE

Paterson recording artist Kaylah Love influenced by her grandmother, who raised her in the church, led her to starting her own music journey.

26 EUBANKS Queens Singer/Rapper songwriter recently Signed to Sha Money XL’s Indie label Teamwork Music is rapidly making a name for himself as one of the dopest emcees in hip-hop.

32 SAMAD SAVAGE At seventeen, he realized that his ultimate purpose was to have a positive effect on the world around him, leading to leadership the remaining good people that were left in it.Deciding that he would use his music to achieve that goal.

40 SHABIRAH ROBERTS Entrepreneur Roberts knew since she was a young girl, that she wanted to change the world.

44 JULZ

Julz is a singer/pop artist who uses her strong, appeasing voice to save those who feel lost, shut out, or even h eart broken. Her words powerfully assures the listeners that they have guidance and encouragement. Multi-talented songtress Julz has another single on the way "It's Really Over", stay tuned!

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With a 90s Storying telling style, Malc paints vivid pictures of life everyone can relate to with his music. Only a few years into his music career, Malc has been able to accumulate three projects with one on the way coming. Make sure to check out his latest tape Progression 2.

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vi be a n d a R o ck st a r they have ne ver

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seen b e fo re.

"I feel like i can reach out to every home in Jersey and be able to relate to somebody there. Just growing up in Newark you see a lot of the youth being bullied or peer pressured into being a certain way.

They want the youth to be gangsters and tough guys when all I want is for the youth to be okay and comfortable to be themselves and not fear any criticism because of it."

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With the end of his sports career due to a car accident

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caused Webb to turn his focus to music.

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Raw Webb amd Harlem Rose

Video Journalist King Arthur and Raw Webb

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ashee L. Web b Sr., k now n professi o n a lly as R aw Web b, is a rap a r t i s t and prod u cer from N ew Brunswick , New Jersey. As the young es t of six siblings, he wa s heavily influenced by t h e musical house par ti es his older brothers th rew.

The impor tance of t h e disc j ockeys in these neighbor hood par ti es inspired Webb to pur s u e DJing. Webb DJ'ed fo r over 15 years, mostl y at college and house par ties in the tr i-state area. Af ter witnessin g firsthand the shif t from lyr icism towards commercialism with i n h i p hop, Webb transition ed

Raw Webb was one of two New Jersey artist to make the U.S independent charts.

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into so n g w r i ting, p ro duc i n g, a nd ra p p i n g. Th i s re al iz at i o n , coupl e d w i t h the end o f h i s s por ts c aree r du e to a ca r acc id e nt c a u sed We b b to t ur n his foc us to m u sic.

I n summer 2015, Webb was on tour with No Limi t Forever. He also featured on a song titled “I B rought A Tank ” with K raz y from 504B oyz.

R aw Webb released his first E P in July 2016 titled Toma, which is the spanish word for ' tak ing.'

I n 2018, Webb released his first single with his new M anagment team “ Wealth Nation”. The S ong titled “ What U Hatin For ” produced

by G er man Super Producer MP B eatz, was released summer of 2018 and made a big impac t in the United States

and as well overseas.

M arch of 2019 Webb released his follow up single “Bully Bitches” under Wealth Nation/ S ony Orchard.

With only 4 days being on the radio, Webb shot straight to the independent char ts. Q uickest to do so in company histor y.

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kaylah love

by, Jhene Aiko and Rihanna and their

Love is an independent recording versatility along with their consistency

artist from Paterson, NJ. Her music in the music industry. style is associated with a new wave of While most artists would music that is a mixture of r&b, pop, and consume themselves in music, Kaylah neo-soul. She describes herself as self Love, also balances school and work. Her “flowing”, when creating her own music. passion for the creative arts, exposed her When writing, it’s about the energy to painting, drawing and theater. and current mood at that time, that influences her creative process.

