Milan Christopher

Milan Christopher (pronounced Mee -Lawn Kris -Sto-fur) born on the south side of Chicago (77th & Hermitage), Milan moved to Los Angeles in the summer of 2008 to pursue his rapping/producing & modeling career. He found his niche in the entertainment industry in the city of Angels rather swiftly, appearing on TV shows like Nip/Tuck, The Doctors, and 12 Corozones, as well as commercials for brands like Red Bull, Chase Bank, and Virgin Mobile. Soon after Milan started doing music videos with major music players like Kanye West, The Game, Lil Wayne, & Neyo.

Milan Christopher was born on Feb 24, 1984 [1] It wasn't until Milan worked with Beyoncé on "haunted" that he realized he wanted to focus on his solo rap career and concentrate on his own brand.[2] Milan released his EDM rap single "Burning Up" under the music management of D-tech A.R. of Akon's Konvicts Musiq Label,[3] which earned him the spot of the number 1 indie artist in the country 6 weeks in a row & falling to the 23rd spot on Digital Radio tracker.[4] Milan Starred in the second season Of the hit TV show Love & hip hop Hollywood on Vh1 as the first openly gay Story line in The Love & hip Hop franchise & Vh1 reality TV show history! Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood

Still writing and producing music for himself and working with other artists, Milan's brand is all encompassing from modeling, to his teeth whitening facility & his 2016 launch of the Milan Christopher Apparel line which includes the intimates range of trend (made in the USA Underwear) [2]

2016 saw Milan hit some major milestones across both mainstream, Hip Hop and LGBT avenues; from the Cover of the LA Times [5] to being the first personality within the Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood franchise to appear on the nationally syndicated Wendy Williams Show.[6] The rise of Milan's LGBT advocate status has arisen across the country via numerous highbrow features in elite publications & With millions of supporters panning across all his social media platforms & around the globe. He is now a leading force in our current pop culture & a voice for millions of the Lgbt community. Milan is no stranger to using his voice/platform to make a difference. Having 1.3 million followers on Twitter,[7] over 500 thousand on Instagram.[8] As of recent, summer 2016, Milan Released his album titled "The Alpha" & very controversial visual for his hit single "When I Go" based on domestic violence, bullying & Lgbt suicide rates.[9] This Music video went viral amongst mainstream, and landed Milan Back on the cover of The La Times for a second time,[10] Mtv, Vh1, Logo and all over every Major Music network & Blogs.[2] But most importantly through his artistic input winning him the "Gentlemen of Artistry Award" at the 2016 Gentlemen's Ball, Certificate of Excellence from National Black Caucus, & Personal thank you letter from California State Senator Isadore Hall.[11]

Links and references

Select Links for Review : Wendy Williams - [6] Wendy Williams Show

Good Day D.C [12] Fox News

Essence LIVE – Essence (magazine) Milan Christopher Feature – First Lady Michelle Obama also led the segment which was is an amazing fit; [13] - Lead In[14]

You & Me This Morning – The U - [15][15]

Good Day Chicago – FOX 32[16][16]

Good Day New York [17] Good Day New York

Philadelphia Gay News:[18] Philadelphia Gay News[18]

L.A Times 2015:[5]

L.A. Times 2016:[10]

Official music video "When I Go" by Milan Christopher[9]

Gentleman of Artistry Awards[19]

Vh1.com[2][20]

IMDb.com[21]

Famous Birthdays[1]

Old School music family Relations[22]

References

  1. 1 2 "Milan Christopher - Bio, Facts, Family". Famous Birthdays. 1984-02-28. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  2. 1 2 3 4 vh1. "Who Is Milan Christopher from Love and Hip Hop Hollywood?". VH1. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  3. ↑ "BGCLive.com". BGCLive.com. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  4. ↑ "National Airplay Top 200 Chart". Digitalradiotracker.com. 2013-04-06. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  5. 1 2 "Black gay couple in VH1's 'Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood' breaks new ground". Los Angeles Times. 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  6. 1 2 "Out in Hip Hop". YouTube. 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  7. ↑ "Milan Christopher (@MilanChrisGordy)". Twitter. 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  8. ↑ "Milan Christopher (@milanchristopher) • Instagram photos and videos". Instagram.com. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  9. 1 2 "Milan Christopher - When I go ft Papi Chuloh (Official Music Video) - YouTube". M.youtube.com. 2016-05-22. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  10. 1 2 "'Love & Hip Hop' star Milan Christopher releases powerful video 'When I Go'". Los Angeles Times. 2016-05-23. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  11. ↑ "The Gentlemen's Foundation". Thegentlemensfoundation.org. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  12. ↑ "Milan Christopher Appears on Good Day D.C 10/8/2015". YouTube. 2015-10-08. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  13. ↑ "Watch This Week's Episode of 'ESSENCE Live' Featuring First Lady Michelle Obama!". Essence.com. 2015-10-28. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  14. ↑ "'Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood' Star Milan Christopher Opens up About his Journey". Essence.com. 2015-10-28. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
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  16. 1 2 "Milan Christopher's journey from the South Side to stardom - Story | WFLD". Fox32chicago.com. 2015-10-12. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  17. ↑ "Milan Christopher FOX 5 New York". YouTube. 2015-10-08. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  18. 1 2 "Rapper Milan Christopher: Hip-hop culture is changing for gay people". Epgn.com. 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  19. ↑ "The Gentlemen's Foundation". Thegentlemensfoundation.org. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  20. ↑ vh1. "Who Is Milan Christopher from Love and Hip Hop Hollywood?". VH1.com. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  21. ↑ "Milan Christopher : Biography". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  22. ↑ "Gay "Love & HipHop" Star's Capitalizing Off His ICONIC Old School Uncle | I Love Old School Music | Page 2". I Love Old School Music. 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
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