MAGAZINE
BLING Issue 15
Nov 09
JAY-Z T.I 5o CENT RHYMES DR.DRE
INTERVIEW Omar. uncovered. uncut.
OVER 50 ALBUMS REVIEWED!
& MANY MORE
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THE REAL STORY
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SUCCESS STORY
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Tips from our specialists on what to and what not to buy
What really happened with Rihanna and Chris Brown
Nov ‘09
TIPS AND TRICKS
Review of T.I’s new album
CONTENTS
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BLING
NEW ON THE BLOCK
An in depth interview with Omar,his story and the key to success
EDITOR’S NOTE In this weeks addition, expect the juiciest drama yet between the stars.Plus a look at what’s hot and what’s not!
OMAR
KNOWN ALL OVER THE WORLD FOR HIS ORIGINAL SOUND AND HIS UNIQUE STYLES, OMAR TELLS US ABOUT HIS LIFE, THE SECRET TO HIS SUCCESS AND HIS UPCOMING PLANS. The newbie in town has already made a great impact in the hip-hop world. The man from the ghetto, born in poverty rose out of the depths of the darkness and achieved his dream. Born in Birmingham, he lived in one of the most deprived areas, where he dropped out of school and became a raging delinquent. Admitting to taking drugs and being drunk every night, “I would literally be high and night and day, I didn’t care about anything around me at that time, nothing mattered to me, my mother even told me to stop, but I didn’t listened to
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her, I never did” Then an event occurred that changed his life forever. At the age of 15, he lost his father to the very same thing that gave him sustenance. His father took a drug overdose and left his wife and only child alone to fend for themselves. “The death of my father was a real eye opener for me, his abuse of drugs and the consequences showed me that this was not the right way to live”. Refusing to become the resemblance of his own father, he turned his life around to take care and support his mother with what he knew best. His interest in rap and hip-hop
age, when he was just 10, he managed to win a rapping competition in school there, it seems, was the basis of his success. He has been trying throughout his life to succeed, but not without hardship, “It took me a long time to get where I am today, it wasn’t easy, but effort and dedication got me to the place where I wanted to be. He has released an album which has made him an instant celebrity and has been continuing work since. “I have a few more ideas that I hope will be a great success, watch this space”.
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