Kaylah Love has currently released

Kaylah Love started singing in two singles”, Mixed Personalities and

the studio when she was fourteen Melo that are on all streaming platforms. years old. She has been writing and Recently, she released a music video to creating music since then. Love is “Maybe”, which she was the creative enjoying her journey and trusting the director of. Love plans on directing all process along the way to success. her future music videos and see’s film being a part of her career soon. As for

Her greatest influence is her new music, she plans on releasing her

grandmother, who raised her in the new single “Halo “in June. She continues church and exposed her to singing in to work on her craft, network, and grow the choir. Church is where she inherited her fan base. the love for gospel music and talent for singing. Ms. Love is also influenced

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ARTIST•SINGER•SONGWRITER

EUBANKS INSTAGRAM•MUSIC

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ub an ks is a t alented Sin g er /R apper s o ng w r iter w ith the po tential to l eave h i s

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mar k as o n e o f t h e great s in hip ho p. H is ear l ies t reco l l ec tio n o f s o ng w r i t i n g dat in g back to h is teen year s he has ever s ince been po l is hing his s k il ls i n prep arat io n fo r p o tent ial o ppo r tu nities. M o l ding his ow n rap/s ing s t y l e a f te r

ahrice Harrison, also

bein g in f luen ced by t h e l ik es o f N as, B ig gie, Lau r y n H il l, and J ay Z. Or i gi n a l l y

k n ow n a s " S o U L F U L L ," i s

hailin g f ro m Q ueen s, NY now R es iding in S eattl e Was hing to n. He grew u p w i t h

st ro n g fa m i ly values an d an acute ear fo r m u s ic. When yo u l is ten to Eu bank s yo u c a n ex p e c t

an ar tist who emerged as

h i m to ar tfu l ly man age a balan ce o f f l u id del iver y, rel ate abil it y, and tr u th over do p e produc ti o n .

a rapper and true lyricist from Frank lin, NJ. While his first love was video

R ecent ly Sign ed to S ha M o ney Xl ’s I ndie l abel Teamwo r k M u s i c h e w i l l

b egin to release new m u s ic. . We j u s t g etting s tar ted!

and film, after dropping his first m i x t a p e l a s t ye a r c a l l e d H o M E MA D E , h e fo u n d h i s n i c h e i n t h e r a p g a m e.

The multifaceted talent brings more than

just lyrics and punchlines to the stage and his songs. Inspired by family, good times and the bad, Soulfull consistently brings a unique flow over any beat with the 90’s hip-hop nostalgia feeling that listeners crave today.

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SAMAD SAVAGE h i s m u s i c a n d h i s m e s s a g E i m pa c t S h i s l i s t e n e r s a N D H E w i l l e v e n t u a l ly i m pa c t t h e w h o l e w o r l d .

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F E AT U R E D A R T I S T a ma d S ava ge i s a n a r t ist

a n d puttin g n ew, pro m is in g talent

w h o's go i n g to ch a n ge t he

o n th e m a p. Th at yea r, S a m ad also

wo r l d, o r at l ea st ch ange

rel ea s ed a th um pin g n ew s ingle

yo u rs. At seventeen , he

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rea l i zed th at h i s u l ti mate

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pu r po se wa s to h ave a

Pit Lo n do n .

po si t i ve e f fe c t o n th e wo r l d a ro u n d him, le a di n g to l e ad e rsh i p th e rema i n i n g good peopl e t h at we re l ef t i n i t.

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D e ci d i n g that he wo u l d u se

S a m a d ’s m o s t im po r ta nt rel ea s e h owever, wa s h is debut a l bum , ‘ Th e G rey Area’ ( Jun e

h i s m u s i c to a c hieve that g o a l, h e

28th , 2018). Th is

rele as e d h i s E P, ‘ S o m e O dd Wo r ld ’ in

ga m e - c h a n gin g

late 2 016, b u i l ding a l oya l fo l l ow in g

pro j ec t n o t

an d l e av i n g his a u d ience stu nne d,

o n l y s h owc a s ed

i mpat i e nt l y awa iting his nex t m ove.

