{"id":8003,"date":"2023-04-18T15:17:20","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T19:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/femimagazine.com\/?p=8003"},"modified":"2023-04-18T15:17:25","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T19:17:25","slug":"keeyen-martin-proves-that-rb-is-not-dead-with-the-release-of-his-debut-ep-neutral-%ef%bf%bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/femimagazine.com\/?p=8003","title":{"rendered":"Keeyen Martin Proves That R&#038;B is not Dead with the release of his debut EP \u201cNEUTRAL\u201d\u00a0\ufffc"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Keeyen is an RnB singer from Charlotte, NC, he grew up like most PK kids in the church and was trained musically by his grandma mother, and father from the age of two. He sang in numerous choirs and talent shows across his hometown which got him recognition as a hidden talent in the city.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With dreams of going on tour and getting the attention of major A&amp;Rs Keeyen decided to take his talents to Atlanta, GA where he attended Morehouse College on a Michael Jackson Scholarship. During his time at Morehouse, he released his first mixtape, got asked to be a part of VH1\u2019s Save the Music project, and even got offered his FIRST record deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, his deal was short-lived and his project was shelved, but like most upcoming artists that didn\u2019t stop Keeyen. He decided to take his career by the buckle and bootstrap as an independent artist. Since his graduation from Morehouse, he has amassed many achievements as an independent artist such as Spotify trending artist, back to back sold tours with Sofar Sounds, Going on the Donda tour with Kanye West, and touring internationally in Italy just to name a few.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Sofar Sounds - Keeyen Martin\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vz1q3FhREYk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Not to mention he is a musical director\/teacher for the Atlanta Music Project, an organization aimed to teach music and provide opportunities for local talent in the Atlanta area.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now ten years after his first record deal, he dropped his debut EP on April 14th, 2023. 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