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(12-48-36)OG is becoming one of the up and coming names to look for in the music industry. OG "A.T.Wade" is an Ohio native that was a High School standout in football and lettered in three major sports while in school at The Warren Western Reserve H.S. now know as Warren G. Harding H.S. Such greats as Ross and Joey Browner, Paul Warfield, Maurice Clarett, Derrick Kelson, Andrew Kelson, and now stand outs in college such as Mario Manningham, David Herron Jr., and Prescott Burgess have all attend this great High School. Life was rough for OG in those beginning days because even though coming from a great home and good parents the streets would get the best of him by influencing him into areas that would divide his life forever. A life of Drug dealing and Gangs would dominate his younger years and also cost him a promising college career. OG began pursuing a rap career in those early years and things were looking very promising performing at local shows on the college campus of the University of Akron, but his way of life and no direction hindered those developments and soon would find himself being kick out of college and then arrested on drug and gun charges throughout his life. In the middle part of his life he began to see a spiritual awakening and put all of his dreams of music and fame to the side in order to do the right thing in life by his family. OG went on to earn his B.A degree and worked for major institutions such as the Urban League, Operation Torchlight and has sat on major boards helping them to develop their programming. But even though OG was developing a sense of who he was there was still something burning down deep inside of him of getting back into the Entertainment Industry. First starting 6 years ago as a local promoter in Akron, Ohio with his company Dollar Entertainment Group Inc., he began to get awareness for the business. Wanting more for his kids and not wanting them to take the path that he did he set out and became focused to entering into the game. With his job transferring him to Kansas City, Missouri he saw a great opportunity for accomplishing all of his dreams and goals. The question was good he do it in his later years and since now he was getting older who would listen to a Rapper in his 30's. So he put it on hold to develop and invest in younger Rappers in the area, but the only thing that these young Rappers could see with business was money, local fame, and confrontation with each other. OG wanted to make this young men business men and show them how to secure their future. In 2005 after sitting down with his team, OG decided to apply for a state charter in the State of Missouri and changed the name from Dollar Entertainment Group Inc. to Trillion Dollar Entertainment Group Inc. Trillion Dollar was the focus and vision now to where OG wanted his company to move toward. The Charter was granted June 17th 2005 in Missouri. Then in November of 2005 with one of his artist in the studio and disagreements on how the CD should go, the end result was that the artist would part ways with Trillion Dollar. Now with no artist and a company, Producer/Rapper SK Magnum from the Bay suggested to OG "since you produce, play keys and Rapped at one time in your life, why don't you give it a shot". OG felt that he was too old to get in the game right now, but remembering the promise that he made to himself that his kid's life would not end up like his, set out to change the game. OG began to focus on his skills, Sk Magnum showing him some tricks of the trade in the Rap game now and then J-Rock Da Basket Case out of New Jersey, and Malahki Kane of Kansas City, OG began to get serious about his new found love of the Rap Game. In late November of 2005 OG completed his first single "My Game" which was the title for his first project. and began to shop this one single. In March of 2006 OG secured a 60/40 Distribution Deal with a major company that would place his material in major outlet stores. When the project was done and ready to be mix and mastered OG suffered the lost of a studio break-in and the entire project was lost. Determined not to destroy the dream and build something for his kids. He began to work on another project entitled "GrandHustle/Get Money" with the hit single, "Get On The Flo" featuring Joe Vertigo and Curv. The song is getting a great deal of response across the country and across the world.
OG is very excited and determined to make his mark in this business and believes that nothing can stop this Rapper in his 30's from seeing the Vision come to pass.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
About Trillion Dollar Entertainment Group, Inc.
Since January of 2000 Trillion Dollar Entertainment Group, Inc. has been providing world class entertainment for the urban professionals as well as college age students who will enter into the professional arena. Starting as a small group of professionals and college students on the campus of The University of Akron in Ohio, Trillion Dollar Entertainment Group, Inc. has developed into a vehicle that meets the needs of urban professionals and college age students.
The conception was started by A.T. Wade in Akron, Ohio. After returning back to The University of Akron after 10 years of working for corporate America and many non-profit organizations, Wade felt a yearning to develop a launching pad that would provide a high quality of entertainment for the urban professionals as well as for college age students by developing events for them that would prepare them for the world of urban professionalism.
First partnering with his fraternity brothers of Omega Psi Phi he began to invest resources in what was known as Que Fridays which catered toward the urban professionals and a chance for those professionals to network on a monthly basis. Realizing that the younger brothers of his fraternity who were still in college were feeling out of place, Wade began to network with them and other college age professionals and began the Dollar Entertainment Group, Inc., which provided venues for the young men and women in college to socialize among their own peers. Such events were comedy shows, college fraternity and sorority functions, fashion shows, talent shows, and the famous once a year back-yard barbeque block party held on the campus and much more.
When a better job was offered to Wade he relocated to Kansas City, Missouri in August of 2004. Missing that energy of what the Dollar Entertainment Group Inc. brought to the urban professionals and realizing that there was no real venue for the college age professional, Wade has been inspired once more to bring a level of entertainment to the urban and college age professionals. This time seeing the vision on a much larger scale, Wade has launched the Trillion Dollar Entertainment Group, Inc. Wade will bring the first class level of entertainment to the Kansas City, Missouri area and then the world. Trillion Dollar Entertainment Group was incorporated by the State of Missouri on June 17, 2005.
* Trillion Dollar Entertainment Group, Inc. is audited by the accounting firm of Belt Financial Services, LLC. www.BeltFinancial.com
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Yes. Kansas City, Missouri
Your musical influences
Old School Funk, George Clinton and Rap artist 50Cent
What equipment do you use?
Pro-tools and Nuendo, Reasons, Sonar,