S a m a d ’s raw ta l ent

I m med i ate ly u sing this pl atfo r m to

a s a n M C – s uc h

gi ve b ack to h is co m m u nit y, in 2017,

a s h is m a s ter ful

S a ma d cre ate d “ The C l a ir Co ncer t,” an a n n u al con cer t ser ies debu t i n g at the We l l mont Theater. This ser ie s is ai med at b r i n ging his c it y to g et h er

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"Define who you are,

de li ver y, comp l ex r hy m e sc hem es,

co nveyed power ful th em es a n d lyr i cal

re m ar k a b l y p o l i s hed a nd ver sat il e f l ow s ubs ta n ce. Th e a l bum o pen l y deals

Definefollow your passion, w ith diffic ul t s ubj ec t m atter, such as who you are, follow your passion, speak suyour per truth hu man c h il d speak a bus e, thyour at is s el do m to uched

truth

a nd his so m etim e s sp eed –

but it also

upo n w ith s uc h tra n s pa ren c y in th e over w h el m in g m a j o r it y o f hi p h o p. S a m a d is o n ce a ga in , us ing h is pl atfo r m a l tr uis tic a l l y, s ta r ti ng by o ffer in g h is fa n s a dow n l o ad o f h is in c redibl y po ign a nt s o ng, “Pro gres s,” in exc h a n ge fo r a donati on to Ch il dH el p, a c h a r it y th at fig hts a ga in s t c h il d a bus e. N eedl es s to say, S a m a d S ava ge is a n a r tis t th at you’ll be h ea r in g m o re a bo ut, h is m usi c and h is m es s a ge co ntin uin g to im p ac t hi s l is ten er s a s th ey w il l eventua l ly i mpac t th e w h o l e wo r l d.

be unapologetically you and always....

remember.... " To Walk in Your Excellence

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ALBUM REVIEW

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Fro m t he be ginning S amad S avage sets the tone for t h i s ec l e c t i c a nd u niqu ely a u th entic rap album. I f the thoug ht t h at rea l ra p was d e a d ha s e ver crossed your mind, he is here to m a k e yo u think t wice. From metaphor ically packed bars, to d e n s e a l l u sions, S ava ge proves his lyr ical and melodic g en i u s.

O ne co ul d say that the Kendr ick , K anye, and E minem vi b es we re ve r y mu ch pre se nt t hroughout the album, and as s u c h , a ve r y re f re shing so u nd in today ’s heavily saturated hip h o p m a r k e t. Yo u ca n lite ra lly hear the time and effor t that went into t h i s p roje c t a s the qualit y of his sound, stor ytellin g, a n d m u s i c a l co mposition fu se together to translate this stor y o f s el f l ove, a cce pta nce, a nd staying true to one’s authent i c i t y.

To g e t t h e fu ll sco o p on th e message, inspiration, and i ntention b e h i n d this a lbu m watch the full inter view here.

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ENTREPRENEUR

SHABIRAH roberts

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h a bira h R o ber ts k n ew s in ce a yo un g gir l that s h e wa nted to m ake a difference in people’s lives.

She became a Certified Mental Health Service Provider in the greater Newark area full time after studying psychological science.

Passionate in her field, she displays how committed to the well-being every client. Roberts worked with a variety of clients dealing with grief that is unique to their lives. Driven to go above and beyond to cater to their

needs, she diligently works to help them find the answers they seek.

R ober t s i s also a Mixologist for a local upscaled restaurant in conjunction to NJPAC. Currently she is a student at Spelman College in Atlanta Georgia studying psychology with a minor in environmental science. Lastly but not least she is the youngest black female CEO of a spirits company as she is currently in production of creating her own spirit brand which is a vodka.

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ENTREPRENEUR

SHABIRAH roberts interview available on youtube

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SONGSTRESS

JUL Z POP AND R&B OR I G I NA L A R T I C LE W RITTE N BY N ATALE E GILBE RT

H I EART DRIVEN BY her goals

T ALL STARTED for this songstress when

and passion, Julz is a singer

she began writing poetry. After she

who uses her strong,

penned down her emotions on paper at

appeasing

the age of 12, Julz then transitioned into

to

save

vocality

those

who

a songwriter. “I sang my first original

feel lost, shut out, or even heart broken. song at the age of 14.” Julz goes on to Her words are so power ful and she

say, “I tried out for American Idol and

reassures the listener that they have

The Voice and then won several contests

guidance and encouragement. On the

in which I was placed in first and second place.”

contrary, this doesn’t mean that Julz is For Julz, music is more than just a craft. “I consider just a R&B balladist. She also gets the

music my escape from reality. Music means

blood pumping with feel-good pop-ish everything to me.” Julz proclaims, “It has a huge music that you can’t help but jam to!

impact on my mood, my day...life in general. I could not possibly live a day without music. It shapes me.”

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J UL Z

In the same fashion, Julz

who Julz describes as individuals

tries to convey the same love for with power-house voices.In the music through her tracks along

“Something Different ”

ft. Joey Battz, “So Gone”, and

next five years Julz will be living “Patiently”. Her most recent mini-

with the obstacles life brings such off of her music. “It is my number project titled “He Wasn’t Ready” as: heartbreak, loss, strength,

one goal to make my passion my consists of two original songs,

courage, and realistic struggles full time job.” She states, “As my fan

“Beautiful Liar” and “Opposites in

that people endure every day. “I try base increases, I have no doubt Love”. to motivate and inspire through my music so when people listen to my music, it helps them get through something difficult..

Her inspiration comes from a few individuals and artists. “My grandmother is whom I give credit to for my love of music and the impact she made on me as a young woman”, reveals Julz. “My daughter

about reaching my goal.”

Julz has opened for

In essence, Julz is a multi- celebrity acts like Fat Joe, Pnb Rock,

talented crooner that puts her all and Allure. As for other features, into music. Having the hunger for

Julz has been in many music blogs

social change and impactment

like “This Is 50” and magazines such

feeds her fan base a devouring as “Smoke Magazine” and “Splash taste of soul, funk, and pop and in

Magazine”. Be on the lookout also

result helps her reign gold-ranking

for Julz’s next single “It’s Really

tracks. For life.

Over”.

inspires me also because I know

Her first EP titled “ The

she is watching me. It is imperative

Muzicmind” was Julz’s first project

that I set an example for her so she that really helped her get noticed as grows to be a strong, independent an independent artist. Julz released woman. As for the artists, my

her second EP titled “About Last

inspirations have to be Whitney Night” with features cover songs Houston, Mariah Cary, Celine Dion, and originals. Alongside of EP’s, Madonna, Donna Summer, Kelly

Julz has also released several

Clarkson, and Michael Jackson,” singles such as “Runaway”,

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MA LC

Check out Malc's latest music

M

alcolm Robinson on June 10, 1994from Bayonne, Graduate

NJ. from

William Paterson

University with a BS in social science.

Malc’s music is inspired from J.

that solely

Cole, Wale, Nas, Jay-Z, AZ. With a

s h o w s M a l c ’s p r o g r e s s i o n

90s Storying telling vogue, Malc not only as a creative person but paints vivid photos of life everybody a writer as well. His latest project, will relate to. Malc has been able Progression two (P2) is the second to accumulate 3 projects with one installment of the progression series. coming on 5.19.19(P2). Malc’s debut Listeners can find Malc right back in project started off with Free Game his zone, keeping it realer than ever which might be found on SoundCloud. together with his audience. From He then went on to create his next the exhausting touching intro to the tape known as Progression, a classic emotional tones in Odds and also the project available on Spinrilla. Malc’s Summer Madness sampled outro, the latest project, The layover is offered vibes are amazing from the beginning on all major streaming services. to the end. Progression 2 is available The layover enclosed seven songs on all major streaming services.

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